I am going to chronicle the trip day by day...I'll spare you too many details but I will add a picture for each day :) (The pictures for each day are below the daily description.)
Day 1 - Melissa and I got up bright and early at 3:45 AM! The early hour was softened by the knowledge of where we would be at the end of the line :) We flew through Salt Lake City and arrived in Honolulu at 2:00 (they are 6 hours different than EST). We rented a car and Melissa drove us to Waikiki. Our hotel was a couple blocks from the beach. I was so exhausted but in order to overcome the time change Melissa MADE me stay awake until 8:00 :) We walked to the beach to look at it :) and we did a little bit of shopping...
Day 2 - We got up early-ish and went to Pearl Harbor...This was a neat, yet sobering experience to hear about that horrible day in US history. We visited the memorial for the USS Arizona, toured the USS Missouri and the Bowfin submarine.
We arrived at the port to board our cruise ship at about 3:30. Let the fun begin! We spent a good portion of the afternoon on the deck by the pool...rough times! We did have to take a break to do the mandatory drill on the ship. Those life jackets are so cool...just kidding!Day 3 - First stop - Maui! We had a shore excursion on this day to the Haleakala Crater. We took the bus up 10,000 feet with some switch back turns! Boy was it cold and windy up there! The colors of the crater are beautiful! After we returned to sea level :), we spent some more time by the pool and walked into town before dinner. Melissa had to buy some Pepsi in town. It was cheaper there than on the ship.
Day 4 - Second day in Maui. We had another shore excursion on this day. We went on a rainforest/waterfall hike! Melissa was skeptical about this one at first but I insisted we go :) We had a great time seeing the things in the rainforest and being able to swim by the waterfalls. Our guide Helga was great and showed us a lot of really neat stuff - pineapple plants, flowers, banana trees, coconut trees, etc. More time by the pool when we returned :) We had another yummy dinner on board the ship that night! I believe this was the night we had lobster for dinner...yum yum! We went to different shows on the ship almost every night. I think this was the night we got to see an improv group called "Second City". They were hilarious! We left port that night for Hilo - on the big island.
Day 5 - Hilo, Hawaii - on the big island. Before we left home we had decided not to do an excursion here. Instead we took a taxi into the town and did a little shopping. I found a couple of mango wood vases that look great in my bedroom and bathroom! Being the adventuresome girls that we are, we decided to walk a little ways back toward the ship instead of calling the taxi to come and get us right away. It was SO hot walking back and wouldn't you know...there wasn't a pay phone around to make a call! We took a break on the back at a little beach. We finally found a pay phone after that. I felt like I owed the taxi driver my first born child because I was so grateful to not have to walk anymore! Everyone kept telling us that Hilo is usually overcast and rainy but it was a very sunny day. Again, (are you noticing a trend?) we spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool! We left port that evening to head to Kona. On the way to Kona at night, we went past an active lava flow. It was absolutely incredible to see the the lava spilling into the ocean! Of course no picture could ever do it justice! I think I said wow about a million times!
Day 6 - Kona, Hawaii - on the big island. Here we the ship couldn't dock because the water was too shallow so they "tendered" us in using the lifeboats. We had another excursion scheduled for today. We went 100 ft underwater on the Atlantis submarine. The crew on the submarine were very funny and made the trip underwater very enjoyable. On our way out we saw a pod of dolphins playing in the water! After getting back to shore we were surprised to find it raining. Unlike Hilo, Kona is usually very sunny...hmmm. Seems like they got their locations mixed up. It rained all day...so we made the most of it by doing some more shopping :) We were anxious to get back to the ship to get something to eat early afternoon at one of the many restaurants onboard the ship. I don't recall actually having my stomach growl throughout the trip! Plenty of food was available! Of course we ate dinner not too long after that!
Day 7 - First day in BEAUTIFUL Kauai! I am so glad that we didn't have any excursions planned here on the first day. We rented a car here and enjoyed driving around the island seeing different things. It didn't take long to get from one place to another. We got to see a couple of different waterfalls, took a riverboat cruise to see the Fern Grotto and FINALLY we got to spend some time on the beach. This island is what you think of when someone mentions Hawaii. It was beautiful, there is not doubt about that!
Lucky me, lobster was served for dinner again tonight! Melissa opted out as she did the last time :) We did enjoy the food of course...it was fun to be able to order an appetizer, a main entree and a dessert...more than one of each if we wanted to :) and it was already paid for!
Day 8 - Second day in Kauai. Another excursion planned for today to see the Grand Canyon of the Pacific - Waimea Canyon. This was a really interesting excursion...we saw one of the places where Jurassic Park was filmed, were awed by the canyon, saw the Spouting Horn (a blow hole) and a sea turtle! Melissa and I were always almost the last ones back on the bus because we wanted to enjoy each thing as long as possible! Just to imagine that One, True God who created these things is stronger than the surge of the waterfall or the waves crashing on the rocks....it was almost overwhelming! I feel priviledged to have experienced it. We kept talking about what else we would see if we every have the opportunity to return to Kauai.We had to be back on the ship early because the ship was taking us by the Napoli Coast that afternoon. This is a place that can only be accessed by air or sea. Other parts of Jurassic Park were filmed here. We got a nice spot on deck to await seeing the Coast - it took several hours. As we were viewing the coast from the deck we saw dolphins jumping by the ship! The two days in Kauai were definitely the highlights of our trip for me! I have posted several pictures for this last day! 
Day 9 and 10 - Traveling Day :( It was hard to leave our home away from home. It was a long trip home and I do not sleep well on planes but the memories of our trip made it a bit more tolerable. Let's just say I was really happy to see my comfy couch when I got home! We are looking forward to our next trip there :) whenever that may be!