Throughout the cruise seasoned travellers have said that Maui is the most beautiful of the Hawaiian Islands, so we were really looking forward to this visit. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas as we were greeted by rain on our … Read More
Kauai – The Garden (or Chicken) Island.
When our cabin steward, Ian, said “Have a nice day on Chicken Island” first thing this morning we were not sure what he was talking about. None of the literature that we had read about today’s destination had made any … Read More
O’ahu – A Cultural Visit.
We woke at 6.00am as the pilot joined to guide the ship into the port of Honolulu, the largest city and State capital of Hawaii. We had booked a full day excursion today so after a quick game of table … Read More
Aloha Hawai’i – The Big Island.
After five days at sea we pulled back the curtains of our stateroom to take in the view of Hawai’i with the mountain Mauna Kea dominating the skyline. After so many days without sighting land we couldn’t wait to get … Read More
Halfway to Paradise.
When you take a cruise such as this you realise how vast the oceans are. We have been sailing now for four whole days and as of yet have not spotted any other ships. In fact there have been few … Read More