Old Foaggies

Sanitizing wipes for in-room surfaces . . . either in a sealable plastic baggie or a travel pack.

Deck - 12 (Resort Deck)

Cabin # - 2111

Class – Concierge

Starboard or Port Side - Port

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – Near balcony

Quiet Cabin (With comments on problems. Note if connecting. ) – Occasional noise from loud neighbors on their balconies - shouting back and forth. Some rare morning nose of a cart or two rolling on floor above in Ocean View Cafe - nothing excessive.

Balcony View - Perfect view upon arrival in ports. Couldn't ask for better as first time balcony residents.

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Nothing to compare to since it was our first - appeared to be adequate for our comfort.

Was wind a problem? Not at all.

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? N/A

Any specific problems with this cabin? This was a great cabin, we really enjoyed it.

Any other comments? This was our first time in Concierge Class, balcony cabin - it spoiled us beyond belief. We are determined to stay with balcony cabin on future cruises.

Hey Mrs. OF - We took two cameras with us: an Olympus model SP510UZ, 7.1mp, 10x optical zoom and a 2 gb hd card and a Canon PowerShot D10, 12.1 mp, 3x optical zoom and an 8gb hd card. The Canon is waterproof to 33 feet. Both of the cameras will take video. We took the Olympus because of the higher optical zoom, but I don't think it made that much of a difference.

 

If you are looking for a new camera I would definitely recommend the Canon D10. I'm really happy with the underwater and land shots. And for whatever type of camera you get I would recommend getting the largest best memory card. That allows you to take a ton of shots on the highest settings. I usually take several (at least) 2 shots of everything I shoot as insurance in case the first shot doesn't turn out.

 

For reference, on the RTH shots, the photos from Hamoa Beach and the pools were taken with the Canon. The other shots were taken with the Olympus. The Olympus is several years old, so that model has probably been updated. The Canon is also very small and easy to carry.

 

Day 5 will include underwater shots from Molakini.

 

Aloha!

Thanks for the input. Well framed photos and the quality is very impressive.

I am, in fact, shopping for a new camera.

The best source of info I found for the RTH was a book called the Hana Highway - The Road to Hana & Beyond by John and Natasha Derrick. It is not a very thick or heavy book, like the Revealed books, so it is easy to take with you. Everything in the book is listed in the same order you will come to them on the drive. The only problem with the edition I have is that when it was printed there were road closures between the pools and Kaupo and those roads have been opened since the book was printed. Hopefully newer editions have corrected that.

Very impressed with your review and the time put in to be so detailed.

Am sharing the information with my husband as we will be headed there in January.

I am interested to know what camera you used for your photography. Would you mind sharing?

Thank you!

Mrs. Old Foaggie