Jan 23, 2014, 10:36 pm
Last edit by: mahasamatman
Please feel free to delete cruises that have departed, and add your upcoming ones from the thread. This wiki is current through Post #572. Keeping this list in chronological order will make it easier for people to meet up.
.2024
06 May: MSC Explora I - 6 nights - Vancouver to Los Angeles - YVR Cockroach
15 Jun: Enchanted Princess - 7 nights - Caribbean (Port Everglades round-trip) - BamaVol
22 Jun: Diamond Princess - 9 nights - Japan's Southern Islands (Yokohama round-trip) - mahasamatman
01 Jul: Diamond Princess - 9 nights - Sea of Japan (Yokohama round-trip) - mahasamatman
28 Jul: Cunard Queen Mary 2 - 9 nights - Trans-Atlantic (NYC to Hamburg) - gretchendz
26 Aug: Silver Dawn - 10 Nights - Northern Europe (Norwegian Fjords) - pbjag
02 Sep: Seabourn Odyssey - 22 nights - Pacific Passage (Seattle to Yokohama) - 747FC
09 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Barcelona to Roma) - mahasamatman
16 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Roma to Trieste) - mahasamatman
23 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Trieste to Barcelona) - mahasamatman
30 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Barcelona to Istanbul) - mahasamatman
29 Nov: NCL Viva - 16 nights - Transatlantic (Lisbon to San Juan) - ysolde
2025
02 Jan: Celebrity Solstice - 11 nights - Southeast Asia (Hong Kong to Singapore) - mahasamatman
14 Jan: Celebrity Millennium - 12 nights - Southeast Asia (Singapore to Bali) - mahasamatman
29 Mar: Discovery Princess - 7 nights - Pacific Coastal (San Pedro round-trip) - mahasamatman
30 Mar: Seabourn Quest - 14 nights - Japan (Yokohama to Yokohama) - 747FC
08 Apr: Grand Princess - 7 nights - Pacific Coastal (San Pedro to Vancouver) - mahasamatman
10 Jul: P&O Aurora - 16 nights - Northern Europe and Scandanavia (Southampton round-trip) - mahasamatman
26 Jul: P&O Aurora - 12 nights - Norwegian Fjords (Southampton round-trip) - mahasamatman
20 Dec: Regent Seven Seas Mariner - 21 nights - Island Rhythm and Coastal Charm (Miami round-trip) - ysolde
20 Dec: Viking Octantis - 17 nights - Antarctica and South Georgia Island - 747FC
06 May: MSC Explora I - 6 nights - Vancouver to Los Angeles - YVR Cockroach
15 Jun: Enchanted Princess - 7 nights - Caribbean (Port Everglades round-trip) - BamaVol
22 Jun: Diamond Princess - 9 nights - Japan's Southern Islands (Yokohama round-trip) - mahasamatman
01 Jul: Diamond Princess - 9 nights - Sea of Japan (Yokohama round-trip) - mahasamatman
28 Jul: Cunard Queen Mary 2 - 9 nights - Trans-Atlantic (NYC to Hamburg) - gretchendz
26 Aug: Silver Dawn - 10 Nights - Northern Europe (Norwegian Fjords) - pbjag
02 Sep: Seabourn Odyssey - 22 nights - Pacific Passage (Seattle to Yokohama) - 747FC
09 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Barcelona to Roma) - mahasamatman
16 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Roma to Trieste) - mahasamatman
23 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Trieste to Barcelona) - mahasamatman
30 Sep: Cunard Queen Victoria - 7 nights - Mediterranean (Barcelona to Istanbul) - mahasamatman
29 Nov: NCL Viva - 16 nights - Transatlantic (Lisbon to San Juan) - ysolde
2025
02 Jan: Celebrity Solstice - 11 nights - Southeast Asia (Hong Kong to Singapore) - mahasamatman
14 Jan: Celebrity Millennium - 12 nights - Southeast Asia (Singapore to Bali) - mahasamatman
29 Mar: Discovery Princess - 7 nights - Pacific Coastal (San Pedro round-trip) - mahasamatman
30 Mar: Seabourn Quest - 14 nights - Japan (Yokohama to Yokohama) - 747FC
08 Apr: Grand Princess - 7 nights - Pacific Coastal (San Pedro to Vancouver) - mahasamatman
10 Jul: P&O Aurora - 16 nights - Northern Europe and Scandanavia (Southampton round-trip) - mahasamatman
26 Jul: P&O Aurora - 12 nights - Norwegian Fjords (Southampton round-trip) - mahasamatman
20 Dec: Regent Seven Seas Mariner - 21 nights - Island Rhythm and Coastal Charm (Miami round-trip) - ysolde
20 Dec: Viking Octantis - 17 nights - Antarctica and South Georgia Island - 747FC
Cruise Meet-up Thread
Sep 6, 2019, 2:23 pm
#421
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Retiring in March then taking a big trip. Part of it will be:
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
Sep 15, 2019, 11:36 am
#423
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I'm definitely planning a long one when I retire in 2022 - hoping to maybe get on the inaugural of Cunard's new ship.
Sep 15, 2019, 8:55 pm
#424
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Retiring in March then taking a big trip. Part of it will be:
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
We have never done a 30 day cruise, but have done multiple cruises of 20-24 days length. In each case of cruises this length, we have been on relatively new and luxury ships. In each case, we loved our cruise, but were very ready for it to end by the time the cruise was over. While I can imagine a 30-day cruise, I cannot fathom how people take trips beyond that.
