Friends, Wishes & Treats Oct WDW Trip ~ ~Aloha! HI cruise TR is complete!

[mommy2mrb]

I realize it's been sometime since you posted this and yet I felt it was important to express a heartfelt sympathy for your loss. I'm glad that you and your daughter have such wonderful memories. I pray that God has comforted you through the rough times and will continue to do so in the future.

thank you for your sweet thoughts!




Hello everyone! Happy Easter! yes we got back this morning! flt arrived at 530 am, we were home by 730 am after dropping mom off at home!

a VERY long days yesterday, did Pearl Harbor and then 3 1/2 wait at airport! flt was good, I slept most of it thankfully, Megan did about 3 1/2 hours too! did take a little nap as I'm feeling a bit groggy and jet lagged, bed early tonight for us both!

we did have a great trip overall! no big issues with anyone so that was good news! bits of attitude along the way with the kids, but that was expected!

will hope to get a TR started in a few days....haven't even touched my luggage yet!

 

[lovethattink]

Welcome home!

 

[blessedmom4]

GET SOME REST, NURSES ORDERS!!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

So glad you're home Lisa - finally - we were getting tired of Marv being right (when actually my post was more about Marv being wrong... But, of course, he read it wrong too)... ROFL.

Anyways - Can't wait to hear all about your trip!

D~

 

[kaoden39]

Welcome home!! I hope it was all you dreamed it would be!!

 

[mommy2mrb]

Welcome home!

Thanks Tink!

GET SOME REST, NURSES ORDERS!!!!

Yes Nurse Judy....I did!

So glad you're home Lisa - finally - we were getting tired of Marv being right (when actually my post was more about Marv being wrong... But, of course, he read it wrong too)... ROFL.

Anyways - Can't wait to hear all about your trip!

D~

I am too....was a LONG week
you never admit Marv is right....he will hold it over you FOREVER

Welcome home!! I hope it was all you dreamed it would be!!

thanks Michelle....will just say it was what I expected it to be...wasn't the way I wanted to see HI for the first time, but didn't have much say in it since my mom paid for the cruise!


I got my photos uploaded to photobucket today....will start TR on Wednesday!

 

[kaoden39]

I look forward to hearing all about it.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Welcome to our HI Island Cruise TR!

this trip was a gift from my mom for our family!

our cruiser's!
Me - Lisa
DD - Megan
DM - Theresa
older DB and his family - Jeff, Kristi, Max
younger DB and his family - Joe, Buffy, Zach

we cruised on NCL's Pride of America March 31 - April 7 around the islands of Hawaii!
started and ended at Honolulu, Oahu then onto Kahului, Maui - Hilo, Big Island - Kona, Big Island and Nawiliwili, Kauai!

since there was 9 of us....we decided we should all vacation the way we wanted! did some excursions together and some just ourselves...made for a much better trip overall!

we flew out Friday night March 30th....one so we wouldn't have to worry about late flights and getting to the ship and two, saved mom lots of $$ on airfare!

the kids at the airport waiting - flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours due to the plane had bad weather coming in from Minnesota

Zach, Max and Megan

flight went great once we were airborn and we arrived at Honolulu International around 930pm....we were greeted by a representative from Pleasant Hawaiian with lei's

he took us to pick up our bags, then out to our shuttle van to be taken to the Ashton Waikiki Beach Hotel....check in went good and we were all tired, so went to bed about 11pm

the next morning we looked out our window to see this, our little peak at the beach

we headed downstairs to breakfast and ate at the pool deck before heading out to walk around Waikiki with Jeff, Kristi and Max.....Joe, Buffy and Zach went to go swim with the dophins and met up with us later....mom decided to hang out at the hotel for a bit and rest!

Diamond Head

and our message to Jim.....

we walked along the beach for a bit

 

[mommy2mrb]

decided to head down to visit the Waikiki Aquaruim....took these photos on our way down

these are banyan trees....so BIG

the aquarium was a nice and little, a great way to spend a bit of time and learn about the sealife around the islands..

on the way back to the hotel we ran into mom/grandma

the kids decided they wanted to go back to the hotel, so mom and Kristi took them while Jeff and I walked around a bit more

we headed back to the hotel....got changed into our embarkation shirts, packed up and headed to the port!

check in for the cruise went pretty quickly and here we are all ready to cruise...our shirts were made by a fellow DISer cogero....thanks Chiara for our great shirts, got lots of great comments on them!

 

[mommy2mrb]

we headed up to the buffet for lunch, then off to explore the ship a bit

i really didn't take to many photos of the ship for some reason

decided to hang out on the pool deck with some drinks while waiting for our cabins to open up

cabin was ready about 3, so we headed down to level 4 our cabin was 4058 mid ship and was a great spot for the stairs and elevators

our luggage got delivered pretty quick....got unpacked and then up to our life boat drill....didn't have to wear our life jackets for it, went good and pretty quick...so we headed back to our cabins to get cleaned up for dinner in the Skyline restaurant....the food was okay and we enjoyed our servers Christopher and Malik

Jeff, Kristi and Max

Joe, Buffy and Zach

us and mom

after dinner we said our good nights and went back to the cabin, tired and wanting to get some sleep before our first excursion in the morning for Megan and I!!

next up Maui!!!

