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My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May & June 2024 Two cruises into my time on the Diamond Princess, Dan Falconer went home and Lauren Meyer joined as Entertainment Director. When I was on the

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May 2024 I wasn’t really sure where Sakata was, and I didn’t have a lot of time to explore, but I had never been to Sakata so I was

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May & June 2024 When Mikiko, our Japanese Cruise Director offered to show me around in one of the ports, I jumped at the offer. The date was set

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May 2024 Nagasaki was one of the places in Japan that I’d heard of. Though I would have been delighted to find a cocktail of eggnog and sake, I

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May 2024 The night before my first day off in Japan, I asked the crew what there was to do in Otaru. Of course they asked well, it depends

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May 2024 My first opportunity to go ashore on the Diamond Princess was in Seogwipo (or as someone on the ship nicknamed it, Soggy Poo) on the island of

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. May – June 2024 As I’ve mentioned previously, my energy healer had been telling me for over a year that she kept seeing me in Japan.  I was looking

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. August 2023 to April 2024 Let’s see, when I last left you I was about to join the Enchanted Princess for my dream contract in the Mediterranean.  When people asked

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. July 2023 With only 6 weeks of vacation between contracts (my shortest break yet), I decided not to leave the country like I usually do. And since it was

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. June 18, 2023 I’d been told that not only were the Botanical gardens in Singapore worth checking out, the Orchid garden was especially worth the entry fee. I took