Preliminaries:There are a thousand things to think about when planning a world cruise... from 'toothpaste' to 'travel warnings'....... the logistics can become overwhelming, arrangement have to be made for every aspect of daily life, paying bills, maintenance around the house, tax returns etc.
We booked this cruise, early September 2008 as I had already decided to retire at the end of the year, we had the time and hopefully the money, if my pension plan co-operated.
Almost immediately I started a list of things to do, keeping in mind we would be away from home (Ontario, Canada) for almost 4 months during the coldest part of our year, fortunately we have accommodating kids, who will take care of the dog, cat, house and car (in order of importance)First Post
Here's the itinerary: Use this list to zero in on a specific portJan 20 Tue Fort Lauderdale depart 5:00PMJan 21 Wed At SeaJan 22 Thu Grand Cayman 10:00AM to 6:00PMJan 23 Fri At SeaJan 24 Sat Panama Canal 7:00AM to 4:30PMJan 25 Sun At SeaJan 26 Mon Manta, Ecuador 6:00AM to 7:00PMJan 27/28 Two Days At SeaJan 29/30 Two Days In Callao, Peru 7AM Overnight to 1PMJan 31/Feb 01 First Two of Four Days At SeaFeb 02/Feb 03 Next Two of Four Days At SeaFeb 04 Wed Easter Island 9:00AM to 6:00PMFeb 05 /06 Two Days At SeaFeb 07 Sat Pitcairn 10:00AM to 2:00PMFeb 08/09 Two Days At SeaFeb 10 Tue Papeete, Tahiti 8:00AM to 5:00PMFeb 11 Wed At SeaFeb 12 Thu Rarotonga, Cook Islands 8:00AM to 5:00PMFeb 13 Fri Sea days after RarotongaFeb 14-17 Sat-Tue More Sea days after RarotongaFeb 18 Wed The best deal in AucklandFeb 18 Wed Auckland, NZ 7:00AM to 10:00PMFeb 19-20 Sea Days part 1Feb 21-22 Sea Days part 2Feb 23 Mon Burnie, Tasmania, Aus. 8:00AM to 6:00PMFeb 23 Mon Burnie Part 2Feb 24 Tue At SeaFeb 25 Wed Sydney, Aus. 7:00AM to 10:00PMFeb 26 Thu At SeaFeb 27 Fri Brisbane, Aus. 8:00AM to 6:00PMFeb 28/Mar 01 Two Days At SeaOur dining companionsMar 02 Mon Cairns, Aus. 7:00AM to 6:00PMMar 03/04 Two Days At SeaMar 05 Thu Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 7:00AM to 2:00PMMar 06/07 Two Days At SeaMar 08 Sun Guam 12:00PM to 7:00PMMar 09-11 Three Days At SeaMar 12 Thu Osaka, Japan 8:00AM to 8:00PMMar 13 Fri Hiroshima, Japan 9:00AM to 5:00PMMar 14 Sat At SeaMar 15 Sun Inchon, South Korea 8:00AM to 5:00PMMar 16 Mon At SeaMar 17-20 Tue-Fri China Shanghai to HongKong overlandMar 21/22 Two Days At SeaMar 23-27 Mon-Fri Vietnam to Thailand overlandMar 28/29 Two Days At SeaMar 30 Mon Singapore 7:00AM to 5:00PMMar 31 Tue Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7:00AM to 6:00PMApr 01 Wed At SeaApr 02 Thu Port Blair, India 12:00PM to 7:00PMApr 03-04 First Two Days At Sea after Port BlairApr 05-06 Two more Days At SeaApr 07 Tue Bombay (Mumbai), India 7:00AM to 10:00PMApr 08 First Day At Sea after MumbaiApr 09-10 Two More Days At SeaApr 11 Sat Dubai, UAE 7:00AM to 8:00PMApr 12/13 Two Days At Sea after DubaiApr 14 Tue Salalah, Oman 7:00AM to 5:00PMApr 15-16 Two Days At SeaApr 17-18 Two More Days At SeaApr 19 Sun Safaga, Egypt 6:00AM to 10:00PMApr 20-21 Mon-Tue Red Sea day and Suez CanalApr 22 Wed Port Said, Egypt 7:00AM to 8:00PMApr 23 Thu Ashdod, Israel 7:00AM to 8:00PMApr 24/25 Two Days At SeaApr 26 Sun Istanbul, Turkey 7:00AM to 5:00PMApr 27 Mon At SeaApr 28 Tue Athens, Greece 6:00AM to 6:00PMApr 29/30 Two Days At SeaMay 01 Fri Venice, Italy 7:00AM to 5:00PMMay 02 Sat At SeaMay 03 Sun Messina, Sicily 8:00AM to 4:00PMMay 04 Mon At SeaMay 05 Tue Barcelona, Spain 8:00AM to 4:00PMMay 06 Wed Cannes, France 9:00AM to 7:00PMMay 07 Thu Livorno, Italy 7:00AM to 7:00PMMay 08 Fri Final Thoughts - Civitavecchia (Rome)< /li>
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