Today we planned a leisurely day in town. We awoke to find 3 other cruise ships docked near us – the Star Princess, a Holland American and the Celebrity Solstice – that means about 10,000 …
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Glacier Bay 20-5-13
Another glorious day as we cruise into Glacier Bay. Last time we cruised through lots of small ice bergs but today the water is almost clear of ice as we approach the glaciers. Again we …
Continue readingYakutat Bay – Sunday – 19 May, 2013
After leaving the freezing conditions of Whittier yesterday the Diamond Princess sailed south to Yakutat Bay, Alaska. In 2011 when we attempted to come into the bay the fog was so bad the ship was …
Continue readingWhittier- Saturday 18 May, 2013
Arrived at Whittier in Alaska at around 5am. I got up early as I particularly like to watch the Diamond Princess entering ports. I heard the pilot board the vessel around 1am but way too …
Continue readingPacific Crossing – Day 5 – Adak – MediVac
It’s now Day 5 of our Pacific Crossing from Yokohama, Japan enroute to Whittier, Alaska. We are pretty much in the middle of nowhere at the moment. The captain has just advised passengers and crew …
Continue readingPacific Crossing – 12 May, 2013 – Day 2
It’s now Mother’s Day aboard the Diamond Princess and our second day of an 8 day sea journey across the North Pacific Ocean enroute to Whittier, Alaska. It’s Sunday 12 May, 2013. Since leaving Yokohama …
Continue readingYokohama – Friday 10 May, 2013
Again we are docked right in Yokohama. We had originally planned to go to Tokyo until we realised how much there was to do in Yokohama and thought we would not waste hours travelling by …
Continue readingOsaka – Wednesday 8 May, 2013
The Diamond Princess arrived in Osaka, Japan by 7 am for a long port stop. We have not booked tours but decided to tackle the subway for a day. Japanese immigration requires a finger print …
Continue readingDalian, China 4-5-13
We visited Dalian in 2011 and took the tour of the Aquarium, Tiger Park and the cultural centre. This time we are taking the 20 minute shuttle ride into town and having a look around. …
Continue readingBusan, South Korea Wednesday May 1, 2013
Today we are in Busan, South Korea for a very short port stop. We docked at 6 am and left at 1.30 pm. We caught the shuttle in to town (20 minute drive) and went …
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