Seas remained calm, with 10 knot winds and a low northwest swell, overcast skies. This weather pattern is expected to persist for another 24 hours and then get warmer and sunny for the last two days of the four day crossing to Honolulu. We are getting into a shipboard routine, which includes a workout and hydrotherapy session before breakfast, some seminar attendances (like a cooking demo), lunch, another workout session and then getting ready for dinner and evening entertainment. Not much stress in this routine.
By day three the skies have cleared, the wind is gentle and the sun bathers have come out of hiding, nearly every outside deck chair is taken. This evening we went with Bill & Ruth Craven to “La Cirque”, the recreation of the famous New York restaurant by the same name. The Pinnacle Grill is transformed with new decorations, dishes and uniforms to appear the same as the namesake restaurant. The menu items are supposed to be the same as the original, but in our opinion, fell a little short. Still, it was a good experience and meal, which included lobster salad, a deconstructed Caesar salad, butternut squash soup, chateaubriand and chocolate soufflé or crème brulee for dessert, along with wine pairings for each course.
Our last day at sea started out with rain squalls and mostly cloudy skies. They finally passed by and we had a sunny afternoon walking the promenade deck.
This morning we approached Honolulu and passed by Diamond Head. We will stay overnight in Honolulu and plan on visiting the Arizona Memorial tomorrow.
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