Dec 25-26 2011
0630 Hawaiian time
(one hour time change today)
Travel Blog
Travel Blog
We will be docking in Hilo
this morning.
Christmas onboard the Queen Victoria was as close to perfect
as could be. The weather was sunny, with
no wind across the decks and we go to soak up that wonderful tropical sun on
deck 10 with no responsibilities. In
fact, later in the afternoon, we retreated to the shade of the starboard
promenade deck for our relaxing.
There was a minister and priest on board so they held both midnight services on Christmas Eve and morning
services. There is also a rabbi on the ship for the Hanukkah celebration each
of the eight evening.
John spent an hour attending a class on Microsoft Excel
while Donna attended the arrival of Santa, who made to ship a bit later than
most places on earth, 11:30 am
Christmas Day. After Santa arrived at the ship, he then “came down the funnel”
and made his way to the Queen’s Room (ballroom) and spoke to each of the 100 or
so children on board. He also presented each child with a nice wrapped gift
such as a board game, etc. He was a great Father Christmas and all of 1000+
adults enjoyed his jokes and asides.
Dinner was formal attire.
Donna wore her new green dress and John wore his tux, complete with a
red bow tie to mark the season. Everyone
looked so nice.
The evening program was nice Christmas music put on by the
ship’s orchestras and dancers. We then
went dancing in the Queen’s Room and turned in relatively early.
We are looking forward to getting our lands legs after five
days on board. We rented a car for 3 of the 4 ports so it will be fun to drive
around the islands for the day and maybe find some nice beaches.
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