Honolulu to Maui

Oh dear…Sue is singlehandedly saving the US economy from going into meltdown!!!  We sent a smallish parcel home after day 2, then a good sized box before we left Honolulu.  This was because (as Pauline Hanson would say) we found the Disney shop.  Well bugger me if Sue and Jamie don’t do the Waikele Factory Outlets on Friday so we will have to find the Post Office to send the next box back!!!! Sue says she can’t help it if the grandkids are having birthdays, however Phil suspects present buying in general will slow down a little, but will NEVER stop. She bought herself a pair of Sketchers shoes and today a hand painted shirt, so I am guessing the munchkins at home will be doing well when we get home and unpack the boxes!!!!! She is incorrigible!!! But I do love her dearly. J

Here we are enjoying shipboard life on our 80,000 tonne luxury liner. We have a great balcony cabin on deck 10, one deck below the pool and main restaurant. The ship is beautifully fitted out and easy to get around. The photos below give some idea of how nice it is. By the way, the staff are very friendly with a great sense of humour - note the towel folded as a seal.

Speaking of humour, we had a taste of the entertainment coming up this week at the opening show last night. The comedian is first rate, the illusionist is brilliant, and the four guys doing the Four Seasons tribute show are every bit as good as the ones who did Jersey Boys. The piano bar entertainer does wonderful renditions of Elton John’s and Billy Joel’s songs and the cast of the Vegas show will be a real treat to watch when they do the full show.

Overnight we sailed from Honolulu to Maui where we docked in Kahului Harbour. We are here overnight and have been to Maui before, so we decided to spend most of the day off our feet lying by the pool and go into town tomorrow. Jamie and Gary have taken the bus ride to Hana some distance to the east. It is a very winding road and we suspect they might be a bit woozy when they get back.

Photos:

1: Maui from the dock

2: Docked at Kahului

3, 4, 5, and 6: The atrium on decks 5 and 6        

7: seal towel

8: Pool on deck 11