Not mentioned it yet but of all the cruises I have been on this has to be the best weather ever. Beautiful sunny days and perfectly calm seas. Fantastic.

Just finished two days in Manila. So lovely to see all the families of the crew on board. Today we decided to blow off the tour. We slept in, ate breakfast for the first time, and took the shuttle bus to the Mall of Asia. It was HUGE. A combination of outside and outside. Did not buy anything but it was interesting.

Food continues to be excellent. The lobster in Compass Rose has been exceptional.

Going to miss this group of people on the next segment. Some are leaving but it truly has been a wonderful group of great friends. At least some of them are staying on. In the whole scheme of things the people do make a big difference.