While the tender port in Lahaina is being expanded over the next year or so, cruise ships visiting Maui are now docking at the freight port near Kahului. The good side is that the ship is at a berth, so no tendering is required, and this location puts guests closer to activities like the Road to Hana and Haleakala; the bad side is that it’s not too close to anything else. Even an Uber or taxi to the beach in Paia is not inexpensive. Since we’ve visited this island many times and stayed there for extended periods of time, G decided to use today to complete his virtual 2022 Great Aloha Run, an 8.15-mile run that he’s done every time he’s been in Hawaii over Presidents Day weekend (G did military duty in Hawaii). It was conducted virtually last year and this year, and I remember him running in place in the house last year when there was snow on the ground and he didn’t want to go to the gym. This year, at least, he could run in Hawaii.
Breakfast with enrichment lecturer David Weimers
The West Maui mountains and Pu’ Kukui watershed
Haleakala volcano (elevation 10,023 ft.)
Right in the freight port at Kahului
This little shopping center is about a 20 minute walk from the ship
Storms started rolling in late in the afternoon.
Showtime was production cast vocalist Rhona May accompanied by the
Ruby Princess showband
G is loving the live music on board!
Day 8 Princess Patter