 

[kaoden39]

Oh you started!!


I truly didn't truly have the concept of how large a cruise ship is. Wow!!


I love the pictures from Hawaii and I love the tribute to Jim.

 

[sheridee32]

It looks wonderful my aunt and uncle lived in HI for a long time and my mom and aunt took my grandmother to see her when she was about 70 my mom said it was an awsome trip. Honestly that is not one of the places that I ever wanted to go its beautiful but I want to go to Alaska and to Europe. I love the ocean but I am satisfied with what is on the mainland. Looking forward to more report glad yall had fun you earned it.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Oh you started!!


I truly didn't truly have the concept of how large a cruise ship is. Wow!!


I love the pictures from Hawaii and I love the tribute to Jim.

ship was big, but compared to the newer ones its pretty small!
thanks, I was able to make 3 tributes to my

It looks wonderful my aunt and uncle lived in HI for a long time and my mom and aunt took my grandmother to see her when she was about 70 my mom said it was an awsome trip. Honestly that is not one of the places that I ever wanted to go its beautiful but I want to go to Alaska and to Europe. I love the ocean but I am satisfied with what is on the mainland. Looking forward to more report glad yall had fun you earned it.

how cool for them to live there! it was beautiful and Megan and I want to go back someday, will probably stay at Aulani or on Kauai.....did the cruise to AK in 2008, was very pretty too! Europe will wait until Megan graduates from high school, so have 6 years to safe for that!

will hope to get another post up soon....with the way the boards are so wonky today don't even want to attempt right now, ate a bunch of my posts today

 

[ellenbenny]

Awesome start to your TR, love the pictures. My son and his girlfriend were in HI around that time Mar 25 - Apr 2. They went to Oahu and the Big Island. It looks awesome, would love to go some day! Can't wait to read more.

 

[DMGeurts]

I am sorry it took so long for me get over here! With The Dis acting up yesterday - I didn't have the time to get everything done that I wanted to do.

I loved your HI pictures - it looks so lovely there. I am very anxious to see the rest of them.

As usual - I love your message to Jim in the sand. I know he was so happy to see you enjoying yourselves, and enjoying time with your family.

check in for the cruise went pretty quickly and here we are all ready to cruise...our shirts were made by a fellow DISer cogero....thanks Chiara for our great shirts, got lots of great comments on them!

I love this picture and I love the shirts - Chiara, you did an amazing job on them!

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip Lisa... Tell me, was your cruise ship pretty large?

D~

 

[cogero]

Hawaii is on our list of must visits but we are waiting until J is a little older.

Love how the shirts came out Lisa. Thanks for sharing the picture. I love all your pictures.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Awesome start to your TR, love the pictures. My son and his girlfriend were in HI around that time Mar 25 - Apr 2. They went to Oahu and the Big Island. It looks awesome, would love to go some day! Can't wait to read more.

Hi Ellen! thanks, it was a fun trip! hope you get to visit someday! hope they had a fun trip also!

I am sorry it took so long for me get over here! With The Dis acting up yesterday - I didn't have the time to get everything done that I wanted to do.

I loved your HI pictures - it looks so lovely there. I am very anxious to see the rest of them.

As usual - I love your message to Jim in the sand. I know he was so happy to see you enjoying yourselves, and enjoying time with your family.




I love this picture and I love the shirts - Chiara, you did an amazing job on them!

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip Lisa... Tell me, was your cruise ship pretty large?

D~

Finally know what you are saying, had lots of posts eaten yesterday
it was very pretty and loved having the sun and warmth
didn't she do a great job on the shirts
will try to post an update over the weekend!
actually the ship is smaller - they built it specifically for the islands only hold about 2,100 passengers and 1,000 crew but it was nice!

Hawaii is on our list of must visits but we are waiting until J is a little older.

Love how the shirts came out Lisa. Thanks for sharing the picture. I love all your pictures.

sure you all will love it....since you have DVC are you planning on staying at Aulani?
we loved our shirts too! thanks again for making them!

 

[KatMark]

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO furious with the DIS right now. I did a long response after I got your message that you started, and it didn't post (this has happened on other threads and to other people).

I love the start of the trip (the tribute to Jim is wonderful) and I am so looking forward to all of your pictures. We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon almost 29 years ago and I doubt we'll ever get back, so I'm enjoying seeing all of your pictures.

 

[mommy2mrb]

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO furious with the DIS right now. I did a long response after I got your message that you started, and it didn't post (this has happened on other threads and to other people).

I love the start of the trip (the tribute to Jim is wonderful) and I am so looking forward to all of your pictures. We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon almost 29 years ago and I doubt we'll ever get back, so I'm enjoying seeing all of your pictures.

I know its been crazy....you showed up that you had posted, but nothing was there ....maybe you can go back for your 35th anniversary!!!

 

[babynala]

What a great start to your trip to Hawaii. The cruise sounds amazing. It must have been nice to spend some time with your brothers. Can't wait to hear more about your trip.