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Southern Japan Cruise Day 8: Kaleidoscope Day

We arrive to the port at Jeju Island South Korea while it is still dark. Even through the darkness, we see the preparations for our arrival: tour buses are lining up in the parking lot, walkways are being set up, and activity is bustling inside the terminal. This is our first visit to South Korea.…
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Southern Japan Cruise Day 7: Ground Hog Day

Yay! Another day at sea as we sail to South Korea. Today’s photos continue with things you can only find on a cruise ship, along with things that entertainment us while on board. Today it is a bit rough at sea. We are rocking and rolling all about the ship. It’s not often you see…
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Southern Japan Cruise Day 6: Among Friends

This morning brings us to Naha Port to visit the cities of Naha and Okinawa. The port is spacious and well organized. Disembarkation was easy and we were welcomed by many helpful volunteers. Having sailed towards the south, there is a noticeable difference in the weather; the humidity and temperature are both high, and our…
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Southern Japan Cruise Day 4: A Kiss is But A Kiss

Today is our second day in Osaka and we have an excursion to Osaka Castle and a visit to Dotonbori District, a downtown restaurant and shopping area. We board our tour bus and head off to the castle, a bit of a drive away. We arrive at Osaka Castle, which is now part of Osaka…
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Southern Japan Cruise: Day 3: Rokkō Mountain High

We woke to a beautiful morning of clear blue skies after an evening at sea. Late morning we sailed into Osaka Port, passing impressive container ships and marine docks. As we sailed further into port, a harbor pilot boarded our ship to navigate under the bridges and through the busy waterways. Soon the cruise port…
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Southern Japan Cruise: Day 2: Wanderers

We woke this morning to a colorful sunrise as we arrived into Shimizu Port. Today we decided to take a walking tour of this port city, versus one of the many cruise bus excursions traveling out to Mount Fuji, which we did earlier on one of our pre-cruise days. Shimizu is an old port town…
