September 30, 2024 Pre-trip post
Just under a week until we board the Holland America Koningsdam for a 17 day cruise to and from Hawai’i. We will spend a few days before and after the cruise in Vancouver. Temperatures should hover around highs of 24-27°C and lows of 18-20°C. The voyage across the Pacific Ocean to Hawai’i takes five and a half days each way. We will be two days moored in Honolulu on the island of O’ahu (The Gathering Place). Two days moored on the island of Kaua’i, (The Garden Isle) at Nawilliwilli. One and a half days moored at the island of Hawai’i (Big Island) with one day at Kailua-Kona and the next morning moored at Hilo, departing in the afternoon for the return voyage to Vancouver. We will spend October 11 to 16 visiting three of the seven inhabited Hawaiian islands. Some interesting facts about Hawai’i: - the Statehood Act in 1959 used the spelling “Hawaii”, the anglicized spelling. An Act of Congress is requ...