Last-minute deals: Get ready for a hula

By VICTORIA BARTLE

UNDER $1700

Head to Honolulu from $1675 each (share twin) for return airfares and four nights' accommodation. You have until November 30 to buy. Departures from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. Airport taxes are not included.

Contact: Great Holiday Escape freephone 0800 446 543.

UNDER $2500

Some cruise packages are back on the market - with a reduction of $1000 each.

P&O Pacific Princess departs from Sydney, but return airfares to make the sailing are included in the package, priced from $2399 each.

You get a tropical 11-night holiday, with a night in Sydney before or after the cruise, and an outside cabin. All main meals onboard, entertainment, port charges and port taxes are included. This cruise departs from Sydney on November 29 and heads for Noumea, Lifou, Vila and Poum in New Caledonia. A second, 10-night cruise with a slightly different itinerary departs Sydney on December 9, priced from $2259 each.

Contact: Go Holidays freephone 0800 464 646.

UNDER $2200

A stone's throw from Disneyland, a five-night Anaheim, California package - with return airfares from Auckland to Los Angeles and daily continental breakfasts is $2195 each until Friday. The accommodation is on a twin-share basis at Villager Lodge. A high-season surcharge of $50 each applies for travel between November 28 and December 1. If you travel between December 12 and 20, the surcharge increases to $150 each. Conditions apply.

Contact: Harvey World Travel freephone 0800 427 839.