On Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm "Hawaiian Time" I boarded the gangplank for a week's cruise around the islands on NCL's Pride of America. Since this was my very first cruise, I was giddy with glee and the anticipation was palatable. Due to an inept travel agent, my mother and I had arrived in Honolulu rather late Friday night. What should have been a 13-hour trip turned into a 25-hour flightmare. God Bless the ticket agents at American Airlines! However,... Read More