Like so many others I learned so many wonderful tips from this site to help plan and prepare for our trip I felt compelled to give back by sharing about our experience. It has been one week since we returned from our Hawaii vacation which included 3 nights in Oahu pre-cruise (Sept 26 - Oct 6 2012). I sent lengthy emails home to family everyday which they seemed to enjoy and helped me document our trip.

My husband and I are in our mid 40s and this trip was to celebrate 25 years of marriage. (We married very young). Our travel experience includes two previous cruises (Eastern Caribbean and Disney), three all-inclusive vacations to Mexico (Riviera Maya and Los Cabos). My husband has taken a few hunting/fishing trips to Colorado and Canada and I have taken a few girls trips to Cancun, NYC and Paris. Get the picture? Some experience, but not annual big trip travelers. We are generally budget conscious and practical and while cost was still a factor with this trip we definitely loosened our belt a little to plan a memorable trip. This may be the only time we ever make it to Hawaii because there are so many other places we have yet to see and we don't want to be repeat offenders. Oh and we are from central Missouri.

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