Article: Hawaii to Welcome Its Newest and Largest Cruise Ship; United States Lines' American Flagged ms Patriot Sails for Honolulu To Launch Weekly Cruises on December 9.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Fresh from a $21 million refurbishment, flying the U.S. flag and staffed with an American crew, United States Lines' first ship, the 1,212-passenger ms Patriot, departed San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2000, and is journeying across the Pacific Ocean to launch 7-night cruises of the Hawaiian Islands. The ms Patriot is the newest and largest ship dedicated to cruising the Hawaiian Islands year-round.

The ship is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu, Oahu, on Thursday, Dec. 7. On Saturday, Dec. 9, it will launch weekly cruises that sail from Honolulu to Nawiliwili, Kauai; Kahului, Maui; Hilo, Hawaii; and Kona, Hawaii, before returning to ...

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