New Itinerary

[brian_uk]

If you look through the thread " Checking the Vacancies " started by BruinSteve you will see my various posts which culminated with Frank Del Rio making me an offer to design my perfect itinerary in return for a free trip in an OS.

 

I do have my own thoughts and have started to set them out but any interesting ideas would be welcome and your reasons.....not just saying the name of a Port.

 

My next post below sets out my initial thoughts and I hope some of you will join in.

 

Brian

[brian_uk]

Well certainly some interesting ideas put forward.

 

Paulchilli - I personally am not that interested in the African Coast and doubt that the time constraints of say a 14 day trip would make that possible from London.

 

The very first Port that came to mind, based upon a Med Itinerary, was Lisbon. I have visited mosty European Capitals but never been there. Yes I know that Lisbon is not in the Med but it would make a great starting point. Palma Mallorca is a fabulous City and we go there frequently for weekends and there is much to see and do and The Old Town is great too.

 

I also think that it should include a few old favorites so I would end either in Civitavecchia or Venice. Its the bits inbetween that I want to think about. Interestingly the one place I would exclude is Monte Carlo. I hate it !! Our last 2 cruises have included it and the first thing we do is head for the Station to get out of town.

 

Bonifacio has little to offer other than a spectacular entrance. Nautica moored at Sea facing formidable Cliffs and it was not until the tenders moved around them that the entrance to a very small sailing harbour was revealed. A few shops and cafes and a trip to the clifftop was all.

 

So these are my immediate thoughts but I will take " on board " any suggestions you may have and the reasons.

 

Let me also add that for me this is an interesting excercise and nothing is expected from FDR in return.

 

Brian

 

Brian

[tropicalkerry2002]

To FDR:

 

I would have no idea how to figure out how long it would take to get from one port to the next, so could I just present an itinerary of ports, and Oceania would figure out how many days it would take? I would indicate where I think an overnight on board would be nice.It could end up being one of your 35 day cruises...

Thanks

Marian

[Druke I]

Interesting challenge - developing new itineraries.

 

I'm still anxiously waiting to see some deck plans for Marina, the little teasers in Passages being woefully inadequate!

[fjdelrio]

To TROPICALKERRY2002

 

YES

 

FDR

[LHT28]

Ok Here is my entry.

 

Starting in May maybe till late June

 

Miami

Boston or NYC

Halifax N.S.

Sydney N.S.

St Pierre/Miquelon

Cruising the Saguenay region

Bagotville PQ

Quebec City PQ (overnight)

Montreal PQ

 

Do a couple of cruises Montreal to Boston or NYC & reverse before heading to the British Isles via Newfoundland, Greenland & Iceland

 

Lyn

[seafare]

What a challenge and a lot of fun. Just the thought of winning is incentive enough to try and who knows Oceania may just come up with 3 great trips. The wonderfull press about the contest and prizes will be the "cherry on the cake".

 

In this economy and the "24" hour cycle of news good and bad, we all can use a bit of fun.

 

Jill

[Benita]

Ok, I'll move mine over from the other post - won't win, because most people have Iceland on the bottom of their to-go list, but if it gives Oceania food for thought, it will be worth it

Day 1 Copenhagen (Or Amsterdam, whichever makes the most sense)

Day 2 At sea

Day 3 Geiranger, Norway

Day 4 Lerwick, Shetland Islands

Day 5 Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Day 6 at sea

Day 7 Akureyri, Iceland

Day 8 Isafjordur, Iceland

Day 9 Reykjavik, Iceland

Day 10 Reykjavik, Iceland

Day 11 at sea

Day 12 Scrabster, Scotland

Day 13 at sea

Day 14 Copenhagen (or Amsterdam)

I gave an overnight to Reykjavik, although the second day can be removed and still have a great cruise itinerary. Right now, Azamara operates the cruise out of Copenhagen, but Amsterdam is easier to get to for much of the US (expecially this Floridian).

[takemewithyou]

Honolulu (overnight)

Honolulu

Maui (overnight)

Maui

Kona (sail by Kilauea volcano at night)

At sea (2 days?)

Cross the Equator

At sea ( 2 days?)

Raiatea, Society Islands

Bora Bora, French Polynesia (overnight)

Papeete, Tahiti (overnight)

Moorea, Tahiti

At sea (2 days?)

