Cruiseboy in Hawaii ~ Live from Radiance of the Seas (5/5/17)

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The dinner was actually quite good

 

 

And the mai tais were to die for

 

 

 

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A few personal photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A perfect sunset just off the coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[jameybano]

I wish there were a "like" function-- your photos are stunning! Beautiful rainbows!

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After the Dinner cruise I went for a walk in Kalapaki and then popped in to Duke's for Hula Pie.

 

This time I opted for Cheesecake Hula Pie (travelgoddess1 would be proud [emoji6])

 

 

 

 

 

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And a Mai Tai. Shhhhhhhh [emoji13]

 

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I wish there were a "like" function-- your photos are stunning! Beautiful rainbows!

 

 

Mahalo.

 

Glad you're enjoying [emoji2]

 

 

 

 

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[jan62au]

Noticed you said you booked to do sushi rolling and bottomless brunch. I was wondering what you thought of the activities as thinking of doing them on the Radiance in November

 

 

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After the Dinner cruise I went for a walk in Kalapaki and then popped in to Duke's for Hula Pie.

 

This time I opted for Cheesecake Hula Pie (travelgoddess1 would be proud [emoji6])

 

 

 

 

 

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And a Mai Tai. Shhhhhhhh [emoji13]

 

 

Yes, I am very proud, lol! I will have to try the cheesecake version, it looks delicious! Definitely good to have a Mai Tai to wash it all down. :D :D Can't wait for 2019!

[merdon]

Thoroughly enjoyed your review and your pictures are outstanding.

We'll be sailing in October and can't wait to experience the Hawaiian Islands for ourselves.

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For day 2 in Kauai, I did the RC excursion to Waimea Canyon. Having done the Na Pali Coast the day before, I kind of wish I had done something else instead. I feel like I missed out on a lot more of what Kauai has to offer. I could have easily rented a car for the day, gone to the Canyon and done a bit more in just that one day. Oh well, lesson learned. I do plan on visiting Kauai on a non-cruise trip if not next year, then the year after. I guess I have a very good reason to go back (not that I need much reason [emoji16])

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FYI... there are chickens and roosters literally EVERYWHERE in Kauai . I woke up early one morning and went for a walk out of the deck and you can hear literally hundreds of them cock-a-doodling. It's an amazing sound. I guess there's no sleeping-in in Kauai. lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On the way to the canyon, we did make a few stops. One was to Spouting horn (a blowhole)

 

 

 

another stop at the Hanapepe Valley Lookout

 

 

 

Our third stop was a restroom stop at a souvenir store (shocker [emoji13])

 

 

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A few photos of the plant life at our restroom stop

 

 

 

 

 

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Waimea Canyon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wine O'clock in the Concierge Lounge

 

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Dinner at Giovanni's Table was substandard that night. I noticed quite a few cutbacks. In particular in the scallops department [emoji47]

 

We never went back after that night. We pretty much stuck with Izumi and Windjammer most of the cruise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[fraulein65]

Anxious to follow along. We do the 11 day (reverse) of this in September. That will be our first Hawaiian adventure. Thanks for taking the time to post...

We will be doing the September cruise as well!!! So excited to do a different itinerary other than the Caribbean!

 

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Following along too. This cruise is on my bucket list as for me I would rather get a taste for each island then revisit on a land trip. Looking for your you guys on this itinerary vs. the September itinerary Thanks for doing this!

 

 

Hawaii is not really a cruise destination, IMO but agree that it is a great way to get a small taste of each island and then go back. I'm planning a non-cruise trip to Kauai.

 

We will be doing the September cruise as well!!! So excited to do a different itinerary other than the Caribbean!

 

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Hawaii is so different from the Caribbean, it will be a very nice change. :cool:

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Our last stop in Lahaina, Maui we had another overnight stay which gave me the perfect opportunity to do the Road to Hana. I had originally booked the Adventure to Hana excursion through Royal but there were 5 of us among my group of friends that were also interested in the Road to Hana and then we each had a light bulb moment and realized it would make more financial sense and be a lot more fun to just rent a car. So we did. we took a taxi from Lahaina to the Hyatt Regency Resort Maui in Ka'anapali to pick up our rental which was $20 and off we were and I must say I'm glad we did it because this was probably my favorite activity of the entire trip (Na Pali cruise comes really close)

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Our rental

 

 

 

Our fun group of five (with MommyKim and Merion_Mom)

 

 

 

 

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The Hyatt Regency Resort Maui

 

(Yes those are real penguins in the lobby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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