Good news -- Captain Phillipe will be getting back on the ship on the 26th in Osaka. Yes, this cruise is definitely one for the books. We just learned yesterday that during the big storm, the galley flooded. We were wondering why they wanted everyone to get room service that day! There was a small buffet in Compass Rose and tuna, turkey or ham sandwiches from room service. Now we know why.
We had a great day in Tokyo yesterday, but it was a little long. We went to a couple temples, the Imperial Palace, had an excellent Teppanyaki lunch and last, but not least we were forced to shop in the Ginza area for a couple hours. Actually, none of us really wanted to shop, but the bus wasn't allowed to go back to the ship early--so we found a sidewalk cafe, drank coffee and people watched. We were all exhausted when we got back, however, a cosmo saved the day and Jerry and I made it to dinner and to the jazz fest after dinner. Betty and Al did room service (boy, was that tempting) but Al joined us in the Horizon Lounge later. When we left Yokohama it seemed like half the city had come out to wave goodbye. We were hollering Sayonara from our balconies and they were hollering Goodbye from the shore. Now there's good international relations!! There's a beautiful ferris wheel just behind the cruise terminal in Yokohama that's all lighted up --the lights are constantly changing. It was a wonderful parting sight.