ringers0815

We had a good day in Honolulu. We have been to this island many times before so no sightseeing for us this visit.  Went shopping in the morning and spent the afternoon at the beach. 

 

Welcoming committee at the port this morning

Safe travel home @Ken the cruiser. Thank you for a great cruise review.

Good morning from Honolulu. We have an overnight here, leaving tomorrow afternoon.

Beautiful day in Kailua, Kona. We spent most of the day on the beach but did walk around the small town by the water. We were here years ago so it was nice to be back.

Good morning from Kailua, Kona. We are planning mainly a beach day today. It should be the perfect weather for it!

2 minutes ago, Coralc said:

Great photos! Where'd you go on Hilo? 

We stayed in Hilo or just around it. We went to see the waterfall, the gardens and the various parks and beaches in and around Hilo.

More photos of this beautiful place.

It turned out to be a beautiful day in Hilo with lots of sunshine. And sea turtles!

3 minutes ago, juanrod said:

@ringers0815 are you docked or tendering for your Hawaii stops ?

Docked in Hilo and Honolulu but tendering in Kailua-Kona. 

Good morning from Hilo, Hawaii. Forecast is showers this morning, clearing up later on. 

Very quiet day on board today. Lots of waves this morning so the pool was closed. But it’s quieter now. The ship is going very slowly right now.
 

The big event was the town hall meeting re the changed itinerary. Lots of passengers discussing the options. Lots of questions. We are not affected as we get off in Brisbane.

Hilo tomorrow. 

Nice touch from RCL. It was strawberries covered in chocolate and sparkling wine in our cabin on embarkation day and this today.

Beautiful day at sea today. 23c, sunny but very windy. Deck 12 is closed “due to weather” and so is the front of the promenade/deck 5.

In his update, the captain mentioned that the ship had increased speed to get closer to Hawaii faster as someone on the ship may need to be medically disembarked or evacuated. The ship is still planning to be in Hilo Saturday morning at its scheduled time. I hope this person gets better soon and sending good wishes to them and family/friends.

As I sit on an RCl cruise reading this thread, I have a key card hanging on a lanyard from my neck and I miss the medallion… I usually wear mine on a holder on my watch band. So convenient.

Sunset at sea

Beautiful day at sea today. First day that it’s warm enough to sit by the pool and go swimming. 19 Celsius and sunny. Happy Vatentine’s day!

We witnessed a bit of drama last night when security was called to sort out an argument between 2 men on seats in the theater. The theater was almost empty, maybe less than a quarter full for the late show by the RCl singers. So lots of seats for everyone. Not sure why they were arguing but security sorted it out. Hopefully that is the last “drama” we have on the cruise lol.

Nicer day at sea today. Sun and clouds, 17 Celsius but breezy.

First impressions of our cruise are good. The food is very good and the crew is excellent. They are very pleasant and friendly which makes the cruise even better.

The ship is nice and in good shape for the most part. The closet doors in our cabin did not shut properly and were vibrating once we were underway.  Maintenance were not able to fix them. They discussed moving us to another cabin but we were all unpacked and organized so we told them to remove the closet doors. The entrance is narrow in any event so not having closet doors makes it easier to access the closet. It works for us.
 

Guest services told us there are now 1423 passengers on board which they say is a few hundred less than the previous segment. 

First of five days at sea on our way to Hawaii. Cool (14 Celsius according to the ship info) and cloudy. Sun peaked out a bit from time to time but it stayed very cold  all day. It was 8 Celsius on our balcony in the early evening. But still a relaxing day at sea. Our highlight was seeing dolphins jumping out of the water beside the ship.

We boarded the Serenade today. Very easy and quick process, no wait time to check-in and just a bit of a wait once boarding started because of congestion on the gangway. Our cabin was ready but our luggage was delivered late afternoon so we had time for lunch at the WJ before unpacking. We are now all settled in and going to watch the rest of the superbowl in the pool deck.

We are on our way to LA to spend a few days there before we join the cruise for the transit to Australia. Thank you @island lady and all others who have posted on this thread. We will try to post but I am sure we won’t do as good a job as @island lady!

Beautiful pictures! Thank you for posting them.

Love all the photos! Thank you @island lady, @CSHS1979 and all who are posting these wonderful photos! As others have said, Antarctica is now on my bucket list.

Thank you for all the wonderful photos. Have a great day tomorrow and a safe trip back home.