Kagoshima: Delayed Departure

After a great day exploring Kagoshima, our third port in Japan, we returned to Insignia for the 3:00p sailaway.

It’s now 5:00p. Instead of looking out at the waters of the Pacific Ocean, we are looking out at the Kagoshima Cruise Terminal facilities … with Sakurajima, an active volcano, rising tall behind the buildings.

Turns out that Insignia’s elevators are not working. No elevators = No sailaway. The deck department is I’m sure working furiously to fix whatever is wrong.

In the meantime, our sailaway happy hour on the veranda has become an in-port happy hour. Cheers!

UPDATE @ 5:30p … elevators are operational. Engine team is still working on a technical glitch. We remain dock-bound for the time being.

UPDATE @ 6:15p … we are on our way. We left our berth around 6:00p. How/if this delay impacts tomorrow’s call on Hiroshima has yet to be announced.Read more