October 6th, cruising the Gulf of Alaska

October 7th, cruising the Bering Sea.
Encountered strong winds for about 24 hours.

October 8th, continued cruising the Bering Sea.
Crossing the International Date Line at 10:30pm tonight.

October 10th, we skipped October 9th all together.
 

October 11th, cruising along the southern side of the Kuril Islands of Russia (千島列島).

October 12th, one more day to reach Hakodate, Japan.

Breakfast at the Main Dining Room on some sea days.

Belgium Waffle in the Main Dining Room.

Lunch at Lido buffet.

Dinner at the Main Dining Room.

Very tender Jidori chicken (地鶏) at the Pinnacle Grill for lunch.
Jidori chicken is a species of Japanese native chicken (地鶏, 土生鷄).

West Coast seafood stew at the Pinnacle Grill for lunch.

Sea bass at the Main Dining Room.

Deluxe burger at the Pinnacle Grill for lunch.  

Lunch of King Salmon at the Pinnacle Grill.