Arrival in Oahu

After sailing out of Hilo Monday evening, we went to dinner and I noticed the lights starting to flicker. Soon, the entire ships power went out and the captain announced that we are experiencing a blackout. The only lights on the ship were powered by batteries and the Radiance of the Seas was floating / blowing in the wind. Fortunately, the wind was taking us OUT and further from land. My first fear was being blown onto shore! After about an hour or more, they got it all figured out and we were sailing for Honolulu.

We arrived about 7AM into Honolulu harbor and soon realized our cruise was coming to an end, but the good news was that our vacation was not. We said good byes to all the great people we met on the cruise, disembarked, and then headed for our hotel on Waikiki beach. Tuesday was a very relaxing day. We lounged around, took a long walk down the beach and passed all the hotels. Most of the day was spent enjoying the resort we were at, the Hilton Hawaian Village.