Carnival Spirit Cruise April, 2010, Honolulu

Enjoy a genuinely unique and personalized tour of World War II battlefields, including exclusive access to military bases, the USS Arizona Memorial, the Punchbowl Memorial and highlights of Honolulu City, all guided by historians in WWII uniforms; this fascinating and nostalgic look into the 1940’s will be enhanced with authentic radio and TV footage, bulletins, movies and music played over the PA and onboard TV’s.

On this enlightening excursion you will:

Begin your tour with a 30-minute drive to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center where you will view a historical documentary film, with actual film footage, from December 7, 1941 before boarding the USS Arizona Memorial via a Navy shuttle boat.
Follow the Japanese flight pattern to Oahu’s famous Fighter Command Post, Wheeler Army Airfield, where you will learn about the 14 Army Air Corps Pilots who went airborne on the “Day of Infamy.”
Have the opportunity to photograph a P-40 WWII fighter plane used in the movie Tora Tora Tora.
Stop at the historic Schofield Army Barracks, the largest Army base outside the Continental U.S. and home to the famous 25^th Infantry Tropic Lightning Division.
Continue on to Fort Shafter where you will see the famous Quarters 5, residence of General Walter C. Short – Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific at the time of the attack.
Drive along beautiful Palm Circle and visit the “Pineapple Pentagon,” Headquarters of the U.S. Army Pacific Command.
Take a break and enjoy a buffet lunch at the Fort Shafter Military Club before continuing to the Punchbowl National Memorial, the final resting place of over 35,000 Americans who proudly served their country.
See King Kamehameha’s Statute and Iolani Palace, the only royal palace on American soil, as you drive through downtown Honolulu en route to your final stop, the nostalgic 1940’s private museum Home of the Brave.
View World War II memorabilia and have the opportunity to take your photograph in the WWII Jeep and the 1942 Army issue Harley Davidson® motorcycle used in the movie Pearl Harbor.
End your journey through an era that changed the course of back at the cruise ship pier.

Note: Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended. Swimsuits and tank tops are not permitted on the Arizona Memorial and in the Military Club. Photos are allowed, except where restricted by National Security. Due to Military Base Operations and National Security, actual tour routing and military sites visited may be changed or substituted without advance notice.

Bags are not allowed within the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Please bring a photo ID for access to military bases. The Tropic Lightening Museum at Schofield Barracks is closed on Mondays. Buffet lunch is included; menu varies daily (choice of hot entrees, salad bar, dessert bar, unlimited water and iced tea).

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Carnival Spirit, Honolulu