Day 7 - Turtles and Shrimp Truck! Today we were moving resorts! We were going over to Bellows Air Force Base for two more nights in Hawaii! We woke up early to pick up a second rental car (we wouldn’t fit with our luggage) and head in...
Day 6 - Cabana and Spa Day! Well today was going to be fun! We had a cabana booked and a couple’s massage later in the day! Never let it be said that the Whiting’s waste cabana time! We went down right at opening! Our cabana was by...
Day 5 - Christmas at Aulani It was Christmas! Santa did bring some stockings for the kids. Santa can find you no matter where you are! Today we were doing the Pillbox hike! We drove to the start. Thank you, Hawaii! The pillbox hike was described as an easy 20...
Day 4 - Christmas Eve Breakfast with Characters! Today was breakfast at Makahiki! Character breakfasts are expensive, and this one was no exception. While I love them, we don’t generally do them anymore. But Len said it was their favorite meal, so okay! Good morning, Aulani! When we...
Day 3 - Relaxing and Golf We didn’t have much on the schedule today! We just wanted to relax and enjoy the resort some more. Everyone went down to swim and slide, I stayed up in our room to take pictures of them. Success! I also got a...
Day 2 – Eating and Waiting We woke up to a gorgeous day! Chase and Olivia were coming later! We went downstairs and got chairs. When we walked by the store today, they were handing out sugar cookies. Score! Which I apparently was incapable of taking a picture of...
Day 1 – Hawaii Bound! The day was here! We were going to Hawaii for Christmas! With Ally in school, and Chase and Olivia’s jobs, vacation planning is hard these days! Finding a time when we can all go is pretty difficult. So sure, busiest, most-expensive time...
Day 9 - Disembarkation Day with a Disney Magic Cameo! It was back to reality day today! We had one last breakfast and said goodbye to all of our traveling companions. By this point I knew that the Magic would sail right by us. We were tracking it...
Day 8 - Amsterdam Tour This morning we were still sailing when we woke up! SD-14 popped out to see the sights. Here’s the Daily Cruiser! We ate lunch and made it to Amsterdam at 1:30 where we would stay until we disembarked the next day. We had a...
Day 7 - Cologne We left Lahnstein at 6 am and headed for Cologne! Morning sailing this time! We had breakfast and then Fruhschoppen (which is a German brunch) and then lunch!! Crazy morning of eating. Here’s our Daily Cruiser! Here’s Fruhschoppen! I can never have too many pretzels. We got...
Day 6 – Rudesheim and Lahnstein with 30 Castles in Between! We were in Rudesheim until 1:30 today. When we opened our curtains this morning, we were staring into the dining room of our neighbor ship. Ack! This morning we were doing a vineyard hike! Here’s our...
Day 5 - Heidelberg and Daytime Sailing! We woke up to a beautiful sunrise! We arrived in Ludwigshafen at 8:00 in the morning. We had a tour of Heidelberg today! Here’s our Daily Cruiser: It was rainy when we woke up which was a bummer. But we had...
Day 4 - Bikes in Strasbourg We woke up in Strasbourg! We woke up fairly early actually, and I grabbed SD-14 and took him up top for pictures before there were other guests up there! He played a little chess. Plus normal pictures too! As predicted, it was empty! Here’s...
Day 3 - Hiking and Eating in the Black Forest! I’m happy to report that the bed was incredibly comfortable and we slept like babies! Until 3:30 am. Then we were wide awake. Whoops! We arrived in Breisach at 4:30 in the morning and would be there...
Day 2 - Embarkation Day! Embarkation day today! Official check-in time was 3:00, but you can drop your bags off early and explore the town, or relax in the lounge. We decided most of our day’s activities were around the hotel, so we left our bags...