Ep 1: Honolulu, Hawaii Pre-Cruise Adventure Begins with an Unexpected Twist!
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Hello world and welcome to episode one of our Hawaii and French Polynesia trip.
We arrived in Honolulu today and the minute we landed and people turned their phones on, literally everybody in the plane's phone got the same warning of a tsunami.
We filled the bathtub with water as the hotel clerk told us to do.
We did fly American this time and because it was over a six-hour flight, we used some points to upgrades to business class and it ended up being the flight couldn't honestly have gone any better.
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We touched down in Honolulu just as the tsunami sirens began to wail- Welcome to paradise? Chaos met us on land, but after the adrenaline faded, Waikiki offered a surprising calm. In this first trip episode, we navigate an unexpected start to our Oceania journey, share moments of calm before embarkation and reflect on the surreal contrast between emergency alerts and swaying palms. 0:00 - Introduction 0:34 – Tsunami Warnings 5:30 - PHX (Phoenix) Chase Sapphire Lounge & American Flight 6:48 - Waikiki after the storm and Tsunami learnings 9:13 - Waikiki Beach 9:54 - 30 seconds of Beach Sounds Ahhhh 10:29- Other recommendations to visit & Wrap #GoTravelLife #RetirementTravel #OceaniaCruise #OceaniaRegatta #Tsunami #waikikibeach Join Doug and Lea as they kick off their Hawaii and French Polynesia trip in this exciting travel video. They share their initial excitement and an unexpected start to their hawaii vacation, featuring stunning ocean views and scenes from Waikiki Beach. This hawaii travel guide covers their journey through oahu and the beautiful french polynesian islands.