well, we made it here. It was a long flight, but it wasnt too bad, the food was good and the seats reclined a lot! We're not on the boat yet, but we're at the hotel and doing some sightseeing tomorrow and the next day, and embarking on the 3rd. Seems most places are booked for New Year's Eve, but the hotel room has a nice view of the harbor and bridge, so we can watch the fireworks from there. Thats about it for today.. I'll write more later when we've done more things.