The Duck Crew - 18 Apr 2013 - We Take on Hawai'i - QUACK!

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GloBug

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GloBug

GloBug

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57 weeks to go! When should I start packing?

ShipMaven said:
Nohili e - YouTube


60 Weeks
until we sail for
Paradise in the Pacific,
our Circle Hawai'i
cruise aboard HAL Zaandam.




Oahu
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Maui
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Big Island
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Kauai
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Welcome aboard HAL Zaandam's
17-night Circle Hawai'i cruise
departing Vancouver 18 April 2013.



Aloha nui loa,
Mele Ana
(Mary Ann in Hawai'ian)

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GloBug

GloBug

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Oooh, that just made the longing even stronger. I am very much looking forward to visiting Hawaii. DH got an offer to transfer to the VA in Hawaii, but at that time I think the quarantine for dogs was six weeks (?) and that sealed the deal for me. Not only NO, but HELL NO!
 
ShipMaven

ShipMaven

Forever Remembered
Beryl said:
For your listening and viewing pleasure....


S.S. Lurline - Matson Liner sailing from Honolulu - from whiteships.com - YouTube
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Mahalo for the link, Beryl.

Calgon, Beryl's link dates about 10+ years after I sailed on Lurline. Duckies, here's a video (a bit long) that is presumed to be from 1950 - when I sailed.

Over The Sea To Honolulu 1950c - YouTube

The pier/terminal itself in this video is much the same as when we'll disembark from Zaandam. I always have instant flashbacks to 1950 when I walk around the terminal and there's a Matson liner mural on one of the walls. There's the Aloha Tower Marketplace across the street from the terminal that is much newer. (Quite frankly, I enjoy doing my souvenir shopping at that Marketplace.) The views of Waikiki Beach with the Moana Hotel and the "Pink Lady" - the Royal Hawaiian - are what I remember from that first visit. Nowadays, it's one hotel squeezed in next to the other.
 
JacquieP

JacquieP

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I LOVE the Marketplace! Last visit, I bought a beautiful hand painted silk jacket there, and it will most likely be worn on one of our formal nights.
 
GloBug

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ShipMaven said:
Mahalo for the link, Beryl.

Calgon, Beryl's link dates about 10+ years after I sailed on Lurline. Duckies, here's a video (a bit long) that is presumed to be from 1950 - when I sailed.

Over The Sea To Honolulu 1950c - YouTube

The pier/terminal itself in this video is much the same as when we'll disembark from Zaandam. I always have instant flashbacks to 1950 when I walk around the terminal and there's a Matson liner mural on one of the walls. There's the Aloha Tower Marketplace across the street from the terminal that is much newer. (Quite frankly, I enjoy doing my souvenir shopping at that Marketplace.) The views of Waikiki Beach with the Moana Hotel and the "Pink Lady" - the Royal Hawaiian - are what I remember from that first visit. Nowadays, it's one hotel squeezed in next to the other.
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Great video! Fun to see an old cruising ship and old Hawaii. Looking forward to being a "visi-tor"!
 
Calgon1

Calgon1

Awaiting results of mental evaluation
After the horrible loss we have all suffered, this cruise will, indeed, be bittersweet. I urge everyone to not cancel. Mary Ann absolutely loved the sea and cruises. I think one of the best ways we can honor her, is for her "Duck Crew" to demonstrate that we have learned that lesson. Pat and I will be in Vancouver next year, and I will buy the first round.

Hens, Drakes, Ducklings and DITs ... A toast ... "Here's to us, and those like us. Damn few left. God Bless you Mary Ann!"

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Charles

Charles

Captain Weather
I certainly expect to be there. And I'll be toasting Mary Ann!

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