After a long flight and a quick bus ride through Honolulu, we straight away boarded our ship, the much touted Norwegian Star.  The rooms were modern and small, but the ship was grand.  We soon set sail, and basically passed the evening exploring the decks and celebrating our finally having arrived. Our first stop in the morning would be Hilo on the Big Island, Hawaii.  Exhausted we lay down that night looking forward to what adventure the next day would bring...