Alright, today was the first day of the cruise! We woke up at Ann's house and left around 6:30 am towards McDonald's and Jamba Juice for breakfast. At Jamba Juice, they had interesting tropical combinations and I got the Groovy Guava smoothie. With breakfast done, we headed towards Pearl Harbor. There we spent our time looking and reflecting at the USS Arizona and USS Bowfin. This took around three hours (from 7:30 – 10:30 am). Next, we got Ann and said our goodbyes to her as she took us to the ship, the Radiance of the Seas. At the ship, we got checked in and boarded around 11:45 am. We then had our lunches and were able to enter our rooms at 1:00 pm. After this, we spent our times touring around our new home for the next 17 days, from top to bottom. We had our dinner and gourmet fare at Giovanni's (an italian restaurant) at 6:30 pm. Finally after stuffing ourselves, we headed back to the cabin for some good shut-eye at 10:00 pm. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the sail-away because it was at midnight, and we were tired, still getting used to the new timezone. Anyways, tomorrow is Day Six of our trip, our first day At Sea on our cruise. Stay Tuned!
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| Diamond Head and Honolulu at Sunrise |
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| Pearl Harbor Coming Up |
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| Jamba Juice Menu |
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| At Pearl Harbor |
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| Mom and I, in back of us, the USS Missouri and USS Arizona Memorial |
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| USS Missouri and USS Arizona Memorial |
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| My ticket to the USS Arizona Memorial |
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| Crossroads of the Pacific Sign |
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| Gruesome Message of how the Japanese felt towards Americans during World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor |
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| Japanese Flag |
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| The Mountains of Oahu |
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| USS Arizona Memorial |
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| More of the Oahu Scenery |
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| At the USS Arizona Memorial |
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| There is still leaking gasoline from the Arizona in the water, 70 years later! |
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| The USS Missouri |
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| Part of the USS Arizona |
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| The white buoy signifies the aft of the USS Arizona |
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| Memorial Plaque |
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| Looking Down into the USS Arizona |
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| The Memorial with all the names of the fallen soldiers aboard it. |
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| Close-up of the Memorial |
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| A fish swimming in the reef that formed from the sunken USS Arizona. |
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| Fish swimming in the Arizona |
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| The USA Flag |
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| Gasoline in the water |
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| Oil still in the water from the sinking, 70 years later! |
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| More Oil |
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| USS Missouri |
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| Bird of Paradise |
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| The USS Bowfin |
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| View of the USS Missouri and USS Arizona Memorial from the Bowfin |
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| More of the USS Bowfin |
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| Mess Hall on the Bowfin |
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| Menu of the day for the soldiers on the Bowfin |
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| Where the soldiers Slept |
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| Torpedo Room on the USS Bowfin |
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| The USS Missouri taken from a periscope |
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| The USS Arizona Memorial taken from a periscope |
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| The USS Bowfin |
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| Pearl Harbor Sign |
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| Finally, the Radiance of the Seas |
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| The Lobby of the Radiance |
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| Welcome Aboard on the Radiance |
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| The Buffet |
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| The Aloha Tower |
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| The Theater of the Radiance |
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| Diamond Head |
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| The Solarium of the Radiance |
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| The Boardwalk Dog House (All you can eat hot dogs and sausages) |
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| View of Downtown Honolulu and Diamond Head |
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| Sunset over Honolulu |
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| Sunset with plane in view |
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| Diamond Head at Sunset
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