We woke up early again, continuing our jet lag; we go to sleep on Hawaii/Aleutian Time, but wake up on Central Daylight Savings Time, negating a full night’s sleep.  After breakfast, we began walking along the beach only to be stopped by a light rain, spending the rest of the morning packing for the cruise portion of our trip, and suffering from a bit of Kamehameha revenge—must have been yesterday’s Denny’s breakfast .  We caught the shuttle at 12 Noon, arriving at the ship about 1 PM  and completing the boarding process in 35 minutes.

We boarded and were sent up to the dining room for lunch with the rest of the crowd.  The rest of the afternoon saw us participating in a mandatory safety meeting and some much needed rest.  Our luggage arrived about 6 PM, and we watched the ship depart from Honolulu at 7 PM.  Dinner was okay, but significantly less than spectacular as the wait staff was spread too thin causing us to wait almost endlessly for food.  We did make it to the 9 PM show which introduced most of the entertainers performing this week. 
As this is being written about bedtime, the seas are pretty heavy, and we’re rocking and rolling.

Kay’s Take:  I am disappointed in the hot tubs/pools on this ship.  Only two of the four hot tubs are operational and the one ‘adult’ pool is quite small – much smaller than the hotel pool.  There are two children’s pools that are ‘dry’.

At the variety show tonight, my favorites were the comedian and the crew’s act.  The crew/chorus act was called “The Fountain” and it was very funny.  Our food was quite good at dinner, but the waitresses were spread too thin.  Service was slow and the wait staff didn’t have time for visiting.  We’re traveling tonight and will be doing a dormant volcanic crater tomorrow morning at Maui.  Good night all.  K