Cruise day 13

The seas are even better today.  We haven't done much today - but eat of course.  Saw a soso show in the evening.  Will be good to see land again and not constantly moving.

Cruise day 12

The ocean has calmed down some but it is still cloudy, would be nice to see some sun.  We sat with some people at breakfast who are “Tea Party” and soon got tired of their lingo.  We finally finished and got up and left.  How rude to force your political ideas on others.   It must have been our day for uninteresting dinner guests as in the evening we were sat with people whose first language is French.  They did try to be friendly with their limited English and our non French.

We went to another lecture, this time about Volcanoes and in the afternoon about identify theft.

We went to a show which started with some acrobatics people and then a sax player who was good, not great.  I think we are getting tired at all this!

Cruise day 11

This evening was formal dress.  We went to a reception for people who have cruised over 5 times.  Usually they manage to get to you with one glass of watered down drink, but tonight they kept passing out full alcohol drinks.  After the reception was a lobster and crab cake dinner.   Everyone at our table ordered a second plate.  There was a good production show afterwards.

Cruise day 10

It was a disappointing day.  We planned on going to Maui but the trip was canceled because of high swells of the ocean.  People had to be tendered to the dock and it was too rough a ride.  I really wouldn't have wanted to be on a tender but we did have two trips planned, one to the mountains and a whale watch in the afternoon.  Instead, like most people we just milled around the ship.  Took a nap and ate even more.  It didn't take long for the staff to come up with plan 2 and they gave out new activity sheets.  Some people think we should get a reduction on the cruise but it was the weather, not the ship’s fault.

In the evening we went to a comedian show.  It was good, clean. 

The ship is really rocking so may be hard to sleep tonight.

Cruise day 9

We had an early start to an all morning trip to the north side of Kauai.  We stopped at a blow hole where the ocean comes through some lava to make the water shoot up and a cannon sound.  Then it was up into the mountains.  It was a good trip, we enjoyed the morning.

When we got back to the dock we took a shuttle to Walmart.  My main need there was some hair conditioner.  The combo the ship has (shampoo/conditioner) just isn't enough conditioner for my hair.  They used to have good product but changed.

We got back and the boat left shortly thereafter.  Went to a Beatles tribute band after dinner.

Cruise day 8

We woke up in Oahu today.  We took a Circle Island Tour.  Our bus driver had lived all his life on the island so was knowledgeable and had many sad jokes.  Almost at the end of the tour it started to rain hard.

We went to early dinner and then to a Hawaiian show by natives.  It was good, not what I expected but fine.