Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #401 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Oh yeah..... We have yet to see a Cariloha, Del-Sol, Panama Jacks, Piranha Joe's or Senior Frogs 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #402 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Long line even once inside 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #403 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Well, what a clusterfork this all was today. If you remember this below....it says no one can return to the ship until everyone has cleared customs....We're on deck 8, so we were done in maybe 30 mins (w/lines and all) That was about 5pm Did some shopping (More on that in a minute), checked in with others on the FB at 7:30, and they were only to deck 4!! Somehow they did the rest faster and we were able to re-board at about 8:30 or so. Now, Honolulu closes at 8pm. Stores and many (most) restaurants in the area close at 8pm, so many folks didn't get to do squat today. We were hungry and couldn't get back on, so found a super cool dive bar....I mean, any place that has a Mach 5 on the shelf can't be too bad. Place called "The Nighthawk" about 1/4 from the ship. Deep fried pork belly with tots....was good. Host dude was super cool. Few others from the ship discovered the place as well to wait it out for re-boarding 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #404 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Went to the chic-chic mall, Ala Moana Center Checked out the Japanese grocery store.....wild stuff. Wish I had one local to fool around and try stuff. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #405 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Their terminal building is very cool inside 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #406 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Misc photo dump 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 28, 2023 #407 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, EngIceDave said: Now, Honolulu closes at 8pm. Stores and many (most) restaurants in the area close at 8pm, so many folks didn't get to do squat today. This is an interesting statement. Unless things have drastically changed post COVID Honolulu USED to be a place where everything stayed open late. In fact you used to be able to shop until midnight on a Sunday. There were always constant mobs of tourists in the shops and restaurants. I'm very surprised to hear that everything closed up at 8pm?That's never how it used to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 28, 2023 #408 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Marugame Udon on Kuhio Ave. It's a world famous Udon noodles restaurant in Waikiki. It's open until 10pm every night. There's lines out the door to eat there. https://g.co/kgs/4uGBMh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseMark Posted April 28, 2023 #409 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/24/2023 at 10:06 AM, EngIceDave said: Oh yeah....there is some small little teeny tiny "bar" that has a racing theme, I have no idea what it is or was for, but it too is unused. The little “racing theme” bar is part of the smoking section. The only indoor bar where smoking is allowed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #410 Share Posted April 28, 2023 4 hours ago, CruiseMark said: The little “racing theme” bar is part of the smoking section. The only indoor bar where smoking is allowed. Never been open to my knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rogueperson Posted April 28, 2023 #411 Share Posted April 28, 2023 7 hours ago, kwokpot said: This is an interesting statement. Unless things have drastically changed post COVID Honolulu USED to be a place where everything stayed open late. In fact you used to be able to shop until midnight on a Sunday. There were always constant mobs of tourists in the shops and restaurants. I'm very surprised to hear that everything closed up at 8pm?That's never how it used to be. Covid screwed a lot of things up. Here in Maryland, we used to have tons of places open after 9 on weeknights. Now, we're relegated to Fridays and Silver Diner that opens after 10. Weekends are a "little" better but not much. Kind of sucks because our options are limited after 9 and we tend to eat late 😞 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #412 Share Posted April 28, 2023 7 hours ago, kwokpot said: This is an interesting statement. Unless things have drastically changed post COVID Honolulu USED to be a place where everything stayed open late. In fact you used to be able to shop until midnight on a Sunday. There were always constant mobs of tourists in the shops and restaurants. I'm very surprised to hear that everything closed up at 8pm?That's never how it used to be. Ala Moana Center closes at 8 and many (almost all) of the restaurants within. At the port, there is one restaurant, "Old Spaghetti Factory"....it closes at like 9, I think? And there's nothing else. It's dark and slow near the port. Nothing is open after 8. Yes, could have gone here and there.....had we known, had we had time to discover, might have gone a different way. But down by the port, what looks like a downtown area, everything closed at 8 or earlier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #413 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) Quantum of the Seas has arrived... Edited April 28, 2023 by EngIceDave 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted April 28, 2023 #414 Share