Stumblefoot

Don’t plan on it. I’d set the odds at 1 in 100 and even that is probably way too high.

Acquaintances who flew to Haneda last week reported that “getting through customs was a zoo with very long lines and a lot of confusion as people are supposed to have downloaded their entry forms and filled them out online, but a lot of people hadn’t. It took us an hour to get through.”

I think it was Beefeater.

That brand used to be really, really hard to find on board. In the past it involved asking the Hotel Director to get into his secret stash, kind of like a secret handshake. JP can help you with the gins. 😁

You got the right one. Best domestic product in a narrow body. The first class in 1:1 configuration is great. If you ever get the chance, take it. You can also try to upgrade into it when you check-in at LAX.

THAT’s some serious waterfall chasing!

That voyage had quite the passenger list as I remember. 😉

Yes No idea.

Yikes! Good to know. Hopefully Royal doesn’t force SS to downgrade.

Hopefully you booked AA’s domestic A321T aircraft for a true international business class product.

Bring your dineros if you want to try anything beyond an entry level offering, i.e. Glenlivet 12 or 15. The 18, 21, or 25 will cost you, if they have it.

SS sells t-shirts on board now?

It’s less strenuous than your walk to Black Tartan in mid-winter.

Could be! It's a classic song from my youth. Lyrics for your perusal are below. Now the King told the boogie man You have to let that raga drop The oil down the desert way Has been shakin' to the top The Sheik, he drove his Cadillac He went a-cruisin' down the ville The muezzin was a-standin' On the radiator grille (ow!) Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah By order of the Prophet We ban that boogie sound Degenerate the faithful With that crazy Casbah sound But the Bedouin, they brought out The electric camel drum The local guitar picker Got his guitar-pickin' thumb As soon as the Sharif had cleared the square They began to wail Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Now over at the temple Oh, they really pack 'em in The in-crowd say it's cool To dig this chanting thing But as the wind changed direction And the temple band took fire The crowd caught a whiff Of that crazy Casbah jive Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah The King called up his jet fighters He said you better earn your pay Drop your bombs between the Minarets Down the Casbah way As soon as the Sharif was chauffeured outta there The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare As soon as the Sharif was outta their hair The jet pilots wailed Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it He thinks it's not kosher Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it Fundamentally can't take it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it You know he really hates it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Sharif don't like it He really, really hates it

Is this the kind of music they play at the casbah?

Agree. Plenty of discussion in this forum as well, should the OP wish to perform a perfunctory search.

Depends on how you define "right before" as SS won't send your final cruise documents until the Guest Information Form is complete.

Ah, c'mon... you're a mountain girl! You know us mountain folk aren't allowed to reach our limit until June. And then, at that time, we start worrying if we'll see an "early" season snow post 4th of July. 😉

Amazing. He's scheduled one of the last voyages on the Explorer before she leaves the fleet this year.

Fred Roberts?

Darn! Foiled again. 😄

I keep logging in to see if I can get into Mysty's account. She's got that super cool World Cruise booked. Figure I could book a super cheap voyage out of Barbados, do the swap, and she'd never know the difference. 😉

Now the question becomes how long before an official statement is issued by SS?

😆😆😆 That's really good! Thanks for the laugh.

I'll take one of each of this evening's favorites, please. And, are those caviar condiments for the asparagus without the caviar?