I’ve been miserably sick with an ear infection for a week, along with feeling saddened by the recent events in nearby India. “Write about something that cheers you up.” Yui suggested, as I began to function well enough to fire up my brand-new Mac Book Pro. OK, then. How about: the arrival of the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” in Kota Kinabalu. . As I looked out of my condo window this morning, in she sailed. An ocean-going Star Trek-looking vessel, complete with an impressive bridge and engine pods. Basically a floating luxury hotel, big enough to hold 2,600 guests, four swimming pools, internet cafe, casino, and all the luxury extras. Only four years old and built in Japan, she weighs 113,000 tons and is 290 meters long. That’s a big four-year-old.
I’m not usually a cruise-lovin’ person, except for a small longing to sail up the Nile one Spring, and see me some pyramids. But as the Princess sidled sexily up to the docks below my condominium I found myself pining for exotic lands far away. And, later this evening when Yui and I returned home from town we drove past the Princess, lit up like a Christmas tree. Yui made fun of me, checking out Little Miss Nautical Hottie with my binoculars before she sailed away into the night. Clearly, I was feeling better.
I wonder how much a cruise up the Nile would cost us?
Wow, that is a really huge boat. The buses look like ants comparatively.
She is beautiful. If you get a chance you should sail on Princess. The ships are elegant and they feed you well as well as going interesting places.
I’ll be sailing to the Panama Canal in November in the Island Princess and can’t wait!