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands

At sea (6 or 7 days?)

San Diego

 

 

Would love to take this cruise! :D

[Druke I]

Delete.

[Fetchpeople]

# 1 Orient Delights

 

Day 1 Yokohama for Tokyo

Day 2 Overnight Yokhama

Day 3 Kobe for Kyoto/Osaka/Okayama/Hiroshima

Day 4 Overnight Kobe

Day 5 Nagasaki, Japan

Day 6 At sea

Day 7 Tsingtao, China

Day 8 Shanghai

Day 9 Overnight Shanghai

Day 10 Taipai, Taiwan

Day 11 Hong Kong

Day 12 Overnight Hong Kong

Day 13 Hainan Island, China

Day 14 At sea

Day 15 Manila

Day 16 Overnight Manila

 

# 2 Mediterranean Odyssey

Day 1 Lisbon

Day 2 Overnight Lisbon

Day 3 Rabat, Morocco

Day 4 Cartagena, Spain

Day 5 Valencia, Spain

Day 6 Barcelona, Spain

Day 7 Overnight Barcelona

Day 8 Olbia, Sardinia

Day 9 Valetta, Malta

Day 10 At sea

Day 11 Antalya, Turkey

Day 12 Rhodes, Iraklion, Crete, or Izmir, Turkey

Day 13 Kusadasi, Turkey

Day 14 Istanbul, Turkey

[portpuno]

This is a great idea. Here is my suggestion

 

Paris (Rouen/Le Havre)

St Malo

Bourdeaux (great city to visit and walk around)

Lisbon

Sea day

Porta Delgada, Azores

Funchal, Madeira

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Santa Cruz, Canary Islands

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Sea Day

Casablanca

Tangiers

Gibraltar (fun place with apes, plus great view from top)

Barcelona

 

Several other close ports could be inserted like Cadiz, Seville, Valencia, or Palma de Mallorca.

 

This includes all the stops you normally have to do a transatlantic to visit without the many sea days.

[brian_uk]

Frank

 

Please forgive me but I actually think that you have " lowered the bar " to the point that the original idea becomes nonsensical.

 

It seems that any length cruise 7/14/35 days or even round the world would be considered without any rhyme or reason for the suggestions. What about if two people offer the same Route.............

 

For me this was a thought process of the places I would like to visit and using the reality of a 14 day itinerary. Possibly a mix of old and new; differences in Cultures en route etc etc.

 

It has become a Corporate Gig with Judges rather than an idle musing of ideas.

 

Brian

[Paul123]

This transatlantic crossing or in the reverse direction.

 

Day 1 Miami

Day 2 At Sea

Day 3 Bermuda (Overnight)

Day 4 At Sea

Day 5 At Sea

Day 6 At Sea

Day 7 Azores (Portugal)

Day 8 At Sea

Day 9 Tangiers (Morocco)

Day 10 Lisbon (Portugal)

Day 11 La Coruna (Spain)

Day 12 At Sea

Day 13 Le Havre(For Paris)

Day 14 Cork (Ireland)

Day 15 Dover (For London)

 

Paul

[tropicalkerry2002]

I would start in:

 

Vancouver, with an overnight,

Victoria

Seattle with an overnight

sea day or 2

San Francisco, for 2 nights( been there 3 times and still haven't seen enough!)

no idea how many sea days, then

Honolulu with an overnight

Maui with an overnight OR Kauai

more sea days

Marshall Islands(or somewhere to break up the days)

Sea days

Fiji

Sea days

whatever port in Australia gets you to the Great Barrier Reef

Sydney with an overnight.

 

If someone could give me a ball park figure how many days this would be, I'd like to know!

[Bruin Steve]

I will take a shot on new and unusual:

 

14 nights Cadiz (Seville) to Lisbon...The "West Africa Cruise":

 

1 SEVILLE (Cadiz), Spain --Embark

2 GIBRALTAR

3 CASABLANCA, Morocco

4 SAFI/MARRAKECH, Morocco

5 AT SEA

6 LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara

7 DAKHLA, Western Sahara

8 AT SEA

9 DAKAR, Senegal

10 Cape Verde

11 At Sea

12 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

13 At Sea

14 At Sea

15 Lisbon, Portugal--Disembark

 

I think it's reasonable as to time allotted...It could be varied slightly to start or end in Barcelona instead of Cadiz or Lisbon in order to mesh in with other current cruises...

