We are in the port of Penang.   I mentioned this city in an earlier pos ting. We skipped the tour here because in November of 2022 we did all that from the Regent Seven Seas Explorer.  Here are two photos.   You can read my posting of that day, Was not much to see. My usual noodles, etc,, lunch, After my nap, I decided to walk throughout the ship.  Passed Izumi Onsen on the 15 deck.  This is a real Japanese onsen, but is not free.  Prices vary depending on your passenger status ( suites get lower rates ) and frequency of usage.  Typically $15-$35 per 90-minute session. Stepped outside, and our ship had just departed.  So I took some videos of departure from Penang. Evening cocktails of Margarita in Crooners Bar. Then dinner in the International Dining Room,  I again only had soup and salad combos. The wines were Seghesio Zinfandel and Duckhorn Chardonnay.  First, Yellow Split Pea Soup with the tiniest Waldorf Salad I've e...

 Welcome champagned on Formal Night. Then dinner at Sabbatini's. Frescobaldi wine from Tuscany was featured.  But we instead had Bertani Amarone from the Valpolicella region of Verona, Italy. With white wine and gin martini. Appetizers. My  grand soup. A misti assortment. A couple of shrimp dishes, My dinner of mushroom risotto and ossobuco. Panna Cotta dessert. On to karaoke. Final stop at Skywalker's Night Club Only 3126 steps on Day 2 of cruise. We arrived in the Port of Osaka the morning of Day 3.  We are berthed almost alongside the largest aquarium in the World, Kaiyukan.  I've been to Osaka at least 50 times.  Here is  my posting of almost exactly two years ago , which described this city, and showed a photo of whale sharks in this aquarium.  They are today called Kai and Yu Went early for lunch, so breakfast was still being served.  A concoction of rice, miso soup. hash, sunny side egg and natto. to start, with a Bloody Mary. Second c...