At Sea

This is the last of our 3 sea days between Guam and Osaka, Japan. We filled out and returned (to the Purser) our immigration and Customs paperwork yesterday. We will report to the lounge tomorrow morning at 7:15 to be processed. This will include face to face interviews, photo and fingerprinting for all passengers. We will leave at about 8:00 for our morning tour.

Last night was really rough. It kept us awake until about 2:00 in the morning with the ship slamming into the waves and swells. It felt like the ship was slamming into a wall; each time there was a slam and then a ripple shudder through the ship. This is the first time in 30+ cruises that the sea has ever kept me awake! It is much better this morning, but we slept until 7:30 - our room service steward said he wondered what happened to us.

Congrats to the chef! Last night was formal night and we went to the dining room. I ordered the prawns and lobster for the first time in years… The lobster was perfect although about the same size as the prawns. I quit ordering it a long time back as it always seemed poor. There really is no way to cook that much seafood and expect it to be really good. Another benefit of the small ship!