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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 03-30-2007 12:53 PM

A Japanese man snuck onboard for a free one-week voyage before being caught in Hawaii, police said Thursday. Osamu Ikegame, 40, said he could not stop himself when he saw the Aurora docked in Yokohama and climbed a 2.5-metre (eight-foot) fence at the harbour, according to police. He then successfully blended in with passengers and boarded the round-the-world cruise on March 20, said a spokesman for harbour police in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. The free ride ended in Hawaii after the cruise operator found out he had no ticket. So much for ship security!!!

From Events at Sea web site.

Where did this guy sleep? Eating no problem. Used the public restrooms. But what about clothing? It takes about 5-7 days from Japan to Hawaii.
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Robertdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 6300

posted 03-30-2007 01:31 PM

Maybe because of that they 'smelled' there was something wrong. I remember a story I read about a stowaway at the Ile de France. When the crew found out he was 'a passenger without a cabin' he seems to have stated that the whole ship was his cabin.The crew probably liked that because they gave him a free meal in the restaurant before they locked him up.

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 03-30-2007 03:32 PM

He could have showered in the spa or gym dont most have a shower room in there?

Jonathan

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 03-30-2007 08:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Frosty 4:
He then successfully blended in with passengers..

But he was Japanese!

He must have had grey hair and socks with sandles.

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 03-31-2007 09:31 AM

Maybe he bathe in the hot tubs, Yuck!! The Japanesse like those. He might have asked one of the crew to wash his clothes??? Wearing anything more than a few days-- WHEW!!!!!
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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 03-31-2007 11:07 PM

I just wonder where he slept.

Jonathan

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