Thursday, June 7, 2012

Miss me????

I have been receiving a number of emails since I arrived back home wondering what I have been up to and when I would be traveling again….  Well, since I got back from the World Voyage I have been getting caught up around the house with things left undone during my absence, creating my World Voyage Book and getting lots of sunshine.  I went to Delaware for the Memorial day Holiday, enjoying time with family & friends and…. Going to the beach.  My first couple of days at Rehoboth Beach Delaware I almost had the place to myself as you can see from the photos.  Anyway, today I booked an exciting voyage in July, the Holland America Voyage of the Vikings.  I did a different version of this in 2009 and it was fabulous.  I especially liked Greenland, my place of birth….  I will write more later but for now, here is the itinerary…..

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14 Jul 2012

Boston, Massachusetts, US

05:00 PM

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15 Jul 2012

At Sea

2

16 Jul 2012

At Sea

3

17 Jul 2012

Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CA

08:00 AM

05:00 PM

4

18 Jul 2012

Red Bay, Labrador, Canada TR

08:00 AM

03:00 PM

5

19 Jul 2012

At Sea

6

20 Jul 2012

Nanortalik, Greenland TR

Noon

06:00 PM

7

21 Jul 2012

Cruising Prince Christian Sund CO

8

22 Jul 2012

At Sea

9

23 Jul 2012

Reykjavik, Iceland ON

08:00 AM

10

24 Jul 2012

Reykjavik, Iceland

01:00 PM

11

25 Jul 2012

Scenic cruising Berufjordur CO

07:00 AM

11

25 Jul 2012

Djupivogur, Iceland TR

09:00 AM

08:00 PM

12

26 Jul 2012

At Sea

13

27 Jul 2012

Geiranger, Norway TR

09:00 AM

11:00 PM

13

27 Jul 2012

Cruising Geirangerfjord CO

14

28 Jul 2012

Alesund, Norway

07:00 AM

06:00 PM

15

29 Jul 2012

Bergen, Norway

08:00 AM

05:00 PM

16

30 Jul 2012

At Sea

17

31 Jul 2012

Amsterdam, The Netherlands ON

08:00 AM

18

01 Aug 2012

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

03:00 PM

19

02 Aug 2012

Southampton (London), England

08:00 AM

06:00 PM

20

03 Aug 2012

Plymouth, United Kingdom

08:00 AM

05:00 PM

21

04 Aug 2012

Dublin, Ireland ON

Noon

22

05 Aug 2012

Dublin, Ireland

05:30 PM

23

06 Aug 2012

At Sea

24

07 Aug 2012

Torshavn, Faroe Islands

08:00 AM

04:00 PM

24

07 Aug 2012

Cruising Skopen Fjord CO

25

08 Aug 2012

Seydisfjordur, Iceland

10:00 AM

06:00 PM

26

09 Aug 2012

Akureyri, Iceland TR

08:00 AM

05:00 PM

26

09 Aug 2012

Scenic cruising Eyjafjordur CO

27

10 Aug 2012

At Sea

28

11 Aug 2012

Cruising Cape Farewell CO

29

12 Aug 2012

Qaqortoq, Greenland TR

08:00 AM

01:00 PM

29

12 Aug 2012

Cruising Julianehabsfjord CO

30

13 Aug 2012

At Sea

31

14 Aug 2012

St Anthony, Newfoundland, CA TR

07:00 AM

02:00 PM

32

15 Aug 2012

St. John's, Newfoundland, CA

07:00 AM

03:00 PM

33

16 Aug 2012

At Sea

34

17 Aug 2012

Bar Harbor, Maine, US TR

08:00 AM

05:00 PM

35

18 Aug 2012

Boston, Massachusetts, US

07:00 AM

 

 

 

18 comments:

  1. Great to hear that you are booked for another cruise. As I read your entry, I was wearing my Qaqortoq T-shirt. I see that you get to stop at some different places than we did on our Voyage of the Vikings. Enjoy the trip and we will see you in January.

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  2. Did you know Qaqortog is only about 30 miles away from where I was born in Narsarssuaq? They are my homies....

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  3. Thank you for catching us up - I am glad you are well and your next adventure sounds wonderful! -Kayred

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  4. Jeff,
    I always enjoy your blogs. The VOV is on my wish list so I will be excited to travel vicariously with you on this trip.
    Looking forward to enjoying your next adventure.
    Terri

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  5. glad you are going back 'home'... and on your 'favorite ship' too... :) :) :)

    we'll be back on the Maasdam once again for the 42 day roundtrip to Europe on 10/19.. we did it last year at 45 days

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  6. The Maasdam looks very good for the Europe roundtrip but..... too cold for me.