We just returned from a 24 day cruise, with 2 travel nights on planes, four pre-cruise nights in a hotel, and three post-cruise nights in a hotel. All-in-all, it was a long trip. It is our experience that after three weeks, we are ready for our own bed, our own routine, and our own cooking.
My nightmare first-world scenario would be to be on an extended cruise on an older ship that had maintenance issues and a staff that were so tired and bored that the service was terrible.
Good luck on your voyage!
Sep 16, 2019, 2:58 pm
#425
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Originally Posted by BBSHOPSINGER 
Retiring in March then taking a big trip. Part of it will be:
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
Retiring in March then taking a big trip. Part of it will be:
Holland Americy Noordam
New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing - 30 days
April 2 - May 1, 2020
We're excited to do the long cruise, and wonder what kind of experiences others have had with this kind of extended experience.
The food was great. You will enjoy it
Sep 20, 2019, 4:44 am
#427
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Congratulations on your impending retirement!
We have never done a 30 day cruise, but have done multiple cruises of 20-24 days length. In each case of cruises this length, we have been on relatively new and luxury ships. In each case, we loved our cruise, but were very ready for it to end by the time the cruise was over. While I can imagine a 30-day cruise, I cannot fathom how people take trips beyond that.
We just returned from a 24 day cruise, with 2 travel nights on planes, four pre-cruise nights in a hotel, and three post-cruise nights in a hotel. All-in-all, it was a long trip. It is our experience that after three weeks, we are ready for our own bed, our own routine, and our own cooking.
My nightmare first-world scenario would be to be on an extended cruise on an older ship that had maintenance issues and a staff that were so tired and bored that the service was terrible.
Good luck on your voyage!
We have never done a 30 day cruise, but have done multiple cruises of 20-24 days length. In each case of cruises this length, we have been on relatively new and luxury ships. In each case, we loved our cruise, but were very ready for it to end by the time the cruise was over. While I can imagine a 30-day cruise, I cannot fathom how people take trips beyond that.
We just returned from a 24 day cruise, with 2 travel nights on planes, four pre-cruise nights in a hotel, and three post-cruise nights in a hotel. All-in-all, it was a long trip. It is our experience that after three weeks, we are ready for our own bed, our own routine, and our own cooking.
My nightmare first-world scenario would be to be on an extended cruise on an older ship that had maintenance issues and a staff that were so tired and bored that the service was terrible.
Good luck on your voyage!
We're taking that looong SQ EWR-SIN flight, and the next morning, another SQ from SIN to AKL.
Coming home, we're going through HKG, so I hope the airport is calm (and not just for our own purposes, of course).
After the cruise, DH found a special place to spend one of our nights: IN the Sydney zoo!
They've got an upscale lodge (in addition to a more rustic option). And some of the rooms face a special animal sanctuary area. Nice! (We hope!) Other room choices include a "Harbor view"... but we'll have just gotten off our cruise, so I think not...
Should be interesting and certainly different, perhaps sort of a micro-Safari (?).
At some time, when DH finally takes a very belated retirement, we'll try for longer cruises. Thus far, we have *always* been sorry when a vacation ends.
GC
Sep 20, 2019, 10:40 am
#428
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Congratulations on your impending retirement!
We have never done a 30 day cruise, but have done multiple cruises of 20-24 days length. In each case of cruises this length, we have been on relatively new and luxury ships. In each case, we loved our cruise, but were very ready for it to end by the time the cruise was over. While I can imagine a 30-day cruise, I cannot fathom how people take trips beyond that.
We just returned from a 24 day cruise, with 2 travel nights on planes, four pre-cruise nights in a hotel, and three post-cruise nights in a hotel. All-in-all, it was a long trip. It is our experience that after three weeks, we are ready for our own bed, our own routine, and our own cooking.
My nightmare first-world scenario would be to be on an extended cruise on an older ship that had maintenance issues and a staff that were so tired and bored that the service was terrible.
Good luck on your voyage!
We have never done a 30 day cruise, but have done multiple cruises of 20-24 days length. In each case of cruises this length, we have been on relatively new and luxury ships. In each case, we loved our cruise, but were very ready for it to end by the time the cruise was over. While I can imagine a 30-day cruise, I cannot fathom how people take trips beyond that.
We just returned from a 24 day cruise, with 2 travel nights on planes, four pre-cruise nights in a hotel, and three post-cruise nights in a hotel. All-in-all, it was a long trip. It is our experience that after three weeks, we are ready for our own bed, our own routine, and our own cooking.
My nightmare first-world scenario would be to be on an extended cruise on an older ship that had maintenance issues and a staff that were so tired and bored that the service was terrible.
Good luck on your voyage!
Sep 21, 2019, 4:36 pm
#429
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Our cruise is part of a "bucket-list" round-the-world trip that will last a total of 41 days. We've managed to snag business and first class tickets (mostly frequent flier miles) the whole way, so we'll be traveling in style. I'm really looking forward to the trip, but after that long, I imagine we'll be ready to sleep in our own beds as well!
Sep 23, 2019, 8:56 am
#430
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Thanks - no Tahiti on this cruise. 2 weeks around New Zealand, then New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, and Hawaii. It should be fun!
Sep 24, 2019, 6:46 am
#431
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Pago Pago is very pretty. Not sure if you are doing America or Independent Samoa. Interesting tidbit. American Samoa has the highest % of recruits US Army than any other state in US
Sep 26, 2019, 6:52 pm
#432
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