We are on the Explorer now also. Very pleased with everything- very nice inclusive wine list (attached copy of the list) and the bartenders make great drinks! Swimming pool and hot tubs are great!
Very friendly and attentive staff.
Backing up, the Tokyo Hilton was wonderful (except maybe not the elevators ππ), rooms spacious and well appointed.
We did private tours in Tokyo (countryside and Kamakura/ Enoshima).
Tour and transfer to ship on Day 3 was well organized.
Tours have been good, today in Miyako was the best - toured the village that was destroyed by the 2011 tsunami and learned about the new walls they have built and first hand accounts from a survivor and watched a video of the tsunami taken by a hotel owner that can only be viewed on this tour. Very moving experience!
And the Japanese people are so gracious, friendly, and kind!
BTW, I would post photos but they are in my cameraπ