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Happy travels, At7Seas! I will be following along, looks like a great itinerary. Saturday, January 6 Trieste, Italy 5:00pm Sunday, January 7 Dubrovnik, Croatia 1:00pm 8:00pm Monday, January 8 At Sea Tuesday, January 9 Catania, Sicily, Italy 7:00am 5:00pm Wednesday, January 10 Naples, Italy 7:00am 1:00pm Thursday, January 11 Savona, Italy 8:00am 6:00pm Friday, January 12 Marseille, France 9:00am 6:00pm Saturday, January 13 Barcelona, Spain 8:00am 2:00pm Sunday, January 14 At Sea Monday, January 15 Casablanca, Morocco 7:00am 10:00pm Tuesday, January 16 At Sea Wednesday, January 17 Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands 7:00am 1:00pm Thursday, January 18 At Sea Friday, January 19 At Sea Saturday, January 20 At Sea Sunday, January 21 At Sea Monday, January 22 At Sea Tuesday, January 23 Barbados 8:00am 6:00pm Wednesday, January 24 At Sea Thursday, January 25 At Sea Friday, January 26 Cartagena, Spain 7:00am 5:00pm Saturday, January 27 Colon, Panama 10:00am 10:00pm Sunday, January 28 Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising) Monday, January 29 At Sea Tuesday, January 30 Manta, Ecuador 2:00pm Wednesday, January 31 Manta, Ecuador 9:00pm Thursday, February 1 At Sea Friday, February 2 At Sea Saturday, February 3 Lima (Callao), Peru 8:00am 8:00pm Sunday, February 4 At Sea Monday, February 5 Arica, Chile 9:00am 9:30pm Tuesday, February 6 At Sea Wednesday, February 7 At Sea Thursday, February 8 Valparaiso, Chile 7:00am Friday, February 9 Valparaiso, Chile 7:00pm Saturday, February 10 At Sea Sunday, February 11 At Sea Monday, February 12 At Sea Tuesday, February 13 At Sea Wednesday, February 14 Easter Island, Chilean dependency 8:00am Thursday, February 15 Easter Island, Chilean dependency 6:00pm Friday, February 16 At Sea Saturday, February 17 At Sea Sunday, February 18 Pitcairn Island, UK Territory Noon 3:00pm Monday, February 19 At Sea Tuesday, February 20 At Sea Wednesday, February 21 Papeete, Tahiti 7:00am 6:00pm Thursday, February 22 Uturoa, Iles Sous le Vent 7:00am 4:00pm Friday, February 23 At Sea Saturday, February 24 At Sea Sunday, February 25 At Sea Monday, February 26 Apia, Samoa 10:00am 8:00pm Tuesday, February 27 At Sea Wednesday, February 28 Nuku'alofa, Tonga 8:00am 8:00pm Thursday, February 29 At Sea Friday, March 1 Suva, Fiji 8:00am 6:00pm Saturday, March 2 At Sea Sunday, March 3 Mystery Island, Vanuatu 9:00am 7:00pm Monday, March 4 Lifou, New Caledonia 8:00am 6:00pm Tuesday, March 5 Noumea, New Caledonia 10:00am 8:00pm Wednesday, March 6 At Sea Thursday, March 7 At Sea Friday, March 8 At Sea Saturday, March 9 Sydney, Australia 6:30am Sunday, March 10 Sydney, Australia 6:00pm Monday, March 11 At Sea Tuesday, March 12 At Sea Wednesday, March 13 Brisbane, Australia 7:00am 8:00pm Thursday, March 14 At Sea Friday, March 15 At Sea Saturday, March 16 Cairns, Australia 7:00am 6:00pm Sunday, March 17 At Sea Monday, March 18 At Sea Tuesday, March 19 Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 4:00pm Wednesday, March 20 At Sea Thursday, March 21 At Sea Friday, March 22 At Sea Saturday, March 23 At Sea Sunday, March 24 At Sea Monday, March 25 Kobe, Japan 10:00am 9:00pm Tuesday, March 26 At Sea Wednesday, March 27 Nagasaki, Japan 8:00am 6:00pm Thursday, March 28 Busan, South Korea 8:00am 6:00pm Friday, March 29 At Sea Saturday, March 30 At Sea Sunday, March 31 Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan 8:00am 6:00pm Monday, April 1 At Sea Tuesday, April 2 Hong Kong 7:00am Wednesday, April 3 Hong Kong 6:00pm Thursday, April 4 At Sea Friday, April 5 Chan May, Vietnam 8:00am 6:00pm Saturday, April 6 At Sea Sunday, April 7 Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam 8:00am 8:00pm Monday, April 8 At Sea Tuesday, April 9 Singapore 9:00am Wednesday, April 10 Singapore 6:00pm Thursday, April 11 Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia 8:00am 6:00pm Friday, April 12 Penang, Malaysia 8:00am 2:00pm Saturday, April 13 At Sea Sunday, April 14 At Sea Monday, April 15 Colombo, Sri Lanka 9:00am 7:00pm Tuesday, April 16 At Sea Wednesday, April 17 Goa (Mormugao), India 8:00am 6:00pm Thursday, April 18 Bombay (Mumbai), India 9:00am Friday, April 19 Bombay (Mumbai), India 6:00pm Saturday, April 20 At Sea Sunday, April 21 At Sea Monday, April 22 Salalah, Oman 8:00am 11:59pm Tuesday, April 23 At Sea Wednesday, April 24 At Sea Thursday, April 25 At Sea Friday, April 26 At Sea Saturday, April 27 Petra (Aqaba), Jordan 9:00am 11:00pm Sunday, April 28 At Sea Monday, April 29 At Sea Tuesday, April 30 Limassol, Cyprus 8:00am 5:00pm Wednesday, May 1 At Sea Thursday, May 2 At Sea Friday, May 3 Naples, Italy 10:00am 8:00pm Saturday, May 4 At Sea Sunday, May 5 Marseille, France 8:00am 6:00pm Monday, May 6 Savona, Italy 8:00am 5:00pm Tuesday, May 7 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 8:00am 6:00pm Wednesday, May 8 At Sea Thursday, May 9 Corfu, Greece 8:00am 6:00pm Friday, May 10 Bari, Italy 7:00am 1:00pm Saturday, May 11 Venice (Marghera), Italy 9:00am

