The ship docked at 7 AM. As the ship maneuvered into the port, it was a little noisy. The huge gang planks were positioned and the crew tied the ship's ropes to the port before anyone was allowed to disembark from the ship. Jane and Maura were up on the deck to watch as the ship docked. They had already worked out at the gym and had showered and were dressed for the day.

This was all a new experience for Constance. She had never been on a cruise ship before. When she traveled, she always had private first-class accommodations. She was always catered after. Someone always took care of her luggage for her. She was having fun though and had enjoyed the cruise so far. She and Angela got along great and that helped. They had quite a few opportunities to talk and Constance knew that Angela was a little apprehensive about today's excursion.

It was also an experience for Angela. Angela's great Uncle, Vincenzo Rinaldi, her grandmother's brother was killed on the USS Arizona. The family was so proud of him. He had just graduated from college and joined the Navy. The Battleship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor was his first assignment. He had to complete some training at another location and had only been in Hawaii for two weeks when the attack happened.

He was going to be married that summer and the family had planned to vacation in Hawaii after attending the wedding. Angela remembered her grandmother telling her stories of her brother and how proud he was to be serving in the United States Navy. Although it saddened her grandmother when she spoke of him, she always grabbed the photo albums and then proceeded to share pictures of them as young children. Angela enjoyed seeing all the pictures of the family that was still in Italy. Family that she would probably never meet.

After the ship successfully docked, the couple went down and joined everyone for breakfast. They ate a light breakfast and then met their tour guide when they got off the ship. The tour guide directed them to the bus and they began their journey. Their excursion was scheduled for 9 AM. Maura, Jane and Cailin had planned the same excursion for everyone. They went on the 'Pearl Harbor & Honolulu City Tour.' The excursion was set to last 5.5 hours.

They boarded a tour bus that drove them to their first stop of the day, Pearl Harbor. Once they arrived their tour guide gave them their tickets for the USS Arizona Memorial. They had a little free time to wander around the Visitor's Center before they went to view the short film about the events of the early morning of the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the film they took the short Navy launch to the USS Arizona Memorial. The Memorial was built directly above the hull of the Battleship USS Arizona.

The tour was a self-guided. They walked around looking at all the photographs and read the stories that were posted on the walls. Maura and Angela had tears in their eyes as they watched a bubble of oil, 'tears of the Arizona,' come up from the water below. Maura would usually google mouth about why the oil is still coming to the top after all these years but she was too emotional to share her thoughts. She just stood there in front of Jane as Jane wrapped her in a hug. Sensing the tears in Maura's eyes Jane tighten her grip on Maura. Maura feeling very emotional at the moment leaned back into Jane enjoying the comfort that the hug brought her. They stayed like that for a few minutes before moving on to another section of the Memorial. They held hands for the remainder of their time at the Memorial.

It was very quiet in the Memorial as people from all over the world read and looked at the photographs of that horrific day. It was a lot to take in. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the history of the U.S. military. More than 2,400 people lost their lives in the surprise attack by the

Japanese. The USS Arizona was struck four times during the bombings and sustained the highest number of casualties, 1,177 men lost their lives that fateful day.

After a brief stop in the restroom to freshen up they visited the gift shop and then boarded their tour bus to continue their tour. The tour took them through the 116-acre Punchbowl National Cemetery. They visited Pali Lookout and saw the breathtaking views of Oahu and then traveled to the Iolani Palace. The Iolani Palace is a National Historic Landmark and is the only royal residence in the United States. The ladies enjoyed touring the palace and then walked the grounds taking pictures before boarding the tour bus for the trip back to the ship.

The ship stayed docked in the port until 7 PM. It was almost 3 PM by the time they had checked back in after their excursion. Everyone returned to their rooms to put away their newly acquired items. Jane, Maura and Cailin decided to venture out and take in the sights around the pier. Jane of course was hungry so they quickly found a restaurant and had a bite to eat and then walked around. Jane was holding Maura's hand as they walked and about half an hour after they left the restaurant Cailin reached down and grabbed Maura's other hand and held it. Maura and Cailin looked at each other and smiled. They were getting along great and Maura was enjoying having a little sister.

