might have to rethink your plan,,,
1. Pay the passage fee on an ocean liner,,,about $ 600.00 each. Look them up on the web. Additional costs on top of that.
2, Apply for a job on an ocean liner , go thru their procedures, and jump ship . This will be real work with little time off..,
princess cruises,
holland america, NCL ( U,S, Flag ).
Who knows, you might like it. I believe you will sign a
contract for a certain period of time. Save some
money, and sail the seas,
Contract is up, live in your chosen paradise.
2, Buy airline tickets at low season and not near holiday travel times. season.
3. Have a plan for when you arrive. and lots of yankee green.
4. We visited the islands for 12 years , and lived as residents on
kauai for nine years. We were retired and financially all set, but hawaii can be expensive and unskilled jobs pay minimum wage, but are available in the visitor industry.
5. Not sure if the OP was planning on a short
vacation stay or long term......