03-07-2006, 10:23 PM
Just a bit of friendly advise to anyone who might now, or in the future, be shipping a car to Hawaii. Try to avoid using Matson if you can. I know that in some cases (such as my own) they seemed like the most convenient, and inexpensive option, but I am regreting taking that option now. I dropped my van off at Matsons terminal at the port in Seattle the last week of January. Here it is March 7th and they still can't tell me when I will be able to pick up my van! All they will tell me is that it's in transit to Hilo, and the vessel might arrive in Hilo on the 8th, but they can't say when I will actually be able to pick it up. Apparently you have to pay for their "premium service" to get that kind of information.
Sorry, I just had to blow off a little steam.
Aloha,
Mark
Sorry, I just had to blow off a little steam.
Aloha,
Mark