28-Day ~ Hawaii and Tahiti Knitting Cruise (Mar 2019)
Holland America Line
Start Date: |
March 9, 2019 |
End Date: |
April 6, 2019 |
Hawaii and Tahiti Knitting Cruise (Mar 2019) ~ Knitting Cruises Description
28-day Hawaii & Tahiti Knitting Cruise w/ Sally Melville - March 9-April 6, 2019
Join Sally Melville on this 28-day Hawaii & Tahiti knitting cruise sailing round trip from San Diego and visiting the best ports in the Pacific. While at sea enhance your knitting skills in a variety of knitting classes and share in other fun activities with fellow knitters. In Hawaii shop for yarn, visit the top fiber places of interest and be energized by all of the things that make cruising the Pacific so magical.
The people of Hawaii, Tahiti and the South Pacific are gracious and welcoming, and the islands among the most beautiful in the world. It is easy to lose sight of the mighty volcanic forces that gave birth to these islands. We invite you to pack up your needles and join us for a sun-filled adventure next winter to the islands of the Pacific.
28-day Hawaii & Tahiti Knitting Cruise w/ Sally Melville - Highlights
- Before the cruise departs San Diego, meet the creative genius behind Baah Hand Painted Yarn dyed in sunny southern California
- Take knitting classes with Sally Melville, one of the most sought-after teachers in the knitting world
- Enjoy a perfect day at the beach, a tropical drink and a luau in the Hawaiian Islands
- Visit Pearl Harbor, take in Waikiki from the top of Diamond Head crater, tour the Polynesian Cultural Center or watch the surfers on the North Shore or Waikiki Beach on Oahu
- Dye your own skein of yarn at the Hawaiian Homegrown Wool Company
- Learn all about the cultivation of vanilla from the Vanilla Orchid while having lunch at the Hawaiian Vanilla Company in the lush foothills of Mauna Loa on the Big Island
- Meet the characters from Hula Bunny yarns
- Enjoy true island hospitality on some of the most remote islands in the Pacific while learning about WWII history and Polynesian culture and history
- Swim with the dolphins, chase sea turtles and marvel at the other marine life teeming in temperate crystalline waters
- Come face to face with an active volcano
- Take a jeep tour in the high country or relax on Matira beach while looking at the lush green mountains surrounding you on Bora Bora
- Sample the freshest seafood in the Pacific and French delights in French Polynesia.