Six suitcases, two daypacks and one purse later it appears that my husband and I are finally ready to leave for our 105-day journey around the globe. Like any paranoid New Yorker preparing to travel outside the borough of Manhattan, I have procured enough prescription meds from my doctor to open a free clinic (and/or sustain a village full of robots from the Old Glory Insurance Commercial). Neurotic? Perhaps. But we'll see who will be laughing after that seafood dinner in Pago Pago goes terribly wrong...Also, in the spirit of journalistic transparency, I will openly admit that one of the six aforementioned suitcases is full of nothing but my shoes. At last count: 12 pairs (my friend Coots forced me to physically count them, one by one, so she could make fun of me) yet I stand by my Imelda Marcos-like behavior and will argue that in my defense, there is a DSW down the street. As every woman knows, anything bought on sale simply does not count. (Just like calories consumed at dessert also do not count).
We'll be embarking from the New York City Harbor this evening and as it's the first time the three "Queens" will be convening in one place (how very British to name your cruise ships after monarchs!) the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Victoria will all sail past the Statue of Liberty in tandem as a display of fireworks is set off to celebrate this "Royal Rendezvous" (their words, not mine). So that you can follow along with us as we travel, without further ado, the itinerary below:
January 2008
13
Sun
New York, New York
14
Mon
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
15
Tue
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
16
Wed
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
17
Thu
Cruising the Straits of Florida
18
Fri
Cruising the Caribbean Sea
19
Sat
Oranjestad, Aruba
20
Sun
Cruising the Caribbean Sea
21
Mon
Transiting the Panama Canal
22
Tue
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
23
Wed
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
24
Thu
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
25
Fri
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
26
Sat
Acapulco, Mexico
27
Sun
Manzanillo, Mexico
28
Mon
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
29
Tue
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
30
Wed
Los Angeles, California
31
Thu
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
February 2008
1
Fri
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
2
Sat
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
3
Sun
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
4
Mon
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
5
Tue
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
6
Wed
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
7
Thu
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
8
Fri
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
9
Sat
Pago Pago, American Samoa
10
Sun
Cross International Dateline - Lost Day
11
Mon
Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
12
Tue
Lautoka, Fiji
13
Wed
Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
14
Thu
Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
15
Fri
Auckland, New Zealand
16
Sat
Napier, New Zealand
17
Sun
Wellington, New Zealand
18
Mon
Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
19
Tue
Cruising the South Pacific Ocean
20
Wed
Cruising the Tasman Sea
21
Thu
Melbourne, Australia
22
Fri
Cruising the Tasman Sea
23
Sat
Sydney, Australia
24
Sun
Sydney, Australia
25
Mon
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
26
Tue
Brisbane, Australia
27
Wed
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
28
Thu
Cruising the Pacific Ocean
29
Fri
Port Douglas (for Great Barrier Reef), Australia
March 2008
1
Sat
Cruising the Coral Sea
2
Sun
Cruising the Coral Sea
3
Mon
Cruising the Banda Sea
4
Tue
Cruising the Celebes Sea
5
Wed
Cruising the South China Sea
6
Thu
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
7
Fri
Cruising the South China Sea
8
Sat
Cruising the South China Sea
9
Sun
Hong Kong
10
Mon
Cruising the South China Sea
11
Tue
Da Nang (Chan May), Vietnam
12
Wed
Cruising the South China Sea
13
Thu
Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam
14
Fri
Cruising the South China Sea
15
Sat
Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand
16
Sun
Ko Samui, Thailand
17
Mon
Cruising the South China Sea
18
Tue
Singapore
19
Wed
Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia
20
Thu
Penang, Malaysia
21
Fri
Cruising the Andaman Sea
22
Sat
Cruising the Bay of Bengal
23
Sun
Chennai (formerly Madras), India
24
Mon
Cruising the Bay of Bengal
25
Tue
Cruising the Indian Ocean
26
Wed
Cochin, India
27
Thu
Cruising the Indian Ocean
28
Fri
Mumbai, India
29
Sat
Cruising the Arabian Sea
30
Sun
Cruising the Gulf of Oman
31
Mon
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 2008
1
Tue
Cruising the Gulf of Oman
2
Wed
Cruising the Arabian Sea
3
Thu
Salalah, Oman
4
Fri
Cruising the Arabian Sea
5
Sat
Cruising the Gulf of Aden
6
Sun
Cruising the Red Sea
7
Mon
Safaga (for Luxor/Karnak), Egypt
8
Tue
Safaga (for Luxor/Karnak), Egypt
9
Wed
Transiting the Suez Canal
10
Thu
Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
11
Fri
Athens (Piraeus), Greece
12
Sat
Cruising the Aegean Sea
13
Sun
Naples, Italy
14
Mon
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
15
Tue
Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
16
Wed
Barcelona, Spain
17
Thu
Cruising the Strait of Gibraltar
18
Fri
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
19
Sat
Lisbon, Portugal
20
Sun
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
21
Mon
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
22
Tue
Southampton, England
Transfer to Queen Mary 2
7:00 am
22
Tue
Southampton, England
23
Wed
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
24
Thu
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
25
Fri
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
26
Sat
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
27
Sun
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
28
Mon
New York, New York
Disembark
7 comments:
Is it wrong that I miss you already? Have a BLAST and I'll look at this everyday!!! LOVE YOU!!!!
bon voyage!
Matta and Lindsay, That is some itinerary!!! Have an awesome and safe trip. So jealous!!!
Pelman
Linds,
I should have seen this coming. When you were two years old and we would walk to Hills Department Store in Pittsburgh, you didn't want to go to the toy department. Oh no, not you! You wanted to go to the Children's Shoe Department.
Love,
Mom
April 29, 2008
Cruising the Dire Straits of workaday life in the Northeast.
Fantastic Voyage! What a terrific way to celebrate your wedding and see the world. I always thought that travel was wasted on the old. Better to spend your money now while you are young and can actually see and experience all that the world has to offer than try and do it later with a cane and a walker by waiting till you are 83. Congrats and enjoy. Keep up the great blog.
Have fun you two! And Linds, I just want to add, 12 pairs of shoes for an "Around the World Trip" shows excellent packing skills!
xo-k
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