We arrived in Hawaii yesterday after a six hour flight with Delta. We have gone back another three hours, so we’re all pretty tired. The beach here at The Royal Hawaiian is amazing, we all went swimming in the sea, then to the pool. We had a look on Waikiki Beach walk, got some poke… Continue reading Aloha Waikiki
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Tango in Buenos Aires
We arrived into Buenos Aires at 3pm and like a heard of cattle we all shuffled down to the gangway to get off the ship. We got off and jumped on the shuttle bus to the cruise terminal just a few minutes round the corner. When we got there we saw the queue to get… Continue reading Tango in Buenos Aires
Poker and Cabaret
Although we had quite a few drinks last night, I didn’t sleep too well as I could really feel the movement of the boat and our room panels were creaking! This was excuse enough to stay in bed until midday :). We went up to the buffet and had some lunch, Paul and Chalkie had… Continue reading Poker and Cabaret
Kalamaku Luau
This evening we went to the Kalamaku Luau just up the road from Nawiliwili bay where we are docked. A luau is a big feast and party where they celebrate just about anything, it was a great night and about 800 people attended. They served traditional Hawaiian food such as lomi salmon, kalua pork, rice… Continue reading Kalamaku Luau
Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Last night we went to a quiz and then watched a comedy show, Paul had a few too many beers so was suffering this morning! We are docked at Kona today but did not get off the ship as it was docked out at sea and the tender boats were transporting the guests to and… Continue reading Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Pride of America Cruise Ship
We checked out of our hotel this morning and took a short taxi ride to Honolulu’s port to board our cruise ship; NCL’s Pride of America. The ship is pretty big (holds 2,146 passengers) but not quite as big as the one we went on for our honeymoon (NCL Jade). The ship wasn’t due to… Continue reading Pride of America Cruise Ship
Outrigging on Waikiki Beach
We woke up this morning to another beautiful day in Honolulu, Hawaii. We grabbed some bodyboards and chairs from the hotel reception and headed over to Waikiki Beach. We spent the morning sunbathing, bodyboarding and watching the pro surfers launch past us! Part of the beach has a wall built across to break the waves… Continue reading Outrigging on Waikiki Beach
Viva Las Vegas
We flew from San Antonio to Last Vegas at lunch time and picked up our new car from Hertz; a little red Nissan that Paul hates because its so slow! We found our way to the hotel and went out in search for some Cirque du Soleil – Ka tickets. We got some tickets at… Continue reading Viva Las Vegas