Osaka Airport: The drive from Osaka Cruise Port to this airport lasted about 45 minutes on uncrowned tollways, at speed in the rain. We drove alongside various docks and harbors the entire way, it is an enormous port complex, very spread out.
The ship sent our luggage to the airport where it arrived intact without incident. We've put our "wets" in the to-be-checked luggage and are waiting for the United counter to be opened so we can check in and head for the business class lounge. It is now about 12:30 and our flight doesn't go until 4:45, lots of time to kill.
This was a nice cruise, we particularly enjoyed the day on Guam. It was a mite long at 26 days but not unbearably so. It had more back-to-back sea days than I'd ever experienced ... not a problem, more of a benefit if you take my meaning.
