Posted by Amanda Totally weird to be back in the United States. We are of course docked at a slightly odd place but near the regular cruise terminal. Noah and I were able to get off pretty early because my boss had given me Hawaii off due to my work from Hong Kong to Shanghai. We all had to do a face-to-face inspection with customs. Suprisingly that went quickly even though it started at 6am. We were done in a little more than an hour (which meant every single p...

Posted by Amanda Money and Sex (well Sexism, but it sounds better the other way) We've had our longest stretch at sea so far with eight days. It has been interesting. Many people are starting to feel the strain of being on the ship this long and with the same people for so long. I've noticed groups that had been formed before are starting to break apart and new groups are forming. People have just reached that point where they need a break from each other. ...