Stogeyfish

For those going on a Disney cruise, do not despair. While all four ships in the fleet have designated smoking decks, two of them (Dream and Fantasy) have dedicated outdoor lounges. A portion of the lounge is covered by the above deck and the seating and drink service is excellent. It's not ever very crowded and I've chased off a large non-smoking party who was using it as a meeting place - they moved off without a word as they knew it was a dedicated cigar area. ☺️

Try the Row Bar.

Diplomaticos #6

NEVER go through Mexico. A member of our group was fined bringing cigars on the way to Cuba; and we all got fined coming back through to the 'States.

All good here.

Emiliano Nelson in Havana does great custom work; and he's a cigar smoker!

Amen

Can't really tell from the picture but it looks to be the same style as an "Oh!Val" https://nobdesigns.stores.jp/items/57bd2e5499c3cd0ee80055c8

Happy Birthday, Chris! Great meeting you at the Partagas store!

A tablemate lit his during the dinner. The cigar had an excellent draw but came off as very light in both strength and flavor; probably due to our diminished palate from the week. As a result, while boxes were available, I didn't purchase any. Fast forward to a few days ago, I smoked mine and it was much stronger with very good flavors though still young - kicking myself for not buying any.

Just about a 5 minute walk from the Shinagawa Prince Hotel is the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa. The Takanawa has a Le Connaisseur cigar lounge; while I haven't been there in a while, I remember it as very comfortable and the service impeccable. Enjoy!

Best of luck, Lisa! Greatest Christmas present!

Congrats Lisa! Best Wishes!

Ken - I went out on the release date but were all sold out. It's now on my Christmas list and I just was a DVD copy in the store recently - so hopefully the wife picked it up for me. In case you're interested and until you get a blu-ray player here's the link to Backstreets.com - scroll down for a new 30 minute video of The Promise: http://www.backstreets.com/news.html

Great review! Don't forget about the Tampa/Czar custom releases, too.