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Hawaii - Royal Caribbean Cruise 21 Days We did two cruises, back to back, for a total of 21 days. We left from, and returned to Ensenada, Mexico. In doing that, it allowed us to see each of the islands twice, so if we missed an excursion or site we wanted to see on the first leg of the trip, we got to do it on the second leg. It worked out beautifully for us. We had several hours in Honolulu between the end of the first cruise and the beginning of the second cruise, so we chose to see the Pearl Harbor museum during our time on shore. Our cruises were both on the same ship, but we had a different stateroom on each, so we had to pack our bags and move into the second room after re-boarding the ship.

There are so many

opportunities to see the

Hawaiian scenery and

culture.

On several of the islands, we chose to rent cars and take our own travels to discover the state. We shared some days with friends from our dining table, so we got to see scenery and landmarks with them as well as doing some of the travels on our own. The scenery in the islands is absolutely breathtaking, and each island offers different climates and views not shared with other islands.

Some of our travels took us to see green valleys and waterfalls. We also took in a macadamia nut plantation, saw an active volcano caldera from a distance, walked across old lava flows that had overtaken some of the land, we loved the island of Kona and they coffee they produce. We stopped for lunch at local restaurants and learned what was good and maybe not quite our taste during the stops. We visited a marine museum and aquarium which was fascinating.

A change to see old friends

On our stop in Maui we decided to take in one of the best luau’s on the island. After we were seated, a beautiful Hawaiian girl came to our table and asked if we were Mr. and Mrs. Fuller. When we said yes, she said her mother-in-law wanted to speak to us and handed us her cell phone.

The lady on the other side of the conversation was a church friend we knew when we were stationed in Germany. She invited us to their island of Lanai the next day to visit with them and take a tour of their island. What a wonderful surprise. We spent the day with Tina and visited her husband Al for a short time (he was working). Tina showed us all the local spots and took us for lunch at a beautiful resort where the restaurant overlooked the water. What a treat! On one of our final days in the island, we drove along the coastline and came across a turnout in the road where a park ranger had telescopes set up overlooking the ocean. It was whale season and we got to watch a few whales playing and breaching above the water. It left us with a very special memory of the trip.

Beautiful weather, soft tropical breezes and flowers in bright

colors. What more could we ask for?

Dec. 28, 2003 - Jan. 18, 2004

Legend of the Seas - Maui

Legend of the Seas

Maui Hawaii

Lanai Hawaii

Young people who canoed between Maui and Lanai.

Canoe crew arriving in Lanai.

Looking from Lanai to Maui in the background.

Atrium decorated for Christmas

Huge gingerbread display in the atrium

Kauai Twin Falls

View of Hawaii from our stateroom window.

Our Inside Cabin 2025

Our Outside Cabin 2024 Sunset

Akaka Falls Hilo

Honolulu Hawaii - sunset

The Arizona

Old Lahaina Luau

Luau in Maui - digging up the roast pig

Luau outdoor seating

Luau musicians

Island dancers

Luau dancers , Maui

Maui

Poolside

Window washers on the ship

Maui Aquarium sea turtle

More sea turtles

Aquarium diver feeding fish

Rock wall

Climber going up the wall

Hang in there!

Chef food carving demonstration

Carving vegetables

Carved beet flower

Corey (Canada), Linda and Ron (Washington)

Dinner - Ron & Terry Server was Cleon back left

New Years Dessert

Servers dance most nights

New Years 2004

Serenade by the assistant waiter

Assembly of God church overlooking the ocean

Looking at Molokai from Lanai

Waimea Canyon Kauai

Kauai

Arriving 8:00 am

Leaving Kauai (Looking back)

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hilo

Kona

Hawaii - Royal Caribbean Cruise 21 Days

This was one of our best cruises ever, a 21 day cruise from Ensenada, Mexico to the Hawaiian Islands and back again. Seas were a little rough for the first 3 days, but became calm as we neared the islands and had beautiful clear sailing the rest of the cruise. We saw all of the islands at least from a distance, but made stops on Maui, Hilo, the big island, Hawaii, Kaui, Oahu, and we even took the local ferry to see friends in Lanai.

The TV in your cabin updates you on the weather and position.

A map tells you right where you are.

Leaving Hawaii

There were sands of three different colors, depending on the island we visited. The black sand was the most unusual, but we also saw very white sand and coral pink sand on some of the beaches. We were fascinated to see very black crabs walking on the black rocks on one of the beaches. They blended in with the color of the beach.