Since most of the things I did every day while at sea were repetitive, I grouped the days together until the ship reached the next port, Seattle.
Day 13 (trip) Day 10 (cruise) - If I didn’t mention this, the way the ship has been dealing with the time is every day at 12:30pm, we adjusted one hour. I will be honest and say it’s kind of screwed me up. I notice I sleep in later and stay up later. So once again, I got up and went to the gym, then decided to go back in the jacuzzi and have a couple of drinks. The weather changes quickly up here from a partly cloudy day to a whiteout, and yes, we did get a little bit of snow flurries today.
Day 14 (trip) Day 11 (cruise) - I got up this morning as I usually do and opened the curtain onto the balcony to check the sea conditions and the weather. I saw something in the water and rushed in to grab my phone. It looked like it barely broke the surface, but a whale was swimming by the boat. Every couple of seconds, I saw the spray from its blowhole. I do enjoy animals and scenery pictures, so this was a plus. Now I’m constantly checking outside in the hope of seeing more. And yes, gym this morning, then hanging in the jacuzzi. I had dinner at Chops with my friend Elenia again, then she got me front row seating for the theatrical show “We Will Rock You.” It pays to know the Pinnacle cruise members. There was some good music, and it was interesting even though theater plays aren’t really my thing.
Day 15 (trip) Day 12 (cruise) - The ship has been rocking pretty good since we have strong winds. I did notice this morning that the spray from the waves was creating rainbows, hopefully they can come in the video. I forced myself to go to the gym. Other than that, another relaxing day at sea.
Day 16 (trip) Day 13 (cruise) - As we get closer to Seattle, the ocean is calmer, less wind and sunnier skies. It’s 46 degrees today, which, believe it or not, seems much warmer. Last night I went back to my room to change for dinner and saw a double rainbow outside the balcony. I keep waiting to see the northern lights, but I might have to plan a trip to Iceland. My ship friend, Elenia, is planning another dinner at Izumi to embarrass me after I mentioned my birthday is after the cruise. Overall, even though this cruise was very different from the others, less children, more Pinnacle club members, those are the people with over 700 points. A lot of them do back-to-back cruises or world cruises.
Day 17 (trip) Day 14 (cruise) - Another relaxing day at sea, workout in the morning, jacuzzi, drinks an ddinner in the main dining hall.
I really enjoyed Tokyo and definitely want to see more. I am asking for everyone’s help to share and comment on my website. If I can make money when I start selling fitness programs, I might be able to travel and share more of these trips. I am proof that even at the age of 54 (three years ago) when I started my business, it is possible to correct your health and fitness, not with supplements, weight loss drugs, or even working out like crazy. You just need to use the common sense of nutrition and understand the setbacks that are killing us slowly, just so food companies and pharmaceuticals can make a profit. I understand that it is easier to take a pill or a shot instead of changing our bad habits. As proof, I went from 208 lbs on January 31, 2025, to 179 lbs on April 20, 2025. I am telling you it is not that hard. The true problem is, it is like digging a hole with the garden hose running. The more you dig, the mud just gets pushed back into the hole. I can teach you to “turn off the hose”, stop making what you believe is very challenging to something very possible.
