17th August 2016

Lahaina, Maui. Cloudy Temp 28c.

We had the “Best of Maui” tour booked for here before we left home but we subsequently cancelled it as we were finding too many tour very tiring. This post was a tender port which means the ships tender boats are used to ferry passengers to the shore. Knowing that this can cause long queues we did not rush to get off. A tender ticket system was used where you went to the Regency Dining room when you were ready to go ashore and you get a ticket after which you sit in the dining room until your batch of numbers are called then you go to the boat. It all worked well and we did not have to wait too long once we were ready. Once ashore we caught the free shuttle bus to the Outlet Stores (after all we needed to do more shopping). The Outlet Stores were just separate stand-alone upmarket stores. We went in one which had very nice clothes but at the same prices or more than we can buy in Melbourne. However, we did find a Starbucks and it was Internet Heaven. Fast & Free. We had thought to bring our iPads so we could update a few Apps. and check a few other sites we would not do onboard because of the slowness of the system. We walked back to the tender boats along a lot of strip shopping.  As the afternoon went on there seemed to be quite a lot of younger people getting around and we figured that it must be the sort of island that honeymooners come to. It was nice just to stroll along without anything particular in mind. In the center of town there is a huge Banyan tree which now features in our photos. Back on the ship we managed a SCAN (Senior Citizen Afternoon Nap) before dinner. All aboard was 5.30pm so we sailed during our dinner. Our entertainment was “The Modern Gentlemen” singing the Hits of the Golden Era including the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Motown and more. They reminded us of Human Nature, perhaps not as good, but we are biased.