Honolulu - our first stop after 5 days at sea

The ship sailed from Seattle on October 6th and  arrived in Honolulu early on October 12th.

We were ready to get on solid ground.
Since we were coming back at the end of our vacation and had seen most tourist attractions before, so we had relaxed day in Paradise.

Diamond Head

The hotels along Waikiki beach

After breakfast we patiently waited for over an hour to get on the the Hilo Hattie shuttle to take us to the world's largest outdoor mall, Ala Moana. 

Hint by walking to end of the pier compound to the street one can take a city bus far quicker. All day bus pass is $5 (even less for US seniors). Ask the driver for one . 

At the mall we took the city bus to Waikiki to visit a few favourite spots in Waikiki, check and sent email at the Hyatt Hotel, then rode another up the coast a bit past  Hunama Bay. 

A went back to to the ship while I sampled the $1 beer at Shirokaya  Japanese Village at the far end of the Ala Moana mall.

Cherry blossoms hanging from rafters