March 5, one of the tenders that would take us from the ship to the shore in Kona.
March 5, one of the tenders that would take us from the ship to the shore in Kona. |
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 Before heading back to the ship, we gathered for one big group picture (one of the few group pictures of all eight of us I have). |
 Then on the way back, we passed this, and .... |
 ...this. See those beach chairs in the background? Read this story about them during our visit to Kalapaki Beach. |
 We continued our walk past this nice beach-side restaurant, and continued down the path... |
 ...crossing this bridge which took us back to the mall area and where the shuttle bus dropped us off on the way here. But as it turned out, our ship was within walking distance (we realized this when we rode the shuttle into town), so we walked back. |
 All of the above transpired in the morning, and by noon, we were back on the ship. After getting cleaned up and relaxing a bit, it was time for lunch. Teresa and Steve suggested the Cadillac Diner, another free dining option that, after looking at their menu, we decided to give it a try. |
 The food was pretty good (much better than the Aloha Cafe's buffet offerings.) Mei-O and I both had Reuben sandwiches with fries and a pickle slice, which, while the sandwiches contained generous amounts of corned beef, they had very little sauerkraut on them (but they still tasted pretty good.) We also had some spicy chicken wings which were quite tasty. Steve and Teresa had fish and chips, tomato soup, and chicken wings, and we all finished up with some apple pie with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream. Everything was good; we realized we should have visited earlier and more often during our cruise. Unfortunately, today was our last day. |
 After lunch, Teresa and I found a hot tub off the pool deck (where there was a band and singer performing which was too loud for Teresa), and joined a lone reader to soak for a while. (Mei-O came along and took these pictures.) |
 About 5:30, we sailed out (0:51) of Nawiliwili Bay heading for our final stop in Honolulu. The tug boat that pulled us away from the dock tooted its horn to say goodbye. |
 Tonight would be our last formal dinner (here's the more readable menu.) Because there weren't any decent entrees on the menu, and because we had $375 worth of on-board credits that we got as a gift when we booked our cruise through Vacations To Gonote able credit and $25 worth of non-refundable credit, so this was a good opportunity to spend the $25 credit. After tax on the $25 lobster, we'd get a check for a little under $350 in the mail a few weeks after the cruise ended. |
 What's this? After dinner, as we were walking back to our room, we saw this little rubber ducky sitting on a stairway railing. We figured someone must have lost it, and the finder put it on the railing so it would be easy to find. But when we looked closer, the tag on it read, "Oh what luck. You just found a duck!" and, in smaller print, "Paul and Gayla from: Kansas, NCL Pride of America, March 1, 2025." We figured it was something that someone planted for another guest (luckily, me) to find as a remembrance of the cruise, which we confirmed later when someone told us people often do that on cruises. The best part; we have a small duck collection that this guy will become part of! Tonight's show was "Adult Comedy with Vince Acevedo," the insult-comedian we saw one evening and didn't like at all, so we
wouldn't be seeing a show tonight. These pictures of the duck are the last pictures I have from this evening, so I can only
assume we went back to our room and began packing to prepare for disembarkation tomorrow morning. |
