Note:  This is the 13th of 16 posts about our 21-day trip that included a 17-day (16-night) cruise on the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) ship SPIRIT from Vancouver, British Columbia to Honolulu, Oahu.  This post has 4 photographs with captions and some narrative.  Photos were taken by me (Bruce) using a SONY alpha 6400 or Google Pixel 6 Pro unless otherwise indicated.  (Photos by Linda taken with a Google Pixel 6.)

TUESDAY 12 September 2023 — (T17,C14) At-Sea from Nawiliwili, Kauai to Kahului, Maui, Hawaiian Islands

Our ship spent last night at the dock in Nawiliwili.  This allowed for extended time ashore, although we did not avail ourselves of that opportunity as we already had a long day ashore.  We departed Nawiliwili late morning, so there might have been some morning shore excursions today.  If so, we did not sign up for one.   Our next port-of-call was Kahului, Maui with arrival scheduled for early tomorrow morning.  As such, this would essentially be a partial sea day with an overnight sail and early morning arrival, as usual.

A last look at the harbor in Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii as the NCL SPIRIT moves away from the dock.

One last look at Kauai before going to lunch and settling in for the overnight cruise to Maui.  (Photo by Linda)

A 2-image composite photo of this evening’s sunset.  (It’s been post-processed to bring out some of the color.  I hope I didn’t overdo it.)

Based on the timestamp (05:39 on the 13th, so ~ 7:40 PM today), we had dinner a bit later than usual this evening.  This photo indicates that we dined at “Onda by Scarpetta,” the Italian specialty restaurant on the NCL SPIRIT.  Linda seems pleased with what has been set in front of her.  ABWR, the meal was excellent, as it has been with every specialty restaurant meal we have had on NCL ships (the main dining rooms food has also been quite good).  I think we went to the late performance in the theater afterwards, but photos/videos are not allowed during performances (even though we always see people taking them).  Not that I would take them anyway; we go there to relax and be entertained.

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