A little radio-silent right up front, only because our first two days are sea days, before we reach our first port, Laem Chabang & North Pattaya in Thailand, tomorrow morning. Christmas morning! So anyway, no destination pix or stories yet, but life on board is, of course, wonderful. Five different dining venues to choose from, 2 lectures (at least) every day by guest speakers with great stories to tell and insights to deliver. And last night I wished out loud “maybe we could have a good ol’ South China Sea monsoon”......and right now the rain is horizontal & the wind is whipping! Perhaps good to have it while we’re sailing & not visiting ports.