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"LIVE" - Aloha, Radiance of the Seas May 5, 2017 Honolulu to Vancouver


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Aloha,

Welcome to my live report. I am Bill from the Seattle area traveling with my wife Marie through the Hawaiian Islands on Radiance of the Seas. This is a cruise we have done before and we never get tired of it. I hope you don't as well. :D

 

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Once we board Radiance we will be staying in cabin 9092, a D1 balcony cabin just aft of the centrum elevators. A good central location with a deep balcony so hopefully with a lounge chair or two.

 

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A couple months ago I was able to bump us up to first class for just $100 each. I managed to keep that a secret from Marie till we got to the airport. Needless to say she was happy.

 

 

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Once we arrived in Honolulu and collected our luggage our ride with Go808express was already here and quickly drove us to our hotel, Hale Koa.

 

This place is great for retired and active military. We have an ocean view room for about $130 a night. That is one of the reasons we extended our stay to 5 nights.

 

It was grey and wet when we arrived but it is Hawai'i so who cares.

 

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With the wet weather we elected to eat dinner at the buffet here in the hotel. It was seafood night with plenty of crab and shrimp.

 

That brings us to today which has been busy so far. It is Marie's birthday so we had to head over to Wailana Coffee House for macadamia nut pancakes.

 

This was where I was living my Hawai'i 5-O fantasy as I have watched them wasting those delicious pancakes on the show.

 

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Thanks for the fish Bill. Always a pleasant sight for us as we love Seattle.

 

I know I'm getting ahead of your story, but I'm curious how you will get from Vancouver back to Seattle?

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Thanks for the fish Bill. Always a pleasant sight for us as we love Seattle.

 

I know I'm getting ahead of your story, but I'm curious how you will get from Vancouver back to Seattle?

 

Hi Bob,

We rented a car at the Alamo desk right there are the Canada Place pier. We've done it before, just roll off the ship and into a car then off to the border. Not sure why but it cost us a little more this year ($80). Usually it has been $55 to $60. But it is still the cheapest and most comfortable way home for us. :D

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Hi Bob,

We rented a car at the Alamo desk right there are the Canada Place pier. We've done it before, just roll off the ship and into a car then off to the border. Not sure why but it cost us a little more this year ($80). Usually it has been $55 to $60. But it is still the cheapest and most comfortable way home for us. :D

Interesting, it never occurred to me that you could do a one-way rental between countries.

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After breakfast we headed over to the Starbucks at the Waikiki Trade Center. The recently opened Hawaii's first Reserve bar and since Starbucks had been my employer for 20 years I had ty stop in. Bought a delicious iced Clover brewed Rwanda Maraba.

 

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We headed back to the hotel then used Uber to head over to the Iolani Palace where we had reservations for the self guided tour at noon.

 

 

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The palace was the home of Hawaii's last reigning monarchs and served as the official royal residence until the United States overthrew the monarchy I 1893.

 

The cornerstone for Iolani Palace was laid on December 31, 1879 and was competed in 1882.

 

The Grand Hall runs the entire width of the palace with a large staircase made of Hawaiian koa wood.

 

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This is frustrating. The Tapatalk app is not letting me put spaces or text between the pictures. [emoji22]

 

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I had that same problem on my last review Bill

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Beautifully carved sliding doors mark the entrance into the State Dining Room. The room features a crimson theme with floor-to-ceiling windows, koa wood furnishings, elegant Bohemian crystal and Paris porcelain, and a massive floral carpet.

 

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The Throne Room is near the Grand Hall and lavishly decorated in crimson and gold. As the largest room in the Palace, King Kalakaua held formal audiences, diplomatic receptions and state balls here. The trial of Queen Liliuokalani also occurred in this room

 

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The second floor Music Room, or Gold Room, was a gathering place for the royal family, who enjoyed composing, playing, and listening to music and song

 

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King Kalakaua’s library is where he spent much of his time. The king was fluent in French, English and Hawaiian and the various objects in this room demonstrate his interest in modern technology.

 

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Queen Kapiolani’s bedroom was originally furnished with mahogany furniture and red curtains and upholstery. Many of the pieces in both her room and King Kalakaua’s were sold in a series of auctions that were held to pay off debts after the King’s death and are still being sought after today.

 

 

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King Kalakaua’s Suite is one of the private rooms located on the second floor. His bedroom was designed with a mixture of gothic-revival Asian and European furnishings.

 

 

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