Unfortunately, I couldn't get a pic of the boat (ship?) before departure as it is too big! And there are a lot of supporting buildings around it on the pier. Fortunately, you can google the boat if you would really like to see a pic of it. :) But trust me, it is BIG! It seats about 500 people each night for a cruise, dinner, and a show.
We cruised by the Aloha Tower at the beginning of the voyage. I caught this photo as we were backing out of our berth.
There was an amazing-looking rain storm right over downtown Honolulu as we passed by. Somewhere in those clouds are a few more mountains.
We traveled down the shoreline, passing Waikiki Beach (I hope we can go there on Thursday) and turned just before we reached Diamond Head. We were still quite a ways from it, so sorry, this pic is kinda grainy.
On the way back, they put on a show with hula dancers depicting dances from Hawaii, Tahiti. Samoa, and New Zealand. It was a very good show for a a cramped area. The food, well, as with any buffet serving 500 people, was a bit indifferent. And the drink service? Sheesh, I had to order my Lava Flow drink 3 times before it actually showed up! Ah well, can't have everything. And the views really made up for it! :)
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