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12-Day Hawaiian Cruise  October 3-15, 2005
Aloha Everyone!

Hawaii is absolutely beautiful!    Our itinerary was as follows:
10/3  Honolulu - Boarded Carnival Spirit
10/4  Honolulu - Departed at 6PM
10/5  Arrive Nawiliwili, Kauai
10/6  Arrive Kahalui, Maui
10/7  Arrive Lahaina, Maui
10/8  Arrive Kona, Hawaii
10/9  Arrive Hilo, Hawaii

We were at sea from 10/10 to our arrival at Ensenda, Mexico on 10/15. We then boarded busses to San Diego or Los Angeles for our trip home.

One of things to do when visiting Hawaii is to tour the islands.  The scenery is breathtaking.  The mountains, the craters, the flowers, the clouds.  Words cannot describe Hawaii.  One must see it for themselves. 
Seeing pictures of the Arizona Memorial is one thing, but to see it in person is a very moving experience. After the Arizona, we toured the submarine USS Bowfin and then on to our sister ship USS Missouri. Some of us toured the engine room of the Missouri.  Our thanks to Dick Hamann and his friend Stan Nicholls for arranging these tours for us.
For this cruise we all wore yellow t-shirts, compliments of the Cruise Connection.   Of course, we took a group photo, compliments of our Wisconsin Association.  Our cocktail party was hosted by Carnival Cruise Lines.

Thanks to Claire and Dick Hamann for another great cruise!   Looking forward to our next one in 2007.

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Approaching Oahu		 2
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You can see Pearl Harbor from this vantage point.
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Some of us climbed to the summit of 763' of Diamond Head Crater.
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It started out with the sun and ended with heavy rain
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This was taken just below the summit of Diamond Head
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The famous Diamond Head as seen from Waikiki Beach		 11
Underwater photos taken from Atlantis submarine
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On our way to the Polynesian Cultural Center		 18
Great Show!!		 19
Sorry for the out of focus pictures. We could not use flash.		 20
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  Views from our hotel room		 24
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Oktoberfest at the hotel		 27
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First Day aboard the spirit		 34
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Carol & Marty Sippel		 36
Brenda & Cal Miller
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Our first dinner with our yellow shirts		 38
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On line for our tour of the Arizona		 50
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Pearl Harbor survivor
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Photo by Mike Rigdon		 54
USS Missouri BB-63		 55
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Arizona Memorial Wall
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USS Bowfin SS-287		 58
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John Protivnak and Dom Menta taking a break		 64
Part of our group that toured the Arizona Memorial
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Aboard the BB-63		 67
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World War II
Memorial Plaque
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Frank Perry & Frank Romantowski reliving the past		 72

 
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A walk down Maui streets		 82
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Leaving Maui		 84
Carnival Spirit
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Rainbow Falls in Hilo		 86
Orchid Nurseries		 87
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Next 3 photos
Kilauea Caldera, crater in Hilo		 90
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Walking on Lava
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Kilauea Iki Crater		 95
Kilauea Iki Crater		 96
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Peg & Bob Simpson		 98
Claire & Dick Hamann		 99
Carol & Marty Sippel		 100
Dom & Lil Menta
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Bill & Ellen Humienny.
Bill is our adopted BB-61 crewmember		 102
 Leona & Gerry Myers		 103
  Millie & Roger Gaumont		 104
Anne & Russ Texter
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Nancy & Gordon Zaagmar		 106
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2 supervisors in the upper left making sure the ladies do their work correctly.
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Captain Roberto Volpe with Cal & Brenda Miller		 110
Our cocktail Party		 111
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On the right is
Leroy and Mary Wilson		 118
Clem, Susan McClure,
Mike Rigdon, Cal and Brenda Miller		 119
Mike and Mimi Visconti,
Don and Joan Smith		 120
 
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Photo by Bill Humienny(BB-61)
L to R: Bernie Johnson, Eugene Gingrich, Andy Murphy and Helen Gingrich		 122

The greatest captain we ever had on any of our cruises.
Captain Roberto Volpe		 123

Dick presenting our Tee-shirt to the Captain.
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Guess What? He wore it for the whole cocktail hour.
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Dempsey (Clem) Clemons & Cal Miller our oldest and youngest crewmembers on this cruise.		 127

Our Association 2nd VP Ed Gavin introducing himself		 128

Four of our 1940's crewmembers
Bernie Johnson
Michael Visconti
Don Smith
Leroy Wilson
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Lil and the Captain		 130

Dick, Captain & Claire
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Ed, Captain & Bob Pennell		 132

Dom, Captain & Dick
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Kristine, Don & Captain		 134
Marty leading us in song		 135
Brenda & Cal celebrating 2nd anniversary		 136

 
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The group singing Anchors Aweigh at the Karaoke Party. I think we all got thrown out after this one.		 138
Photo by Bill Humienny(BB-61)
Karaoke Party.
We heard that Mike Visconti brought the house down with his singing		 139
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Photo by Bob Simpson of Aaron Bowen being transferred to the Haddock.		 142
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Group photo
The following forty pictures were sent in by five other cruisers. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
To those that supplied captions, THANKS, you made it easier for me.
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Following 6 photos were submitted by, Bill Humienny.

Cocktail Party, next 3		 145
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Dick & Claire, dressed up for the Captains cocktail party.
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Marty, Carol, Dom and Lil		 149

Waiters entertainment during the evening meal.		 150

Following 6 photos were submitted by, Bob Simpson.

Peg Simpson, Carol & Marty Sippel.
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Nice painting of the USS Arizona
 BB-39, at the Arizona Memorial.
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Taking a rest before our visit to the USS Missouri		 153

Diamond Head in the background.		 154

Standing in front of Kilauea Caldera Crater.		 155

Carol, Marty and Peg (by the van), heading to see another crater.
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Following 7 photos were submitted by,
Ruth Protivnak.

Hawaii National flower, yellow hibiscus.
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Lava Rock.		 158

Rabbit Island.		 159

Pali Outlook
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Ruth & John Protivnak and the
USS Missouri BB-63		 161

Lions head Rock.		 162

Waikiki Beach.		 163

Following 8 photos were submitted by,
Joan Romatowski

Frank Romatowski and Lovely Hawaiian Wahine.
 
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Waimea Canyon on Kauai.		 165

Frank and Joan		 166

Rainbow over Maui.		 167

Frank & Frank Perry, "M" Division buddies.
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Joan & Frank celebrating their 48th anniversary.		 169

"M" Division at our cocktail party.
Joe & Judy Determan,
Gretchen & Fred Thibeault,
Frank & Janice Perry
and Frank Romatowski.		 170

"M" Division with
Captain, Roberto Volpe.
Frank Perry, Frank Romatowski,
Fred Thibeault and Joe Determan.
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Following13 photos were submitted by,
Mike Rigdon.

Hawaiian Coastline
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National Cemetery of the Pacific		 173

View down the steps of Cemetery		 174

Walls of Honor with names of 20,000 MIAs from WW II		 175

Downtown Honolulu from Punchbowl
 
 
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USS Missouri BB-63 WW II Memorial Plaque.		 177

Arizona Memorial from motor launch		 178

Roger Gaumont,
Dick & Claire Hamann.
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Memorial to Subs Lost in WW II
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First site of Kauai from Spirit		 181

Waimea Canyon on Kauai		 182

John, Ruth, Susan, and Mike at Waimea Canyon		 183
Susan McClure, Ruth & John at Halemaumau Crater

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