Mike & Nancy, we just want to thank you for sharing your journey with us. We know there is a lot that goes into streaming and when you are experiencing all of these new and exciting places it can be overwhelming. We sure do appreciate you taking the time to capture the great footage!

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words. We truly appreciate hearing them.

The best thing about Japan cruising is the hello and goodbyes from the locals. We even had fireworks. So wonderful.

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Oh, how fun!

As Loyal to Royal cruisers, I love hearing of your cruise and how RCCL is taking good care of you all. LOVE the Hot Dog chasing. Can't thank you enough for taking us along with you.

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for sailing along with us

Thank you for taking us along on your journey! You both are delightful and fun to watch! We did the Make a Wish auction on our TA on the Odessey of the Seas in April, the Caption and Cruise director did an amazing job. Jamie the cruise director, since we raised enough money, shaved his head.

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

OK, that’s really great that the cruise Director did that. It’s nice to see Royal Caribbean support Make-A-Wish.

Just want to say again thank you for taking me along on your adventures

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for coming along with us!

Nancy I love origami! Having taught elementary students from 1st through 5th grades, I found you are never too young (or old) to enjoy creating through origami. I look forward to seeing all your creations. Maybe in a video rather than a short, and you could do a demonstration.🤔😀 Also, I look forward to your adventures in Africa. Just seeing the photo of the giraffes got me excited. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

That's a great idea, Nancy actually has another channel that she does a lot of different crafts and things on and she's looking at maybe revitalizing and refreshing that channel. Here's a link to it if you want to see some of the things she's done in the past. Thanks for the great idea and thanks for sailing along with us. youtube.com/@nancyjacobsembroideryit?si=d09jOinzbV5tLVT4

You are just lovely!I enjoy your videos so much. So much work but you make it seem effortless. Thank you for letting us join you on this journey. When will you be in Scandinavia and in which ports?

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching comma we love Scandinavia period years ago Nancy and I Took a driving through to there period Our ship arrives in Finland on August 3rd and then we go to Sweden and Norway for many many ports ending August 17th Period so Lots of time in Scandinavia

Mike and Nancy, thank you so much for continuing to share your fascinating world tour with us. And Mike, a big thank you for describing the origins of the Korean War ( a few videos back) in such a clear and concise way! One of my majors was in history and I have never heard a better explanation of it anywhere! I am learning so much from your videos and I appreciate all the time and effort you put into getting these reports out to us!

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, you're going to make me blush. 🤭 appreciate you following along with us

Dear Nancy & Mike glad you enjoyed a wonderful Wagyu beef meal with your friends at Kagoshima Japan. and also enjoyed a fun day at volcano island. The volcanic mineral hot water foot dip pools would have been soooo healing and relaxing for your feet. enjoying evening special booked sushi room meal with friends on your ship. total perfect day Nick beaut giving presentations on Bourbon🥳

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

It was a great day!

@lesley-annecarle

6 күн бұрын

Thank you for the reply sorry I did really press the wrong letter but never knew that until seeing it in your vlog page very sorry will try to take more care

I didn't hear that Mike was a Bourbon expert! I love bourbon and can't wait to see that video!

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

Hope you like it! It was a lot of fun

Once again à great vidéo, love watching you enjoy yourselves so much.

Very beautiful video! Interesting things!

Love the shared experiences!!!! Thanks for sharing

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Fabulous Video! Thank you for sharing!

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Funnily enough I first heard of kagoshima when I read a manga recently called Goodnight punpun/Oyasumi punpun. It’s dark but Kagoshima played a interesting role in it

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

Glad we could show you a little bit about what you read about

Thanks again for sharing your adventures. I am glad you made it safely out of there after the Godzilla attack. Lol

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

That video was a lot of fun to make

Hi Mike and Nancy. We have the Emperor and Empress of Japan on a state visit to the UK just now 😊

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

That's awesome, we loved Japan and can't wait to get back there

Love Watching all your Adventures Enjoy and Stay Safe All Ways All God Bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Nancy & Mike, Thank you for taking us all around the world with you. We,re hoping to cruise Japan in the future, could you please tell me the actual dates you were there? I fully understand your delayed posting of the videos, but I really want to go when the cherry trees are blooming. Thank you in advance.. Continue to have the time of your life. By the way, Africa was fabulous when we were the on safari in 2022!

