Boarded ship in Honolulu
after taking cab from Hale Koa. We had told the cab driver that the cruise
terminal was near the Aloha Tower and then, even after we could physically see
our ship at the terminal before that he tried to take us to the wrong ship and
went where we needed him to only upon our firm insistence. Diane watched me tip
him $3 above what he claimed for the fare and then, after he drove off, told me
he had already padded the fare by $5.
Arrived at port c. 15:15 and finally made it onto ship c.
16:45; ground crew unsure what to do with us and seated us on a bench for what
we were concerned would be an indefinite period. Discovered we could have
boarded as early as noon despite 10 p.m. departure.
In-processed at crew human resources office (HRC); could
not complete everything and told to come back next day between 9:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Went to hour-long crew safety training.
Dinner in Cascades, the main dining room. Bought
12-bottle wine package and ordered bottle of Spy Valley 2011 Pinot Noir
(Marlborough, New Zealand). Asian seafood soup appetizer, seafood spaghetti
entree, slice blue cheese and lowfat mango pudding desert). Sat w. three
couples from Australia, including Terry and Pam and Kevin and
Jen-Jenny-Jennifer (J3) Furness (all of which we have bumped into
and chatted with subsequently).
Mandatory passenger lifeboat drill 9:45. Walked around
deck afterward and took pictures of Honolulu, Aloha Tower.
Read a third of Noa
Noa and a chapter from The Teachings
of Buddha.
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