The USS Bowfin is a Balao class fleet submarine that launched exactly 1 year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Bowfin made nine patrol runs during WWII. It was responsible for destroying up to 140 thousand tons of enemy ships over 2 1/2 years. This gave the Bowfin…
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Good morning! We have a 10am arrival in Maui so I have a few hours on the ship this morning.
When we get to Maui my plan is to take a Uber or Lyft to the Iao Valley State Monument. Then return to the ship in time to get ready…
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I booked the Haleakala Crater Sunset Tour through Carnival. The tour is $185 but I booked it when they had a 20% off excursions sale. That took my price down to $148. I paid for it with my Carnival Mastercard which gives me a 10% statement credit on Carnival…
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The Iao Valley State Monument in Maui is the site of the 1790 Battle of Kepaniwai. The valley was created by the erosion of the West Maui mountains. It features the 2250 foot tall Iao Needle. Iao means “cloud supreme” which refers to the clouds you can see over…
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Here are the slides from Steve the Naturalist’s Island Hopping: Part 2 presentation. If you are interested in information on Hawaii or Alaska, I highly recommend following him on social media.
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These are the slides from Steve The Naturalist’s Island Hopping: Part 1 presentation. I recommend following him on social media if you’re interested in Hawaii or Alaska.
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These are the slides from a presentation by Steve Doucette on Carnival Radiance. I highly recommend following Steve The Naturalist on facebook if you’re interested in Alaska and Hawaii.
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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 credit. I wanted that to be an expensive cruise to maximize the onboard credit benefit. Hawaii immediately came to mind.
I…
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If you are cruising to Hawaii and you would like to visit the USS Arizona, you can get tickets for free here. Tickets are released at 3pm HST eight weeks out and are extremely limited. They go fast when ships are in port so make sure you set a…
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