[takemewithyou]

Honolulu (overnight)

Honolulu

Maui (overnight)

Maui

Kona (sail by Kilauea volcano at night)

At sea (2 days?)

Cross the Equator

At sea ( 2 days?)

Raiatea, Society Islands

Bora Bora, French Polynesia (overnight)

Papeete, Tahiti (overnight)

Moorea, Tahiti

At sea (2 days?)

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands

At sea (6 or 7 days?)

San Diego

 

 

Would love to take this cruise! :D

 

This could be made into a roundtrip cruise by sailing from San Diego to Hawaii - add at least 5 days at the start.

[Paulchili]

My first suggestion:

Sydney

Sea

Brisbane

Sea

Airlie Beach

Sea

Sea

Papua New Guinea

Sea

Palau

Micronesia (Chuuk)

Sea

Guam

Saipan (Marianas)

Sea

Manila

 

Working on others, but wanted to post these ports before others...

[canadiansnowbird]

1. Venice (Overnight)

2. Venice

3. Trieste, Italy

4. Kopor, Slovenia

5. Pula, Croatia

6. Split, Croatia

7. Zadar, Croatia

8. Dubrovnic, Croatia

9. Bari, Italy

10. Valletta, Malta

11. Tunis, Tunisia

12. Mahon, Minorca

13. Palma, Majorca

14. Barcelona, Spain

 

The time of year would be September

[MightyQuinn]

Now you won’t have to leave Oceania to visit Alaska! Don’t settle for a predictable 7-day Alaska cruise. Take Oceania for a truly memorable 16-day exploration of this wild frontier. :):)

 

Seattle, WA

Scenic Cruising Inside Passage

Campbell River, BC

Scenic Cruising Tracey Arm

Juneau, AK

Scenic Cruising Glacier Bay NP & College Fjord

At Sea – Prince William Sound

Anchorage, AK

Homer, AK

Kodiak, AK

Scenic Cruising Hubbard Glacier

Sitka, AK

Ketchikan, AK

At Sea

Victoria, BC

Seattle, WA

[Paulchili]

My second suggestion:

 

Sydney

Sea

Sea

New Caledonia - Noumea

Sea

Fiji (Dravuni Isl)

Fiji (Suva)

Fiji (Port Denarau)

Sea

Vanuatu – Vila

Vanuatu – Mystery Island

New Caledonia – Isle of Pines

Sea

Sea

Sydney

 

This can be done before going to New Zealand in January or before heading back north to Bangkok after New Zealand in February

[takemewithyou]

British Isles:

Greenwich embark in evening - say 5 pm (Overnight)

Depart Greenwich - London mid-morning

Scenic cruising of River Thames

At sea

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Edinburgh, Scotland (Leith)

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Stornoway - Isle of Lewis

Belfast, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Cobh - Cork, Ireland

Foynes, Ireland

Cardiff, Wales

Torbay- Torquay, England

Dover, England

 

Another one I'd like to take! :D

[Paul123]

Frank......you've done it again. Magnificent promotion. You are really quite unique and represent a corporate boss who really does listen to his customers. We've exchange a few pleasant e-mails in the not too distant past and here again you're showing just how on the ball you are. Congratulations again on running what appears to be two great brands.

 

Paul

[LHT28]

7. Let me know if anyone has any other suggested "rules" of play.

 

FDR

Maybe limit the entries to 1 or 2 pp that way others with similar ideas can join the fun.

 

Looking forward to the results

 

Lyn

[Paulchili]

My third (and last) suggestion can follow the cruise from Sydney to Manila (see post # 19):

 

Manila

Sea

Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Brunei

Sea

Saigon

Sea

Sihanoukville (Cambodia – Angkor Wat)

Sihanoukville

Sea

Sea

Djakarta

Sea

Malacca

Kuala Lumpur

Phuket (or Penang)

Singapore

 

It is 17 days but current Singapore to Sydney is 19 days.

From Singapore head to the Med via the Indian Ocean as before or head for Cape Town (to avoid the pirates and explore new destinations like Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya/Tanzania, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Reunion, Mozambique, etc)).

These obviously would be once a year cruises, much like the repositioning cruises O has now, but with a twist.