(Written by Alex) What a really fun day in Maui! Because Lahaina (and all of Maui) doesn’t have a deep water port, Ovation of the Seas has to take passengers in via tender boats. They have six life boats that they can also use as tender boats. We got in line a little before 7 […]
Day 10 – Look but don’t touch Napali Coast, Kauai (9/26/19)
Written by Kim Another day at sea today. Went to the top deck to walk but only got a few laps in before needing to go to gym due to rain. Attending my first meeting in a long time the consecutive cruisers meeting but luckily I wasn’t responsible to track action items or follow ups […]
Day 9 – Hawaii dreaming (9/25/19)
(Written by Alex) Our fourth consecutive sea day started like most of the others, although we made the mistake of waiting a little too long (8 am) to venture out the the track. Because it’s getting warmer, activity by the pool has increased substantially. So the upper deck was loaded with both walkers/runners and people […]
Day 8 – Halfway to Hawaii! (9/24/19)
(Written by Alex) We have started to settle into a bit of a routine here on board with these consecutive sea days. The toughest part of the first three days has been the setting the clocks back an hour each day. We are constantly waking up at 3:30 or 4:30 am because we’ve gained three […]
Day 7 – A quieter 2nd sea day on way to Hawaii (9/23/19)
Had a bit of a chill-axing day today. The track was open so a good walk outside which I enjoyed. My knee is bothering me a bit not sure what is going on but trying to keep moving despite the tenderness. We joined the progressive trivia this morning. We are doing ok probably middle of […]
Day 6 – First day at sea on the way to Hawaii (9/22/19)
Had a fantastic day at sea. We were up early so went to the gym. I prefer to walk on the deck but it was too windy so they were not letting you out on the top deck where the track is. The gym was very crowded at 6 am. Needed to do some laundry […]
Day 5 – Shopping and touring in Seattle (9/21/19)
Today we enjoyed our first port, Seattle. We were here in Seattle last year and saw some of the sites so we decided to do a free walking tour of Pike’s Market. We love the European style free walking tours because the guides are always characters. Joe, our guide was excellent sharing the history and […]
Day 4 – Time to cruise! (9/20/19)
Our hop-on hop-off tickets we bought yesterday were good for 48 hours, so after breakfast we decided to kill some time and ride the bus around the city for over an hour. We had seen most of these areas before, so there were no shocking revelations. But it was still good to take one last […]
Day 3 – Last full day in Vancouver! (9/19/19)
Been a little tricky making our bodies understand than we aren’t on the east coast any more! 4am comes along and I think it’s time to rise and shine – been forcing myself to try to sleep longer. Did better today and we finally got up around 6:30. We aren’t in Hawaii but went to […]
Day 2 – Vancouver exploring the city (9/18/19)
Lots of walking to explore Vancouver today clocked in 22,900 steps – our feet are screaming a bit. Tomorrow may skip the treadmill and just enjoy city walking. Started our day on a harbor cruise. It was a gorgeous day to be out on the water. After a nice lunch on the harbor we did […]