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

We were in Japan March 31st to April 16th But be sure to check there are many websites that will tell you when the cherry blossoms Peak as it's different every year. Hope you can get over there it's spectacular

Wonderful episode with us being steak junkies - when ya'll get back, come to Texas and we will take ya'll to some good Texas steakhouses - Thanks for sharing :)

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

Our daughter actually lives in Texas somewhere down there frequently. Additionally, we are SCA competition steak judges as one of our hobbies. So yeah we've had some pretty good steak

@jasonclift7253

5 күн бұрын

@@livingphase2 Good, come down in October / November and ya'll can help us judge the National BBQ cookoff in Meridian :)

Thanks Mike

@livingphase2

4 күн бұрын

Thank you. 🥰

This sounds like such a great experience!! Enjoying your videos 😊

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

The lecture would be great to see and i will share with my son. Thanks!!!! Really interesting and fun video.❤

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

🎉 Best Part of my morning ….😀 Thanks Again for all the videos

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks for sharing 🎏🎊

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

You are so welcome

I love watching your adventures to start my day😊! Stay safe

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Love. Another excellent video! Wow didn’t know about your bourbon knowledge Mike. So Nancy, what are you going to lecture about?

@livingphase2

4 күн бұрын

Nancy here, If I could lecture about something craft related, that would be great.😉

I'm itching to go to Japan. Love your channel, as always. hugs

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks for the bourbon crème recipe! I am going to try it this weekend 🥃

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Hope you like it!

Have you ever had Wagyu Beef hot dogs? They are absolutely amazing. You can order them through a company called Snake River Farms and they come packed in dry ice.

@livingphase2

4 күн бұрын

I'll have to look them up when we get back. Thanks a lot

I currently live in Japan and I’ve heard you mention how cheap it is. You’re right! It’s because the Yen is very, very weak right now. So the Japanese don’t think anything is cheap but it’s a good time to visit.

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

That's a great point, it's a lot different when you're visiting versus living there

Steak 👌👌 Lep pozdrav iz Slovenije

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

We are thinking about a month long trip involving a lot of walking and touring. I was wondering if you all did any special training before the trip so that you were more prepared for the long walks. Also, if you don't mind, could you share how old you are at the time of the time. You seem to be in good shape and don't appear to be having any difficulties. I love "traveling" through your lens. thanks.

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. This is Nancy speaking. I do have degenerative disc disease in my back that is moderate and have arthritis in my knees. I did a lot of walking before going on this trip. I just feel like movement is key for my health. I am 59 and Mike is 57 years old.

I really enjoyed this, just like your other videos. When you go out on your own, how do you not worry about getting back to the ship on time using taxis? Thank you for sharing your great experiences.

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

We just watch our time very closely and give ourselves a buffer. Sometimes we can walk back to the cruise ship or other times. We do need taxi and we just account for that in time.

I am Swedish but live close to Copenhagen, Denmark at the south west in Sweden. Would love to see you. Will you port in Copenhagen?

@livingphase2

4 күн бұрын

We are in Copenhagen on August 10th, and that is such a kind offer, but we already have some plans that day with friends. So glad you follow along with us. 😊

Im a vegetarian so I may skip around on this vid.ORAGAMI is in my nightmares still!!!!!I loved the original Godzilla Movie!!!!!!

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

We understand if you skip this video for those reasons.😉

Diane here: what is so great tasting and different about Waygu beef ??

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

It's how it's prepared and how the fat gets marbled into the beef and the content of the fat that makes it melt at exactly the temperature of your mouth. That's what really makes it unique.

☮️☮️☮️

Diane here: egads only 3 such laundry rooms for ALL passengers ??

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

No, the laundry rooms are only available for full ultimate World cruise passengers. We started the cruise with 665 of us, and now we're at probably about 630. Also remember they do our laundry for us the laundry rooms are only for things we want to do ourselves

Mike wonderful you presented talks on Bourbon .Kindness Is everything some time my big figures can press the wrong key on my phone pad mis takes do take place when sending messages to my children sorry It was fo,r Mike it was a finger mistake

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

No worries, thanks for sailing along with us

Jealous of your steak dinner. I live on the Bourbon Trail .... did you have a bottle of Pappy in your talk?

@livingphase2

8 күн бұрын

No, and unfortunately, no Pappy. We wish there would’ve been.😉

Hi Mike and Nancy. I observed that in a recent Japan video you were wearing what looks like a cross body bag. Is this to safeguard your wallet etc? Wanted to know if you both could speak about being safe as it pertains to personal and valuable property. Thank you.

@livingphase2

5 күн бұрын

We have a live stream we're doing tonight from the ship and we'll add that to the list of topics. Thanks a lot for sailing along with us

I love your videos, but again when Mike is NOT talking, he puts an um hum after EVERY Nancy sentence!!! Please work on that. Sorry.

@timvirginia

7 күн бұрын

Mike and Nancy, you are authentic and a breath of fresh air- don’t change a thing ❤

@livingphase2

6 күн бұрын

I know I've caught myself doing that, and I'm working on it. 😪 some of it is our new microphone system that is much more sensitive