My bad, I looked at my flight dates again and I actually arrive in Sapporo from Tokyo on the 18th. I am thinking of booking the SS pre-cruise hotel and then taking their transfer in the morning. Thats what we did before our Churchill-Kangalussuag cruise and it worked out pretty well.

[My husband who is a HUGE Princess Bride fan was thrilled when we sat next to Cary Elwes at dinner in the pre-cruise hotel in Winnipeg!?]
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Helen