I guess I should start by saying that I read every review possible for this cruise. My husband booked this cruise as a surprise for our 10th wedding anniversary. He's not very savvy when it comes to planning and researching, he just knew that I wanted to go to Hawaii and thought this would be the best option for me to see as much as possible.

Day 1: We had a long day of flying, starting on Thursday at 6AM from Harrisburg to Atlanta, a little under 2 hours. Then another 10 hours to Honolulu. I absolutely hate flying, but thanks to Xanax I got through it. A pleasant surprise was all the food that was offered from Atl to Hnl. I knew we got lunch, but also were given 2 rounds of snacks, three rounds of drinks, and sandwiches about an hour and a half before landing. Landed in Honolulu around 2PM. My father and step mother, who had arrived a day earlier, hired Hawaii23 to pick them up first, then us up at the airport. They took us on a custom tour of some of the sights we wanted to see. Top of my list was Dog the Bounty Hunters house. To my surprise, his driveway gate was open and I could see all the black SUVs in the driveway. Stuck around for a few minutes hoping to see someone, but no luck. On to Diamond Head, the Ionali Palace, and a couple of other historical places. We stopped at the Kona Brewery just south of Honolulu since our low beer lights were on. What a nice spot right on the Marina. Tons of beer on tap to try. Mark from Hawaii23 provided lots of historical information and was VERY nice. I would highly recommend even for just an airport transfer.

Mark dropped us off at our hotel, the Hilton Hawaiian Village, where we could change and drop off our bags. My dad had been to Hawaii before and couldn't wait to take us out on the town so no time to explore the hotel yet :( We spent our first evening walking the streets of Waikiki shopping and pub hopping. Waikiki almost reminds me of Miami. High end shopping, mixed with street vendors, street performers, and local crazies. Wouldn't want to spend a whole week there, but had fun that night. Read more