Honolulu

          Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012 – We woke up to our alarm at 5:00 A.M., dressed, and headed for breakfast.  We shared our table with Chris, from Knoxville, TN.  We also found out that Chris attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, IA.  We left the Princess for our excursion at 7:30 A.M.  On our bus, we sat next to Mike, who also happened to be from Knoxville, TN.  By coincidence, Mike turned out to be Chris’ husband!  (Chris had chosen to take a different excursion.) 

First, we toured the USS Missouri; then we toured the USS Arizona Memorial (after watching a 23-minute movie providing history), which we found both interesting and moving.  Afterward, we returned to our ship and enjoyed a late lunch with our new friends, Chris and Mike.

USS Arizona Memorial

Kissing Sailors

USS Missouri Memorial

Only three hours later we ate again, with dinner tonight being open seating.  Since our other table companions were all no-shows, we ended up joining Dave and Janice’s table – table companions from our last (December/January) cruise.  Later, we were joined by Jim and Carla, two of their regular table companions.



Sea Princess Orchestra

Dancing tonight started at 7:30, with music by the Sea Princess Orchestra.  We danced until 8:30 P.M., and then returned to our cabin to prepare for tomorrow’s excursion to Kauai, Hawaii.  We will be meeting on the pier at 8:20 A.M.