June 14, 2015, Sunday, Honolulu, HI

Uh oh!  I forgot to cancel the Diamond Head Crater hike.  I didn't think my knee would take it and I hadn't been walking much.  Oh well, if worst came to worst I could sit in the bus.

Honolulu from Diamond Head

Our first glimpse of Oahu

Diamond head from deck 10

Pulling into the berth.  Diamond head in the distance through the harbor cranes

We drove by van with only 16 of us to the base of the Diamond Head trail.  We were able to park right at the beginning, by the restrooms, not below which required hiking a lot more.  This is why I wanted to take the ship's excursion rather than do it on our own.

Trailhead marker

Half way.  MJ is taking a photo

We were there photo

Almost to the top

Inside the bunker

At the very top.  I made it!

Again

David at the top

This was the spectacular view.  Yes, I took this photo.

I took this photo at the top of the hike - really.

More on the way down

Part of the traillll

A wiliwili tree in bloom

The whole tree.  I have never seen one of these endangered trees with leaves.

Our cute guide gave us all certificates of achievement after the ascent.

We returned to the ship and decided not to venture forth again, but relaxed until our World Cruise Special event at the Battleship Missouri.  This turned out to be a spectacular success by Oceania.  We were sorry that Gene and Martha had to miss it, but she is alive after a huge scare.

We were greeted by hula dancers, then climbed onto the ship

Hula greeting

Famous statue depicting soldiers coming home from WWII

Entering the ship we were greeted with mai tai cocktails by 40's dressed staff

Greeting

Becky and I.  These gals sang for us with the band later.

Plaque commemorating the spot for the surrender on this ship.  Also a trivia question.

The entertainment tent on deck

Friends enjoying the cocktails and pupus.  I should have taken a picture of the amazing shrimp on a stick as well as the other gourmet treats.  They were catered by Chef Chai, famous in Honolulu.  Www.chefchai.com

Serving drinks on board

The fabulous entertainment.

This control tower was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor

A lot of guns!  We could go into some of the rooms and explore the ship

I commented that the three World Cruise events, The Thai extravaganza in Bankok with entertainment and fireworks, the catered luncheon at the foot of the Great Wall of China, and this one on the Missouri, were beyond our expectations in quality and enjoyment.