travelin.sisters

17 hours ago, MishelleMcc said:

I don't think so.  We did the Hawaii cruise December 3 2019 and I just check the Patter and the bars were open as usual...  I wonder if it has to do with the day of the week?  Some counties in the US are "dry" on a Sundays.  Are they in Maui on a Sunday?

no it is today (Wednesday)

17 hours ago, JF - retired RRT said:

Give it a little time. They breed like rats.

did see feral chickens today on Maui

18 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

😳 I wonder why? I’ll have to remember to save a bottle of wine for drinking in our cabin if this is the same for our April cruise. Is this normal for Maui? 

it was not true last time we sailed here but we were in Lahina, if it is important to you perhaps best to be prepared, I heard quite a few passengers who were pretty upset

on our current Hawai'i cruise (Grand Princess) they notified us yesterday that:

"Please be advised that our current directive does not require guests to be Covid 19 Ag tested again upon return to Los Angeles. Please disregard the second set of dates of testing which were sent to your stateroom earlier on in the cruise." not actually happy about this change

8:50 they just announced that we are cleared to get off the ship! Maui here we come!

It's 8:30, arrival time was scheduled for 7...we are sitting at the pier & we are told that shoreside security has not yet arrived so we can't go anywhere! sigh! our tour is scheduled for 9;30 so hopefully they will get this sorted soonish...

23 minutes ago, redrocks07 said:

 

With espect to liquor, do you think they would allow you to purchase liquor ashore and bring it on without confiscating due to this situation? Probably not but you could ask. We were on a Royal cruise to South America back in 2011 and the captain made a special allowance in Valparaiso to allow passengers to bring on a bottle of wine. There is a Whole Foods and Longs Drugs within walking distance of the ship.

 

With respect to not testing again, the last think Princess once to discover is more positive Covid cases. Not sure which thread but someone indicated that the whole Aloha deck was being set up for isolation - maybe the 1/19 cruise which we are on? There lack of transparency regarding infections is disappointing to us and probably everyone else. If people knew that there were very few or, possibly, many it might have an affect on how the passengers take care of themselves.

I was told by guest services that all of Aloha deck was reserved for isolation...we are not happy that they are not retesting on the way home as that would give us more assurance that we did not contract anything on the first part of our trip or ashore, but it is what it is.

39 minutes ago, Astro Flyer said:

 

I did a search & found that a Transient Vessel License to sell liquor onboard must be applied for at least 4 weeks in advance for each island so it’s possible that one wasn’t made for Maui.

 

https://www.mauicounty.gov/2005/Transient-Vessel-License

maybe because they change our port order at the last minute? So it was not longer the correct info?

1 hour ago, CruzinNoony said:

Is there a shuttle running from the pier in Kahului to the Queen Ka'ahumanu Shopping Center?

I have seen your posts, but will not be able to answer until we have been off the ship...then I will let you know if I see any

2 interesting notices tonight: 

• a letter from the hotel manager that due to local regulations at Maui there will be no liquor service on the ship form 7AM to 6PM while we're in port
• notice in the patter: "Please be advised that our current directive does not require quests to be Covid-19Ag tested again upon return to Los Angeles. Please disregard the second set of dates of testing which were sent to your stateroom earlier on in the cruise."

Hmmm.....

7 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said:

https://www.servicewithaloha.com/kauai-chicken-problem/

 

Somewhere in my previous computers is a lost photo of a chicken wandering around Kauai's Kentucky Chicken.  Loved it.  So sad not to know where it is today.  Digital photography downer.

 

BTW...

 

https://www.kauaitravelblog.com/kauai-red-dirt-shirt-company/

(sad to see it closed)

 

https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Hurricane_Iniki

 

And I was around for both of these hurricanes.  Hurricanes in Hawaii are destructive...but there is a bright side/rainbow.

 

Moving on to Maui...I don't have any recommendations or stories. 

mahalo for all the helpful info.

13 hours ago, kiwimum said:

The only pool I have seen with stairs is deck 14 aft.   Stairs with a sturdy handrail also a lift to transport from deck 14 to the pool level.

if she is a real swimmer, I don't know that she would consider it big enough to swim (like laps) in, but if she just wants in the water...

7 hours ago, CalLuvsCrusingToo said:

From the pics, it looks like someone really likes Roosters. 😁

they are some of the "famous" Kaua'i chickens...desendants of those set free & surviving the tsunamis...at home (San Pedro where the cruise started from) we have feral peacocks (photo attached) which are either beloved or hated depending on who you ask & so I enjoyed taking photos of the Hawai'ian equivalent 

13 hours ago, nocl said:

Any word on changes to their expectations for the number on board for the Jan 19 cruise?

 

We just had our room changed  from B deck forward, star board side.  Notification said for operational reasons due to CDC requirements.  Makes me wonder if they are expanding quarantine capacity.

I asked a customer services this evening, he said he didn't have a number but that it was at 70% (checked his computer).

At least they sent you notification of your room change I discovered ours about a week before sailing when I reprinted our travel summary & thought I know I didn't book Baja deck! We were moved from Aloha mid aft starboard to Baja mid forward port, disappointing since I picked the rooms we wanted as soon as this sailing came out almost 2 years ago, but we are sailing Hawai'i so its all good. Today I was told that the entire Aloha deck was closed off for isolation so I don't know what they are doing next. 

13 hours ago, nocl said:

Any word on changes to their expectations for the number on board for the Jan 19 cruise?

 

We just had our room changed  from B deck forward, star board side.  Notification said for operational reasons due to CDC requirements.  Makes me wonder if they are expanding quarantine capacity.

11 hours ago, nini said:

@travelin.sisters Can you comment on the "new" smoking area for the crew? This has recently become an issue on the Grand and Emerald. Their smoking area has been moved to the aft Promenade deck which really bothers those guests in the aft cabins.

Thanks and we appreciate your time!

I really can't, I know there is a blocked off area for crew, but since we don't have rooms in that area, I don't know the effect on the cabins. I haven't heard anyone on this ship mention the issue (just on the forum before sailing) so I really can't say anything pertinent.

& out & about

wending our way into Nawiliwili harbor

Leaving Honolulu 1.9.22

Germaine's Luau

walking around Honolulu, mostly flowers but also Aloha Tower

Honolulu docked & waiting

they decorated overnight

Arriving at Honolulu