Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted October 5, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Good Morning Fellow Cruisers, Our Journey is about to Begin:D This has been in the planning for almost 2 years. Japan has been on my Bucket list for... well since I returned from Japan as a Teenager in 1970. I was an Iowa Girl that had the opportunity to be part of a performing group that performed at the Expo 70 in Osaka in July 1970. This is my return journey and wanting to bring my husband of 40+ years to Japan. We are very fortunate that a good friend we met through cruising lives in Japan so we will be spending time with him and his wife for our first 3 days prior to boarding the Diamond in Yokohama on Monday. We have pretty much done the whole trip through Princess, Air and Hotel and excursions. So I will be able to give you a full review of all Princess Japan. Very recently Verizon has placed cell towers in Japan and even has 4G in Tokyo so between that and wifi I will be able to report in frequently. I plan to include lots of picture of the hotel/ship and sites of Japan. We are all packed, just a couple of last minute things to place in the luggage and we head to the airport in about 20 minutes. We fly from LAS very early to LAX and at 10:25 board our flight to Tokyo Haneda airport. while we will arrive at 10:30 pacific time on Thursday it will be 2:30 in the afternoon on Friday in Tokyo;p Certainly hope to get some sleep on the plane because as you can guess, both Tom and I got very little sleep last night. I will be checking in while in flight so stay tuned;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted October 5, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks for doing a "Live from..." I'll be following (and pretending I am traveling with you ;)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtwotrvl Posted October 5, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks Lisa, I will be following your thread here on the Princess boards. Japan is on my bucket list to visit some day also. I have a long list of places that I would love to visit in person after I retire. Thanks, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 5, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks Lisa :) Looking forward to your updates. That's a long flight you have so I do hope you can sleep on the plane. Wishing you very safe, smooth travels and of course Bon Voyage:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vino100 Posted October 5, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks for sharing your "bucket list " cruise with us. Have safe travels and a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted October 5, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted October 5, 2017 The airport was crazy busy at 4:50 am this morning, probably the worst I have seen in a long time, fortunately we had priority check in and TSA precheck so we sailed through everything quickly. Hopefully our son made it to work on time at 5:30. First off I have to say that we were as excited for the flight as the cruise because we splurged and this is our first ever Business Class flight. We have done First Class a few times many years ago flying to Hawaii but not quite the same as the 777 Business Class searing of 15 years ago. I will post pics and maybe even a video a bit later for those interested. I know when I was planning this trip that was one thing a googled a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted October 5, 2017 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Enjoy! Looking forward to your review!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger_77 Posted October 5, 2017 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a great trip - I can't wait to read all about it !!! Smooth Sailing! :) :) :) Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted October 5, 2017 #9 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a great trip! ✈️ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimp56 Posted October 5, 2017 #10 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks Lisa! We're doing Diamond Princess next April so will be interested in what you have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 5, 2017 #11 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I',m looking forward to reading more. Hope you have a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker&knitter Posted October 5, 2017 #12 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a wonderful trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted October 5, 2017 #13 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Looking forward to your live updates. Enjoy your cruise. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted October 5, 2017 #14 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a wonderful time and cruise Lisa and Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted October 5, 2017 #15 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a fabulous time you two! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted October 5, 2017 #16 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Lisa, have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san diego sue Posted October 5, 2017 #17 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Lisa have a fabulous trip and enjoy the beautiful Diamond Princess. Nice to see you on Princess boards (and see your fellow Holland America posters here with you). Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on my favorite cruise line Princess. Have fun Gloria:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted October 5, 2017 #18 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Looking forward to your reports! First of all, if you are ever going to splurge for business class air, flights to Asia are the ones to choose. What carrier are you on? As for Japan, I am going to predict you will enjoy it very much. ;) We did a Circle Hokkaido itinerary on the Diamond a couple of years ago, and it ranks as one of our favorite cruises. Bon voyage and enjoy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhcw Posted October 5, 2017 #19 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Bon Voyage...looking forward to your blog...especially the pictures:) Enjoy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted October 5, 2017 Author #20 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Hi we have made it to LAX early, enjoying a morning Bloody Mary and an Everything Bagel, we arrived in Lax early in terminal 4 and we depart also in terminal 4, we are flying America Airlines and their Admirals Club in terminal 4 is being remodeled but they have a lounge in terminal 5 which was easy to get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted October 5, 2017 #21 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Nice! Great way to start the day... Bloody Mary's!!! :D Thanks for the information on the LAX Admirals Clubs. We've got some travel on AA in November. Hoping the T4 club is reopened by then. Enjoy your flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 5, 2017 #22 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Enjoy your cruise! I would love to visit Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted October 5, 2017 #23 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Cheers! Maybe those Bloody Mary's will help you sleep. If not, they'll give you more on the plane. Enjoy business class, wow! Soon it will be Konnichiwa! Happy Landings! m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisGirl1978 Posted October 5, 2017 #24 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Have a fabulous vacation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted October 5, 2017 #25 Share Posted October 5, 2017 This should be fun. Thanks for Sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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