Day 92 continued

 

Day 91 sea day

 

Day 89 and 90 Sea and thoughts

Enjoying the beautiful weather, (El Captain has told us to expect heavy showers when we get to Papeete), I have read 2 more books whilst lounging on the deck chairs on the Promenade deck. Its tough but someone has to do it. George has been to the movies every day, some good ones have been shown.

We watched a cocktail making demonstration, I will have to try and remember so I can impress everyone.

Now for some more observations: we have from the start of the cruise, requested a weekly statement for our shipboard account and so far it has been spot on. Only one discrepancy and it was fixed out promptly. The staff at the Passengers desk are fantastic, very friendly and helpful. Also, our wait staff at the Dining room are THE best 2 young waiters on the ship!! Watchara and Yogi are just so lovely, and can't do enough to please. Even in the morning, at breakfast in the buffet, they still go out of their way to get us tea/orange juice.

The happy evening drinks are coming to an end, funny that as we leave USA. It has been a success though, I have never seen the bar staff so busy.

We did a trial pack today, oh dear may have to buy another suitcase somewhere before Sydney. I honestly did not think I had bought that much, I still don't but whatever it is , its mounted up. Most people have bought more than me, honestly George.

We feel like winding down our holiday but for most people this would be just the start of a cruise. However after nearly 13 weeks, it seems so close to the end. I feel as though I have been away for ages, and its amazing how we have coped just fine in a 4 x 3 metre room. Our house will feel like a mansion!

Day 87 & 88 Sea Day Some thoughts on the cruise

Even though we still have just over 2 weeks to go, I thought it would be an idea to put some thoughts on the blog, ( more for us to remember if we have the good fortune to do another WC one day).

We both agree that an inside cabin is absolutely fine. We sleep extremely well, in fact the best I have for years, due to the darkness we think. We are Deck 10, forward of the lifts which we would request again.

With regards to the clothes situation, we got it right with the amount we brought. Apart from having more formal nights for which I didn't cater for really, we have worn all the clothes. Unless you want to wash every other day, (not for me), we go it right and we bought some clothes along the way.

Apart from India, Egypt, Paris and London we would do all the rest on our own.

Even though we have had issues with Princess which have disappointed us, its not about the ship for us but the ports of call and meeting new people have been THE best experience. At this stage we feel we would sail with Princess again.

Next time we WILL stick to our walking routine very day....this has now ceased!!!! I can't blame the laundry anymore....no $25 laundry bag since Southampton.

I will post more thoughts as we near the end of the trip.

 

Day 86 Aloha from Honolulu

Beautiful weather greeted us in Honolulu. This was our shopping port and it was a brilliant day. We had planned to do the shopping thing then some beach time but somehow we ran out of time as we checked out many many shops. We walked along the highway to get to the shopping centre, palm trees on one side and buildings on the other. We had to ask a couple of times for directions and each time we were told that it was not walking distance, and we had to catch a taxi or bus. Its obvious that not many people walk anywhere here or American for that matter. It took us 25 minutes and was a lovely leisurely walk. I found Macy's again and enjoyed browsing again. George found the busiest store in USA, the Apple store. We had some delicious Chinese food for lunch and then headed back to the ship to drop off our new suitcase!

Our second trip out was just visiting the Aloha Tower and some absolutely gorgeous little shops in by the bay, and we found Hooters. So we had to have a drink in there. It should be uncomfortable and squirmish but the girls all seem perfectly happy and intelligent so all is good. For those of who don't know about Hooters, you have to keep abreast of things. See pics of George with a smile on his face.

Now we have 5 days at sea, and then Tahiti. Hopefully have some beach time there as not too many shops there I wouldn't imagine.

Day 84 and 85 On the high seas update!!!

Originally we had planned to have dinner with Jo and Brian in the Sterling Steakhouse but as it was an Al fresco event it was all booked out. Not to worry as we had a lovely dinner just on the top deck and still watched the Elton John concert. The Head Chef, Manlio, passed by and he has always remembered George from his chef antic and kindly posed for a photo and even took his hat off (a rarity).

As we have a fantastic bunch of people at our dinner table, we decided to have a hat party. So everyone wore funny hats, some even made theirs, and we created quite a scene as we entered the dining hall. I am not sure how or why but suddenly we all started singing old songs, hilarious. Unfortunately some people within close proximity were not amused and even asked Watchara (our waiter) to shut us up!! Charming! After dinner we went to watch a juggler, yes I know sounds exciting but he was actually entertaining.