Jane moved her hand to rest around Maura's waist and pulled her into her a little closer, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek to acknowledge her support for the sisters. Jane was happy that Maura and Cailin were becoming closer. Maura always wanted to have siblings. She was so upset when she found out she had a half-brother after he died and she had performed his autopsy.

Maura was excited that Cailin was a pre-med student as well. Cailin was attending the same university that Maura had attended and some of the professors were still there so they were able to share stories about the professors and the antics that went on in the classroom.

They did not want to get left behind so at 6:30 they made their way back to the ship. During one part of the initial checking-in process they were told that if they were late arriving back the ship would leave without them. The ship had a very tight schedule to keep.

Angela, Constance and Hope had decided to go to the buffet and have a nice leisurely lunch followed by a pool side chat with a bottle or two of wine. Dinner would not be until 8 PM so they needed something to hold themselves over until then. Their conversation of course turned to their daughters; it always did. Afterall that is what mothers conversed about when they joined other mothers.

Constance and Hope both were trying hard to establish a connection with Maura. Of the three Angela had the best connection to Maura and Constance and Hope tried not to be offended by it. They just vowed to build upon their current relationship with Maura. They asked Angela for tips on how to make that happen. Angela was happy to share her 'Maura' knowledge with the two other women.

They talked about Jane and Cailin also and realized that Cailin really fit in well with both Maura and Jane. They recognized that she had personality traits of both of them. Constance and Hope both admired how protective Jane was of Maura and thought that they were a great match for each other. All three spoke highly of Cailin and how she had adapted quite well to Maura being her older sister after the first few troublesome months.

Angela and Constance were looking forward to getting to know her and spend more time with Cailin. Constance and Hope were looking forward to spending more time getting to know Jane. They both had had some rather intense conversations with Jane and wanted to get past that and get to the friendly happy side of a relationship with her. Jane and Maura were so entangled in each other's lives that you rarely saw them apart from each other. Their bond was that tight.

Angela remarked that she had never seen her daughter so happy before. She loved who Jane was when she was with Maura. She thought it would be cliché to say they completed each other so she said, "they bring out the best in each other." Ya, Angela was happy with that comment. They were better together.

Constance felt the same way. From the very first time she met Jane she knew she was a force to be reckoned with. Jane had pretty much told Constance to step up and be a better mother and stop hurting Maura. Constance through self-reflection realized that Jane was right and vowed to be a more loving and caring mother. That is why she stepped out of her comfort zone and came on this cruise. Maura had invited her and she wanted to be here for her daughter. She could not undo the past but she could certainly make sure Maura knew how much she truly loved her.

Hope had not risen to a place of comfort with Jane yet. She knew her daughter loved Jane and she liked Jane, she just had not yet formed a bond with her. Their one-hour session was mostly negative. She realized with time they would at least come to a point where they could be pleasant with each other. Hope wanted it to happen, she needed it to happen. She wanted to like her daughter's girlfriend. Heck she wanted to like her daughter. They needed to work on their relationship as well.

She knew she had hurt Maura and she came on this cruise to prove that she was willing to try and be a more loving mother for Maura. She loved Maura and wanted to be a better mother for her. When she looked at Angela and Constance, she knew she had to step up her game when it came to being a mother. She also knew she needed to work things out with Jane. Jane was so important to Maura. For her to build her relationship with Maura she needed to be in a better place with Jane as well.

By 7 PM everyone had returned to their respective rooms to get ready for dinner. The ship had moved away from the dock promptly at 7 and they began their cruise to their next port Hilo. As they left the room to make their way downstairs for dinner Jane made sure to grab the activity list for the next day. They needed to plan what fun adventures they would participate in in Hilo. As they sat down to eat Jane stomach decided it would speak and everyone laughed. Jane's stomach made sure to notify them when she was hungry. It never failed.