Aloha!
There we went again. Around the middle of August, my Queen started making those "I gotta go on vacation" noises. Being the man of the family I always keep a "Big Picture" focus on all relevant matters concerning our activities. With a wet finger in the air, testing the vacation wind direction, I said we'd go back to Australia. She said "Hawaii." I then suggested going on another Alaska cruise. She said "Hawaii." Not to be put off by royal dictates I then recommended a Caribbean cruise since her highness had never been there. She said "Hawaii." Suddenly, the sun rose and a light came over my "Big Picture". I said "Hawaii." She said "What a wonderful idea you smart, handsome devil." So, Hawaii it would be.
Now the next challenge was to decide how we were going to accomplish this trip. Would it be a couple of weeks on a single island, split the trip between 2 or 3 islands, or find a cruise itinerary that made us both happy. Hell, I used to live there in the early 70's. Simple enough, eh? NOT!!!