2024 Grand World Voyage with The Inside Cabin

[The-Inside-Cabin]

2024 GRAND WORLD VOYAGE (POST #1)

 

Treat every cruise as if it’s your first and last.

Our 128-day Grand World Voyage starts in six days from Port Everglades, Berth 19, at 5:00 PM

You can find the itinerary as a list HERE

World Cruise Reference Items HERE

Links to other 2024 World Cruise Blogs HERE  (Plus the link is always in my Signature line at the end of each post)

Highlights

128 Days - Jan 3rd to May 11th

 

69 Sea Days

59 Port Days

51 Different Ports

27 Different Countries/Territories

      Four new ones for us – Turkey, Egypt, Guam and Saipan

Key Officers and Crew

Here is a list of some key officers and crew – most are experienced HAL World Cruisers.

Captain – They will swap out halfway
Capt Frank van der Hoeven
Capt Friso Kramer gezegd Freher

Hotel General Manager
Henk Mensink

Entertainment Director
Bienelisa Manalang

Cruise and Travel Director
Kimberly Wells

Guest Services Manager
Maja Milanoska

Executive Housekeeper
Shiv Charan

Food and Beverage Director
George Nurchandra

Shore Excursion Manager
Nyron Peters

Maitre D
Presty Sumitra

MDR Host
Josephine

Beverage Manager
Twinkle

Pinnacle Grill
Tina

Security Manager
Simon

Coming next:

Visas, Luggage Forward and Activities

Edited December 29, 2023 by The-Inside-Cabin

[RuthC]

So good to see you two back doing business at the same old stand! Looking forward to reading your posts. 

Hope you have a Grand time on your Grand World Voyage! 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Just now, RuthC said:

So good to see you two back doing business at the same old stand! Looking forward to reading your posts. 

Hope you have a Grand time on your Grand World Voyage! 

Thanks!  - It's going to be GREAT.  

[vino100]

How exciting. You are always one of my favorite bloggers. I know you will enjoy every minute. 

[travelholics]

Really enjoy your reports. I have been checking daily this week for your launch e mail. Safe travels and thank you so much for all the useful information you provide to us travellers who are only able to take shorter journeys. 

[dchip]

Hi Pete and Judy!

Thanks for taking us along again on your grand adventures. Happy to have blogs to read every morning. 
Cheers, Denise and Howie, too

 

[oakridger]

I'll be boarding Zuiderdam on May 11th when you return to Ft. Lauderdale.  I love your blog and posts and will be reading along.  Have a wonderful trip!

 

~Nancy, Ohio State Alumni

 

[julia]

Well, I too would rather be on a world cruise and not have to watch a depleted Ohio State Buckeye team play in a second rate bowl game and not the national championship.  Oh wait, sorry... I digress.

 

Wishing you many, many new adventures and a happy, healthy WC 2024!

 

Juli & Chuck

[The-Inside-Cabin]

2 minutes ago, julia said:

Well, I too would rather be on a world cruise and not have to watch a depleted Ohio State Buckeye team play in a second rate bowl game and not the national championship.  Oh wait, sorry... I digress.

 

Wishing you many, many new adventures and a happy, healthy WC 2024!

 

Juli & Chuck

SIgh - We'll see what happens to Xichagan - root for conference or anyone playing X

[TiogaCruiser]

Looking forward to this- and thanks for taking us along again!

 

So what’s this WC’s special souvenir going to be? ( My DH knows you as the “magic carpet blogger”.)😁

[The-Inside-Cabin]

4 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said:

Looking forward to this- and thanks for taking us along again!

 

So what’s this WC’s special souvenir going to be? ( My DH knows you as the “magic carpet blogger”.)😁

They didn't have these on 2023 - maybe they will bring them back in 2024???

 

 

[julia]

41 minutes ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

SIgh - We'll see what happens to Xichagan - root for conference or anyone playing X

Anyone.

Absolutely anyone.

Go Anyone.

😅😲🎶⬆️🏈

[sandiego1]

Hi Pete,  Hope you and Judy have a great time. We will be following your journey!

Edited December 29, 2023 by sandiego1

[LouChamp]

Aloha.  Always enjoy your reports and photos. Your festive spirit transcends the voyage. We have been blessed to travel the world and visit the places you are sailing either by land or sea. Having children we are very close with and family as well as my mother precludes a world voyage at this time but enjoy your reports and experiences.  Wishing you good health and happiness.

[WriterOnDeck]

It will be GRAND!

 

Henk joined a few days ago and officially took over as hotel manager yesterday. Others have been trickling back during the current holiday cruise. About 2 dozen of us world cruisers who already are on board the Zuiderdam met for an informal reception two days ago, where the party game was predicting which countries we actually would visit. Will Brazil get eliminated for having the world's worst visa application process? Will we make it through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, or will things change dramatically if we have to go around the Cape of Good Hope?

 

What would 128 days in the Caribbean look like? Overnights in Galveston, NOLA, Mobile?

 

We all agreed that wherever the ship goes, we will have a great time!

[travelnap]

Look forward to following your voyage again this year.  Thanks for taking us all along with you.

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

With the friendliest Crew at sea.

 

[Hogladyrider]

All signed up and ready to follow along with another one of your wonderful adventures!

[ski ww]

Looking forward to reading your posts, great way to start the New Year.

[cruzingnut]

11 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

They didn't have these on 2023 - maybe they will bring them back in 2024???

 

 

 

I love it!  I scored one of the 2019 carpets and it's in my elevator foyer!  I will be following you, probably crying the whole time, as we are not on this time.  Sigh......  Have a great time!

 

Linda R.

[meg1021]

12 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

They didn't have these on 2023 - maybe they will bring them back in 2024???

 

 

Thanks so much for posting these helpful tips and both general/specific information about the World Cruise.  I will be following along with great interest.  We are booked on the 2025 HAL World Cruise.  It is our first experience sailing on HAL, and our first World Cruise.  We are experienced cruisers, on a number of different Cruise  lines, including Oceania, Viking, RCI, Carnival, and Princess, and we hope that HAL will not disappoint.  We have taken longer voyages of up to 60 days, but never the 124 days of the 2025 World Cruise.  Wishing you a wonderful cruise, and many thanks once again, for posting your experiences.  If possible, please post about any specific events held onboard that we might need to plan for ( eg. special clothing, such as a White Night).  

[cunnorl]

 Have a wonderful trip. Enjoy every minute. Thanks for taking us along on this amazing journey.

[cruisin'teach]

Love your blogs - thanks for taking us along again!

[Oceansaway17]

looks like a different itinerary than last year.  No Africa and No Aust/NZ,

 

Hoping the Suez canal will be safe when the ship enters the area.

 

Have a nice trip.   Royal Caribbean is on a 9 month world cruise which I think is too long.

It goes down around the cape to Antartica up to Los Angeles and then the rest of the trip has a lot of what Zuidy is doing but they go to Downunder countries.

I am surprised both are going to China. 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

looks like a different itinerary than last year.  No Africa and No Aust/NZ,

 

Hoping the Suez canal will be safe when the ship enters the area.

 

Have a nice trip.   Royal Caribbean is on a 9 month world cruise which I think is too long.

It goes down around the cape to Antartica up to Los Angeles and then the rest of the trip has a lot of what Zuidy is doing but they go to Downunder countries.

I am surprised both are going to China. 

I hope the RCI cruise goes well - this is their first world I think - also - there are lots of port days on that cruise, LOTS of port days - folks will have to pace themselves.    Does anyone have a blog to follow on that RCI cruise?