Bon Voyage!
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After Doug spent months planning and researching, we've made it to the Los Angeles cruise ship terminal where we are boarding the Island Princess ship. This will be our home for the next 61 days!
First 5 Days at Sea
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Our first five days of this trip have been at sea, crossing from Los Angeles to Hawaii. We have spent our days walking or going to the gym, playing Mah Jong, making Leis, learning the ukelele andBaca lagi
Pearl Harbour, Honolulu
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The USS Missouri was an interesting place to visit, from the iconic "sailor kissing the nurse" statue to the huge artillery guns that had a range of 20 miles. The sailors that lived and worked hereBaca lagi
The Arizona Memorial
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We saw a film about the history of Pearl Harbour and the attack by the Japanese in 1941. Then we took a ferry to the Arizona Memorial that sits astride the sunken ruins of the Arizona battleship. OverBaca lagi
Hawaiian dancers
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We had a three generation Hawaiian family perform singing and dancing on the ship. Each graceful dance told a story of the Hawaiian history and culture.
Kauai, Hawaii
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Our port at Maui got cancelled due to high winds that created dangerous docking conditions, but we did get to visit Kauai. We visited the Wemaia Canyon which is lush, green and amazing. Next we got toBaca lagi
At sea from Hawaii to Tahiti
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We've spent our 5 days at sea playing Mah Jong, a new dice game and a new card game. We've also continued our ukelele lessons and on March 25th, we performed a ukelele concert complete with hulaBaca lagi
Papeete (Tahiti)
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Our guide, Noelle, kept telling us that we are in paradise, and it seemed like we were with turquoise waters, lush foliage and flowers everywhere. We visited a museum showing the history of FrenchBaca lagi
French Polynesian dancers
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A group of dancers and singers performed for us in the Princess theatre. What a show! The grass skirts costumes were beautiful and the dancers were graceful.
Moorea, French Polynesia
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Moorea is only 17 kilometers from Papeete, and many people take the daily ferry between the two islands for work or to visit different beaches. At the port, we saw an octagonal church before headingBaca lagi
Raiatea & Taha'a
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From our port in Raiatea we boarded a small boat and set out across the crystal clear waters for the island of Taha'a, where we boarded 4 x 4 trucks and headed to a vanilla plantation. We learnedBaca lagi
At sea Raiatea to Auckland
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As we left Raiatea, we were serenaded by ukelele music and surrounded by beautiful flowers.
And during our 5 sea days that followed, we dressed up for a formal night, played Mah Jong, exercised andBaca lagi