We refer to it as The Epic Journey, although it’s not ‘epic’ in the classical sense, celebrating heroic feats of a legendary hero and all that. (One family member I know says Bill is her hero, so maybe that counts?) No, it went epic when it morphed from a ‘short’ three-week cruise, to a meandering two-month cruise/land tour/transpacific cruise multi-staged journey. All because I loathed the thought of an outrageously expensive one-way Tokyo-Seattle flight to get us home after the three-week trip. I discovered we could cruise home via the Bering Sea, cabin steward, covered spa pool, and fine dining available during the entire crossing. Infinitely better than cramming ourselves…