Luau Booked!!!

Now that everyone has purchased their airfare it was time to secure our reservation at the Paradise Cove . We will have the Orchid Luau Package. We are getting pretty excited about this!!!

Luau & Other Plans

The last few days I have been working on the Oahu 2016, Sierra BD trip. I am glad I checked on the Polynesian Cultural Center drink packages. They do not serve any alcohol on the premises. Therefore, the luau location has been changed to Paradise Cove. John and I went to this a number of years ago, it was our first luau and we enjoyed the activities they had before the luau. We will add transportation and look forward to a great evening with everyone on Sierra’s 21st Birthday!!!

COVE LEGEND

1. Cove Entrance
2. Arts & Crafts
3. Canoe Expedition
4. Cove Beach
5. Imu Ceremony
6. Paradise Cove Extravaganza

Booked Our Flights

Today we booked our flights with Alaska Airlines. We had a companion fare so we were able to book out of FAT for a little less than flying out of San Jose without the companion fare. We prefer not to have to drive home after a vacation but it isn’t always possible. Since we have only ONE stop it is a bonus for us as well. We will arrive before the rest of the family and we found a nice Airbnb place to spend the first few days.    

AIRBNB Honolulu

We booked an Airbnb place in Honolulu to stay before the week-long stay with the family at the Royal Kuhio. It has good reviews and for three nights it is less than one night a the Royal Kuhio! It should be nice enough with a memory foam queen size bed, Wi-Fi, and free parking. Since parking is premium in Honolulu that is a real plus. I'm sure we will enjoy our stay. We will have just a bedroom in this 2-story downstairs duplex. They also rent out the upper floor that sleeps 4-6. Looking forward to the view of Diamond Head!

Sierra & Julianne

Their flights are booked! The two of them will fly together out of Fresno to San Diego and then to Honolulu! It’s an exciting time!!! We plan to pick them up and take them directly to the condo. It’s a decent flight and time, considering it is out of Fresno!

Reservation Resolved For Honolulu!

I am happy to say we finally secured a reservation for granddaughter Sierra’s 21st Birthday Celebration through VRBO! Most of the family is invited and it is up to them to secure their travel there, then the fun will begin! I am so relieved to have a place to stay reserved.  I was getting concerned after not hearing back with a confirmation. I called the number shown at VRBO and the person I talked to said they have been so busy they have not had time to respond. She assured me the next day they would respond and in fact they did!  We will be staying at the Royal Kuhio Penthouse #3507!  It’s just a 5 minute walk to the beach, lots of clubs and restaurants (they will all love that!), and convenient to public transportation (which is pretty nice on Oahu).  There is room for 12 to sleep with absolutely no privacy!  LOL!  As Sierra said, “Grandma, it’s Hawaii, who needs privacy?”  Such a sweetheart and we are looking forward to making some great family memories, even if it is a year from now.  Planning is part of the fun!

Frustration…

We have talked about taking our Granddaughter to Hawaii for her 21st Birthday.  It sounds like lots of fun and we invited the rest of the family if they can come. Now, a YEAR ahead I am told out timeshare is fully booked and I should have made the reservation before now. I definitely need to check on the EXACT date to book ahead, a date I am not aware of off hand. I’ve never been concerned since we have always been able to secure a time we wanted easily.  Feeling annoyed and frustrated. I guess we will change the Maui location to something on Oahu as things seem more readily available there.  Darn…