poppymum

Just want to say thank you so much, I feel sad your trip is over! I have enjoyed reading your posts, so helpful as well for our future trip. I will look forward to your next one!

Thankyou! What a great cruise diary! Such brilliant photos. Lovely to be travelling alongside you virtually!

7 hours ago, monkey@cruise said:

Seared Bonito is mackerel , not tuna. The fish is tastiest during the early summer and late fall. It is served with ponzu , a citrus-based sauce 

Thanks! Never knew that....Will be looking up more about it ...I could see the sauce in the photo and wondered what that was too. Many thanks 

Thankyou! What a great day in Kochi, this was my plan.  ... shuttle bus if there is one ryc and now I know there is! I bet the tuna was fabulous. Enjoy! 

What wonderful trip and updates. Really loving reading it thank you 😊 

I wonder if the ship has any Japanese feel events to it? Food? Dance class? Origami? 

Your day in Osaka by train is my aim for my trip next year. Thank you

Bassmaster firstly I want to say thanks for all this information.. I am really enjoying reading your posts. Is the amazing glacier you referred to the Amalia glacier? I have looked at our itinerary and I see that this is listed. I am so excited to hear that we do get close to the Glacier as this is something I have really been hoping to see. I am also keen to hear about any port hi-lights, perhaps a food you tried or a drink? A local thing I might not have read about? What is the ship like in the evenings? Like the earlier poster I need to trim my packing down ... but I do like to dress up in the evenings. Have you noticed if there are any dance lessons going on on sea days? Most of all I hope you continue to enjoy this fantastic adventure.. just a little more than a month and I will be sailing from BA doing this very trip! Thank you

Really interested to hear about your cruise ... I do the cruise in reverse BA to San Antonio in January. Any tips and views on ports, excursions etc will be eagerly received. Most of all: I hope you really enjoy the cruise!

we bring a little fake candle tea light .. from a cheap pound shop in Uk. So handy in the bathroom as a night light .. stops waking your partner at night or you tripping over in the dark!

Hi we are bird watchers from UK. On Princess cruise from BA to San Antonio 31/01/18. Any others on the same crise interested in bird watcing? Trying to book with Birding BA at the moment

We did this cruise April 16. Had a great time ... but ... it wasn't like any other cruise I'd been on. It really is a floating hotel to see Hawaiian islands. I enjoyed it. But the cruise element was poor compared to other cruises. However we saw tons and it was a fantastic way to see the islands .. I would do it again. we booked private tours in all ports .. this really added to it all. I felt it was owrth the money, just lower your cruising expectations and plan your time to see as much as possible . Good luck

We always go to the first meeting .. sometimes it works well. Other times we have been left sitting feeling like the only 2 gay people on a cruise. We (lesbian couple) have made good friends though on most cruises ... even now having planned another cruise with 3 other couples we met!

I sailed Rotterdam on the TA in March this year with my partner and another lesbian couple. We had a fantastic time. Yes this ship is old and there were a few paint chips .. but it was spotlessly clean, staff were fantastic and it was v easy to get around given its quite small size. I wouldn't hesitate to cruise again on this ship