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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 168 - A Mele Kalikimaka Trip Report from Aulani

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Society & Culture, Leisure, Places & Travel

4.9574 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

On this week's show we are sharing our thoughts on our family's recent trip to Aulani for the Christmas holiday. We've got some tips to share to make a Christmas trip to Aulani special.  We're talking activities, food, off-resort dining and fun, and more on this week's show.  And, special guest Nathan is back to share his thoughts too! Aulani is no Disney Cruise Line - but it's one of the best family vacations we've experienced amongst the Disney offerings. If you're looking to plan your next fabulous Disney Cruise, Disney vacation or really any cruise or vacation, be sure to support our show and reach out to the fabulous folks over at Touring Plans Travel, our show sponsor.  We use Touring Plans Travel for our own family vacations, and love their service and expertise.  Touring Plans puts you, the customer, ahead of the product and will always recommend the best options for you and your family.  Head over to http://touringplans.com/travel to get a free quote today!! The DCLDuo Podcast is a weekly Disney Cruise Line and Disney travel focused podcast.  If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, TuneIn, Amazon Music, and most other major podcast providers. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @DCLDuo. You can also join our Facebook Group, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for even more great content. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can email us at dclduo@gmail.com. You can also connect with us and read our blog at our website. Or you can become a supporter of the show over at Patreon. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Line or the Walt Disney theme parks or resorts. If you have questions about a Disney vacation or any of the Disney offerings discussed in this podcast please contact Disney directly or discuss with your Disney travel agent. Thanks for listening!! We're also listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at:  Top 100 Disney Podcasts

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0:00.0

What's been your favorite thing that we've done so far?

0:02.5

I probably eat pineapple.

0:04.4

Eating pineapple.

0:05.3

And you've had a lot of pineapple, right, buddy?

0:06.9

Yes, and also the Luao.

0:29.7

Welcome back, everybody, this week's episode of the DCL Duo podcast, and we are coming to you from the main pool here at Fabulous, Awalani.

0:39.2

On what day is today? Monday. I've lost track of time. It's Monday. It is our second full day at the resort. We got here on Saturday. So now Monday. And we are lounging by the pool. Uh, had a great day today. I think so far. Had a great day yesterday.

0:43.9

Lots to talk about. So let's rewind. We got here just fine. We won't get through all the

0:48.6

particulars of travel these days. You're well aware of it. But got here just fine. A little

0:53.4

snafoo with the rental car line.

0:54.9

Hertz is really killing it with backup in their brand new garage at the Inouye Airport there at Honolulu.

1:01.3

So got here to Alani just fine after some stops at Target and the ABC store for some provisions and wrapping paper for the holidays.

1:07.9

And so made it to Alani just fine. And then the very first night,

1:11.9

we made the mistake or the brilliant choice of doing the luau. And so Nathan had said the last

1:19.4

time we were here that the luau was one of his favorite things. And so we decided to do it again.

1:22.8

Sam, what did you think? So I'm going to give mixed reviews to the luau. I really, I have to say, I really think the food is quite good at the luau. They give you those two bento boxes for adults and one bento box and a fruit cup for kids. And then, of course, dessert on top of that. So food, I would say, quite good. I want the kids' bento box next time. It was, it looked way better than anything I was eating. I think our

1:44.6

bento box was delicious. There's a, the main bento box had fish, a white fish item. It had a

1:50.9

teraqi chicken. It had some steak. It had white rice and some purple mashed potato things.

1:57.7

Anyway, lots, good. The thing I would say is the Lujau is just very, very long,

2:04.1

and there's lots of like downtime. We didn't talk about this that much on our last episode,

2:08.8

but when you haven't been quite adjusted to the time, it feels really late because it goes

2:14.3

for two and a half, three hours almost. And it doesn't get to the really good stuff

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