Mercury

October 10, 2001 - October 21, 2001

Honolulu, Hawaii - Ensenada, Mexico

Introduction

This was a wonderful cruise.  It had 3 parts, really.  First, our land trip on the Big Island for a few days prior to boarding Mercury in Oahu. Second, Cruising the Hawaiian Islands on Mercury, and third, the crossing of the Pacific Ocean back to the mainland.

This cruise was chosen for a few reasons .. never been to Hawaii before and thought it would be a romantic place to celebrate our 10th anniversary.  We hadn't been on the Mercury since its inaugural, and the dates worked out well considering vacation time and number of days prior to the cruise we could spend on the islands.

Stephen and I were most interested in the sights on the Big Island of Hawaii - there was way too much there to see to do in just 2 port days.  So we chose 4 days prior in Hilo then a night before sailing on Oahu so we could be rested and conveniently close to the port to board Mercury the next day. 

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We stayed at Arnott's Lodge in Hilo and spent our time visiting Volcano National Park, Mauna Kea, and much more

Tour of the ship, Grande Buffet and pictures of our Royal Suite.  We celebrate our 10th wedding Anniversary onboard on Oct. 19, 2001

This cruise will be the first time we get to try a Suite on Celebrity.  We are really excited about the "Suite Indulgences" that we'll get to experience ! We had a Sky Suite "guarantee" booked, but we were upgraded to a Royal Suite once they made assignments of cabins.

  ROYAL SUITE

537 square feet - stateroom
94 square feet - verandah
Special Features: 29" Sony multifunction, interactive television in living room and bedroom; videocassette recorder/player in living room; audio system: compact disc player and tape deck; individually controlled lighting system

The Royal Suite

THE MERCURY