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  7. last year's crossing(Oct-28-Dec 12) was as 'smoothe' as your last crossing coming back home last month.. weather all around was quite decent as I had expected much 'kewler temps' for the trip

    .. actually the 'coldest' day we had was when we got in to Lisbon near the end...50* early morning in the fog... most days over there were high 60's or a smidge better.. we sail 9 days earlier this year starting Oct 19
    http://stakeout.smugmug.com/MaasdamCruiseEurope45daysOct28

    I too look for the 'sun'... you most likely won't remember us.. but I always stay--all day long-- Lido deck aft starboard at the corner railing overlooking the Seaview Pool.. sailed with you... and Brad.. on Maasdam Oct-Nov 2010... 24 days .. when you took that great pic of the Maasdam in front of the Oasis at Crown Bay

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  8. Hi Jeff,

    I have been checking back in here periodically for an update. Just wanted to send out a big THANK YOU for your generosity of time and resources. I have been following your travel blogs for several years now. Looking forward to reading along on your upcoming VOV. Thanks again.

    Lora

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  9. Hi Jeff,

    Yes, missed your posts. Glad to see you are doing VOV this summer. We did a similar trip on another line several years ago and loved Qaqortuq - so colorful.

    Barbara

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  10. Hi Jeff, Glad to see you're SEA withdrawal is almost up. I will be doing the top of Norway while you are doing VOV. I just booked Anarctica on Zaandam for Dec 2013 (As of now, Andre will be Captain during the sailing)Look forward to the pics.
    Vickie

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  11. jeff, i was on the 2009 VOV with you. some different ports this time will make it feel like new. some other cruise friends that were on the '09' are also going again this year. i hope you can get to narsarssuaq on this trip. you had a problem in '09' and didn't make it. don't forget your 'born in greenland' t-shirt. beachlady

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  12. Hello Jeff, it's great to hear that you will visit my beautiful country during this yars VOV :-) I look forward to your photos!
    I did the last leg of VOV in 2011, from Amsterdam to Boston and enjoyed every minute of it. Especially it was great to see L'anse aux meadows in St Anthony. And the icebergs...huge!!
    Kirsti from Norway

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  13. I am really looking forward to visiting your beautiful country. Despite traveling all over the world, this will be my first trip to Norway.... Any recommendations?

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  14. I missed you! Thank you for sharing your travels with us. Can't wait for "our" next adventure!
    Fran

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  15. Hi Jeff,

    Just returned to your Blog today after not looking at it for a month or so and I am thrilled that you will be off on another trip in July. Am looking forward to your photos and posts. We did a similar cruise on the Maasdam back in 2005.

    Jennie (Australia)

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  16. Glad to hear you're planning another adventure. I really appreciate your taking the time to share them with us. It's the only way I'll see most of the places. I'm looking forward to this next one as I'll especially enjoy living vicariously through you as I recoup from knee surgery!

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  17. Hello Jeff, I see from the itinerary that you are going to Aalesund, Geiranger fjord and Bergen. Aalesund is a small westcoast town. It is nice, with many buildings from the the art neuveau/jugend epoke. It will be nice just to stroll around. There is a small "mountain" in the middle of the city where you can get a nice view, as far as I remember.
    In Geiranger the nature and the fjord is beautiful. I suppose there are several sightseeing-tours here, unfortunately I have never been here myself (been to several other fjords though...).
    Bergen is a lovely city, with a history dating back to the viking age. There is several medieval buildings here, and the famous harbour area callen "Bryggen", you cannot miss it, your ship will be docked not far from here I think. In the end of the harbour bay there is a nice fish-market. If the weather is good you should take the trip with the steep funiculare up to the "Floien"-mountain. The view from here is stunning! I do hope you get to see it!
    Tourist info for Aalesund and Geiranger:
    http://www.visitalesund-geiranger.com/en/

    Tourist info for Bergen:
    http://www.visitbergen.com/en/

    Just be aware that the prices in Norway are very steep!! Most foreign tourists will be a bit shocked...
    I wish you a great journey! And look forward to your photos!

    Kirsti (Norway)

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  18. Looking forward to your trip!
    Carrie.

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