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Ruby Princess skips Kauai, adds Honolulu overnight

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The short answerRuby Princess drops Nawiliwili, Kauai, on 22 Sep 2026 during its current 16-night Hawaii cruise from San Francisco. Hurricane Lowell damage forced the cut. The ship arrives Honolulu about 8am on 22 Sep and stays overnight until the scheduled 11pm departure on 23 Sep. Princess refunds Kauai shore excursions to the original payment method.

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Ruby Princess will not call Nawiliwili on 22 Sep 2026. Cruise Industry News reported the change on 20 Sep 2026, quoting Princess messaging to guests on the current 16-night San Francisco roundtrip. Load-bearing facts here rest on that Tier 2 report of Princess’s notice.

What replaces Kauai

Princess cancelled the Kauai call that had been set for Tuesday 22 Sep. The ship instead reaches Honolulu early that morning and stays overnight. Departure from Honolulu remains 11pm on Wednesday 23 Sep as published.

You lose a Kauai day. You gain a long Honolulu layover. Princess said it was building new shore excursions for the extended Honolulu call. Browse those before you lock an independent van for two days in town.

Money and tours

Princess-booked Kauai shore excursions cancel with the port. Refunds go to the original form of payment, per the Cruise Industry News summary of the guest note. Keep a screenshot of each cancelled tour confirmation until the refund posts.

Independent Kauai tours are your problem to unwind. Email those operators with the Princess change notice attached. Do not assume a private operator follows Princess refund rules.

Ports that still stand

Cruise Industry News listed Kailua-Kona, Kahului, and Ensenada as still on the sailing, plus long Pacific sea days. Treat that as the working chart until Princess sends another letter. Hurricane recovery on Kauai can shift again if port conditions change.

Wider Hawaii note

The same Cruise Industry News piece said Norwegian’s Pride of America also cut Kauai on its 12 Sep 2026 Honolulu sailing and added overnight time in Hilo. Different ship, same storm. If you hold later Hawaii dates into Kauai, watch your line for Lowell follow-on notices.

What you should do

If you are on this Ruby Princess Hawaii cruise, rebuild Tuesday around Honolulu, not Nawiliwili. Recheck any Princess tour credits for Kauai. Rebook Honolulu time only after you see the new Princess excursion list. This summary follows Cruise Industry News coverage dated 20 Sep 2026 of Princess’s guest statement.

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Tier 1 = the cruise line’s own published material · Tier 2 = an established cruise-news outlet
  1. TIER 2Ruby Princess cancels Nawiliwili Kauai on 22 Sep 2026 due to Hurricane Lowell, replaces with early Honolulu arrival and overnight through 23 Sep departure, refunds Princess Kauai shore excursions, other Hawaii ports unchanged; Pride of America also cut Kauai on 12 Sep sailing for Hilo overnight
    Cruise Industry News, checked 20 Sep 2026

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