We did 14 days Boston-Montreal-Boston 8/27/2022 to 9/10/2022. We were too early for fall colors and too late for puffins, no school kids, great weather.

Great blog, thanks for posting, NorbertsNiece. Neat display. Can anyone identify the fruits or vegetables? Green and red apples are all I can ID. Is the white garlic?

What was the old system at the spa? "Gratuities are neither required nor expected"? Do spa workers push you to buy product on Seabourn? I assume that is a major source of income for spa workers and the concessionaire on other cruise lines.

Did you embark or debark in the USA? If so: https://www.transportation.gov/mission/safety/cruise-line-incident-reports

These are all pricey options: Silver Shadow 16 days Aug 17, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland New York,NY Oceania Insignia 19 days Aug 25, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland New York, NY Windstar Star Pride 21 days Aug 25, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland Montreal Windstar Star Pride 14 days Sep 1, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland Montreal Windstar Star Pride 25 days Sep 1, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland Boston Crystal Serenity 13 days Sep 17, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland New York, NY

Without a cruise director, who would make a morning PA announcement telling you what is clearly printed in the daily schedule? Who would announce that there is a raffle at the Tanzanite sale? Who would tell you that the first five people to say 'ciao' to the Italian photographer would win a free photo of the ship? Who would take over the microphone after the captain's noon announcement to reiterate what is printed in the daily schedule.? How would people know to applaud the main stage performer without a cruise director to tell them to do so?

It is wonderful to hear reports from another competitive diner.

I read about the photo problem in the fact based media a couple of months ago: "Thinking about an iPhone 15? There is a hidden cost to that new camera" "Apple’s new iPhone takes photos that are about 65 percent larger than older iPhones. You could end up spending more to store them in iCloud." The article is probably behind a paywall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/26/iphone-15-camera-photo-icloud-storage/ Thanks for another great blog, LAFFNVEGAS.

Will you blogging from your cruise, exiledowl? I would love to follow along on a Phoenix Reisen cruise.

Thanks for the report, RICHARD@SEA. It is torture trying to sleep in noisy environments. Shame you caught a bug, too. You had a worse cruise than I ever did.

Holland America cruisers Bill and Mary will blog again in 2024: https://cruisingwithbillandmaryann.blogspot.com/

This blog has almost all the main dining room menus for the Holland America 2023 world cruise: https://www.theinsidecabin.com/2023-world-cruise-itinerary/ With the caveat that it is prepared in large quantities and basically banquet quality, study each menu and decide, rapister, if you could enjoy or even just survive for four months, what with your discerning palate and all.

A travel agent website lists Port Stanley and New Island, Falkland Islands. Might be accurate. New Island was a Zodiac landing in February, 2020 and a highlight of our cruise.

We did a back to back cruise Boston - Montreal - Boston in 2022. No special procedures in Montreal (previous three ports were in Canada as were the next three). We left the ship when we wanted, returned when we wanted, could have stayed aboard. I would expect your cruise to be the same, cruisinlibrarian, although there is a chance your keycard won't work or there will be some bookkeeping problem.

Oops, as others have pointed out, there are more options. Celebrity Solstice sails Honolulu to Vancouver on April 25, 2025, Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas on April 29, Celebrity Edge on May 7.

There are no required vaccinations on that Ovation itinerary. I would check with my doctor to see that all my standard vaccinations are up to date (I have aged into a couple of new ones). I would also carry proof of COVID vaccination in case some island or other suddenly decides that visitors must do so.

Holland America sails 22 days between Buenos Aires and San Antonio, Chile. The Antarctica route is weather dependent, I know their South America circumnavigation cruise this November sailed into the Lemaire Channel. HAL has no Zodiacs or landings in Antarctica.

If you want the cruise to begin or end in Hawaii, Oceania's Regatta is the only ship I see doing so in 2025. Regatta's Hawaiian sailings are to and from Tahiti.

It seems incredibly wasteful to apply oil to a frying pan with an aerosol can. Consider poached egg whites.

That is not as bad as finding that your spoonful of chocolate chip ice cream is actually rum raisin.

The captain said there were 416 passengers on our January, 2019 Antarctica cruise. I thought that with a number of solo cruisers, the cabins were fully booked.

You are just scratching the surface of the "Status" problem, Blackduck59. Toss in suites and Club Orange. Does a 4* Mariner Suite guest top a 5* guest in a standard suite? Where does a President's Club member in an inside cabin fit in? A 3* cruiser in a penthouse suite? Who gets to look down their nose at whom?

I think I have never read a more thorough review. Thank you, Catlover54.

There are a couple of docks. One is a couple of blocks from the sights and very handy, the other is a couple of miles east. We have been stuck at the far dock both times we visited Punta Arenas, vexed me to see a competitor's cruise ship docked at the good spot.