It took us five days to sail from Kona to Hilo.

That doesn't make much sense to anyone familiar with the Big Island, but that's what we had to do when we cruised around the Hawaiian Islands on the Norwegian Wind. Ships of foreign registry have to stop at a foreign port when touring these islands, and the Norwegian Cruise Line people stop at Fanning Island, one of a number of islands that make up the brand new country of Kiribati. (Another island in this group is Tarawa, the scene of bloody battles between the Japanese and ... (more)