Month: February 2026

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 7, 2025 It was HOT in Amami (I know- it was hot everywhere in Japan this time of year, especially as we made our way south), so we

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. My first encounter with Hososhima was when I was scheduling my port talks – I’ll do Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Jeju, Kagoshima, and Hiroshima – Wait – you already did

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 2, 2025 After my (mis)adventures in Jeju, I was back in a port I’d been to before, and I wanted to go on a new adventure (while also

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. The first time I visited Jeju was last summer- it was the first day I was able to get off the ship while working on the Diamond Princess. If

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. August 27 & 28, 2025 I’d been to Nagasaki a couple of times on the Diamond Princess. Since the Diamond was built in Nagasaki, that made visiting it especially

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Our call to Fukuoka was cancelled JUST AFTER I finished preparing my presentation. So I haven’t been here, but here is what there is to do in… Fukuoka, Japan

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. August 23, 2025 I was IPM when Diamond Princess docked in Hiroshima last year, so I let it go, unsure if I would ever have the chance to visit.

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. I went on an awesome, full day tour with Michele and Steven in Hiroshima, so I’ll share the Port Talk here, and tell you about my day in the