Hi Everyone,

Leonard and I are back in New York. Our trip to Hawaii was truly fabulous right up until The Kahala Resort sent our carry-on bags (with all our photos, cameras, and laptops) off to the airport with someone else. Grrr!

We were checking in and the bellman said he was right behind us with the luggage. Well, after he didn't show up we called the front desk to be informed that they were chasing our luggage to the airport. Unfortunately, it hasn't turned up yet and we're pretty devasted about it. The Internet was pretty terrible on the Pride of America so we couldn't blog or upload many of our photos. Sigh.

I've got a few professional photos taken of us at the Feast at Lele on Maui (excellent luau, by the way!) and a few of us taken at Dolphin Quest but that's it. I feel like crying but we're just going to have to get over this.

We're talking with the resort manager and will speak with an insurance adjuster tomorrow. We hope it all goes smoothly but once they see our itemized list of all of Len's photo gear totally nearly $14,000, we may have a fight on our hands. We'll see.

Anyway, I'll be writing up my trip report this week. We had the far forward deluxe penthouse suite on the Pride of America and while the room was terrific (spacious, nice amenities), the butler service offered is certainly not Regent! Still, it's a great itinerary and we had so much fun! We just would never recommend this trip to someone if they didn't opt for a penthouse suite. I'll explain our reasons in the trip report.

Thanks to everyone for your recommendations before we left. We went to Mama's Fish House for Len's birthday and it was spectacular! Beautiful location and amazing food!

I'll write more later. I should get to bed now since it's 1:30 am and I have to get up at 6 am for work tomorrow. Yikes!

Andrea