I'd love to join the party if and when SSSS is gone and is not replaced by something more sinister or discriminatory. I'll never get that time back and it was a complete waste of time, for the trips we had with Aloha between Hawaiian islands for our wedding anniversary.

Thanks for the really useful comments to date on the thread. We can only hope that it reduces the trouble of less-experienced travellers who get more than they bargained for.