Merry Christmas to all from Honolulu, not Nawiliwili.
This has been the most unique of Hawaii cruises. We have come to expect a bit of rough weather coming out of Los Angeles but this year the expected day or two became three days before we began to get smoother sailing. Well, today we were scheduled to arrive on the berth in Honolulu at 07:00 but because of continued poor sea conditions we were over an hour late. Since our scheduled departure was 23:00 the late arrival was of little consequence.
At noon the captain announced that we were not finished with stormy seas and that tomorrow’s Christmas Day stop in Kauai was cancelled. We are now staying overnight in Honolulu and departing for Mauai on the evening of December 25. Kauai is a daylight only harbour and requires some very precise maneuvering to reach the berth, something which factored into the Captain’s decision.
Now to speculate, Maui harbour is very shallow and we will be at anchor, not at a berth so bad weather could be a problem there. Speculating further, Hilo harbour is no joy to enter even in calm seas. Hmmm.
Sorry about the weather, hope winds settle down for you. Our fall cruise in N.Z., winds had us blocked into the port Tauranga N.Z., but about 3 am winds dropped and we sailed out. Next was Milford Sound N.Z. winds to strong to sail in, but we had seen that stop before. Fingers crossed for you for better seas. G.A.S.
Sorry didn’t reply sooner but got busy and forgot. Sorry to hear about the bad weather but hope the rest of the “story” goes well 😁. To bad you had to miss Kauai as Darlene and I really enjoyed that island many many years ago.
Enjoy the rest of the cruise and a belated Merry Christmas to you and Gail.