Posted April 28, 2023 10 hours ago, EngIceDave said: Well, what a clusterfork this all was today. If you remember this below....it says no one can return to the ship until everyone has cleared customs....We're on deck 8, so we were done in maybe 30 mins (w/lines and all) That was about 5pm Did some shopping (More on that in a minute), checked in with others on the FB at 7:30, and they were only to deck 4!! Somehow they did the rest faster and we were able to re-board at about 8:30 or so. Now, Honolulu closes at 8pm. Stores and many (most) restaurants in the area close at 8pm, so many folks didn't get to do squat today. We were hungry and couldn't get back on, so found a super cool dive bar....I mean, any place that has a Mach 5 on the shelf can't be too bad. Place called "The Nighthawk" about 1/4 from the ship. Deep fried pork belly with tots....was good. Host dude was super cool. Few others from the ship discovered the place as well to wait it out for re-boarding The flag, the dogs, and the cool dude all tell me your host fled the lake effect snow of the Windy City solely to shelter you in comfort in your hour of need. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted April 28, 2023 #415 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, EngIceDave said: Quantum of the Seas has arrived... Your view is much better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny0315 Posted April 28, 2023 #416 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Sadly that RCCL QOTS cruise will be most remembered for this... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12025407/US-Coast-Guard-calls-search-Australian-man-35-fell-overboard-Royal-Caribbean-ship.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted April 28, 2023 #417 Share Posted April 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, Destiny0315 said: Sadly that RCCL QOTS cruise will be most remembered for this... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12025407/US-Coast-Guard-calls-search-Australian-man-35-fell-overboard-Royal-Caribbean-ship.html Didn't "fall." Went overboard, but a fall is an accident and what he did was a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted April 28, 2023 #418 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 2:06 PM, EngIceDave said: Saw the news about Harry Belefonte, sad....RIP Bring this up because at least once a day we see "Day-O" from Beetlejuice on the ship's music channel "Daylight come man, me wanna go home" Some lyricists are pure genius! Others, well... Day-o, day-o Daylight come and we want go home Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o Daylight come and we want go home Work all night on a drink of rum (Daylight come and we want go home) Stack banana 'til the morning come (Daylight come and we want go home) Come Mister tally man, tally me banana (Daylight come and we want go home) Come Mister tally man, tally me banana (Daylight come and we want go home) Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch (Daylight come and we want go home) Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch (Daylight come and we want go home) Day, is a day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) A beautiful bunch of ripe banana (Daylight come and we want go home) Hide the deadly black tarantula (Daylight come and we want go home) Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch (Daylight come and we want go home) Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch (Daylight come and we want go home) Day, is a day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) Come Mister tally man, tally me banana (Daylight come and we want go home) Come Mister tally man, tally me banana (Daylight come and we want go home) Day-o, day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o (Daylight come and we want go home) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #419 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Realized this morning, Carnival is missing out on another revenue opportunity, phone re-charge battery rentals, like Fuel Rod. They're dispensers of portable batteries, fully charged w/cable and all, so keep your phone charged or to recharge. Carnival should put out a few of these on port days because people always have power issues with their phones.... These are common in many airports and casinos in Las Vegas 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #420 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Hey kids, learned we pay taxes on beverages here like they do in Galveston. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #421 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Visit to Green World Coffee Farms. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted April 28, 2023 Author #422 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Unless you live on the west coast, you may be getting a Dole Pineapple but NOT a Hawaiian Dole Pineapple 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare EngIceDave Posted April 29, 2023 Author #424 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) World famous and for good reason. Damn good. Look at that line! Edited April 29, 2023 by EngIceDave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down-Unders Posted April 29, 2023 #425 Share Posted April 29, 2023 7 hours ago, KmomChicago said: Didn't "fall." Went overboard, but a fall is an accident and what he did was a choice. What facts do you have to make such a statement? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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