August 2025

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Hawaiian Radiance: Embarkation

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August 29, 2025

I stayed at the Long Beach Hilton last night. They offer a free shuttle to the port but it was looking like it was going to be at least…

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Hawaiian Radiance: Long Beach

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August 25, 2025

After checking in at the Long Beach Hilton, I decided to go out for dinner. I picked a place in the Thai district. I’m going to walk there so…

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Long Beach Hilton

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August 22, 2025

I booked the Long Beach Hilton on Hotwire at rate of $117 which came to a total of $157 after taxes and fees.
That’s the pool area on the second…

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Hawaiian Radiance: Travel Day

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August 18, 2025

I usually do early morning flights. Since I didn’t have big plans today, I went for an afternoon flight. There was a 5am option if I were looking to…

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Hawaiian Radiance: Planning

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August 15, 2025

Booking
As I approached my 25th milestone cruise with Carnival, I started planning for my milestone cruise credit which gives you 25% of the cost of the cruise as onboard…