After much hand wringing and indecision I have decided to hit the high seas for another very long voyage. I am probably the most surprised person on the planet because I thought there was close to a zero chance I would sail again this year. Oh well, I guess I was wrong!!! This one will be a bit different because my home away from home, the ms Amsterdam, is going into dry dock for two weeks in December and I’ll have to get off the ship in Los Angeles. Bummer! To fill in the gap, I will head to San Diego, from L.A., and board the ms Statendam for a 12 day Sea of Cortez cruise. After that, I fly to San Francisco to meet up with the Amsterdam once again. I will then stay on the Amsterdam for the next 130 days. So, in summary, I will be sailing for 7 months again. I hope it turns out to be a great adventure. Here is the itinerary for the next big voyage:
Ms Amsterdam
Mon Sep 23 Los Angeles, CA 5:00pm
Tue Sep 24 At Sea
Wed Sep 25 At Sea
Thu Sep 26 At Sea
Fri Sep 27 At Sea
Sat Sep 28 Hilo, Hawaii, HI 10:00am 6:00pm
Sun Sep 29 Honolulu, Oahu, HI 7:00am 11:00pm
Mon Sep 30 At Sea
Tue Oct 1 At Sea
Wed Oct 2 At Sea
Thu Oct 3 Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
Sat Oct 5 Majuro, Marshall Islands 11:00am 6:00pm
Sun Oct 6 At Sea
Mon Oct 7 At Sea
Tue Oct 8 Chuuk, Micronesia Noon 6:00pm
Wed Oct 9 At Sea
Thu Oct 10 Guam, U.S. Territory 8:00 am 5:00pm
Fri Oct 11 Saipan, N. Marianas Islands, U.S. Territory 8:00 am 4:00pm
Sat Oct 12 At Sea
Sun Oct 13 At Sea
Mon Oct 14 Kobe, Japan 4:00 pm
Tue Oct 15 Kobe, Japan 5:00pm
Wed Oct 16 At Sea
Thu Oct 17 Okinawa (Naha), Japan 9:00 am 6:00pm
Fri Oct 18 At Sea
Sat Oct 19 Shanghai, China 8:00 am
Sun Oct 20 Shanghai, China 5:00pm
Mon Oct 21 At Sea
Tue Oct 22 At Sea
Wed Oct 23 Hong Kong 8:00am
Thu Oct 24 Hong Kong 5:00pm
Fri Oct 25 At Sea
Sat Oct 26 Nha Trang, Vietnam 8:00am 5:00pm
Sun Oct 27 At Sea
Mon Oct 28 Singapore 3:00pm
Tue Oct 29 Singapore 3:00pm
Wed Oct 30 At Sea
Thu Oct 31 Muara (Bandar Seri Begawan), Brunei 11:00am 9:00pm
Fri Nov 1 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 7:00am 5:00pm
Sat Nov 2 At Sea
Sun Nov 3 Manila, Philippines 8:00am 11:00pm
Mon Nov 4 At Sea
Tue Nov 5 Cebu, Philippines 7:00am 5:00pm
Wed Nov 6 At Sea
Thu Nov 7 At Sea
Fri Nov 8 Yap Island, Micronesia 8:00am 3:00pm
Sat Nov 9 At Sea
Sun Nov 10 Crossing The Equator (Cruising)
Mon Nov 11 Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Nov 12 At Sea
Wed Nov 13 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Nov 14 At Sea
Fri Nov 15 Vanuatu 8:00am 4:00pm
Sat Nov 16 At Sea
Sun Nov 17 Lautoka, Fiji 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Nov 18 Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
Tue Nov 19 Pago Pago, American Samoa 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Nov 20 At Sea
Thu Nov 21 At Sea
Fri Nov 22 Bora Bora, Society Islands 8:00am 6:00pm
Sat Nov 23 Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands 8:00am
Sun Nov 24 Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands 5:00am
Sun Nov 24 Moorea, Society Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Nov 25 Rangiroa, Society Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Nov 26 At Sea
Wed Nov 27 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Nov 28 At Sea
Fri Nov 29 Crossing The Equator (Cruising)
Sat Nov 30 At Sea
Sun Dec 1 At Sea
Mon Dec 2 At Sea
Tue Dec 3 At Sea
Wed Dec 4 Los Angeles, CA 7:00am
Ms Statendam
Wed Dec 4 San Diego, CA 4:00pm
Thu Dec 5 At Sea
Fri Dec 6 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Noon 6:00pm
Sat Dec 7 La Paz, Mexico 8:00am 6:00pm
Sun Dec 8 Loreto, Mexico 8:00am 6:00pm
Mon Dec 9 Guaymas, Mexico 8:00am 4:00pm
Tue Dec 10 Topolobampo, Mexico 5:30am 11:00pm
Wed Dec 11 At Sea
Thu Dec 12 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 8:00am
Fri Dec 13 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 5:00pm
Sat Dec 14 At Sea
Sun Dec 15 At Sea
Mon Dec 16 San Diego, CA 7:00am
Ms Amsterdam
Wed Dec 18 San Francisco, CA 5:00pm
Thu Dec 19 At Sea
Fri Dec 20 San Diego, CA 10:00am 5:00pm
Sat Dec 21 At Sea
Sun Dec 22 At Sea
Mon Dec 23 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 10:00am 9:00pm
Tue Dec 24 At Sea
Wed Dec 25 At Sea
Thu Dec 26 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Dec 27 Corinto, Nicaragua 8:00am 3:00pm
Sat Dec 28 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica 7:00am 5:00pm
Sun Dec 29 At Sea
Mon Dec 30 Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising)
Tue Dec 31 Cartagena, Colombia Noon 6:00pm
Wed Jan 1 At Sea
Thu Jan 2 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Jan 3 At Sea
Sat Jan 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00am
Sat Jan 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL 11:00pm
Sun Jan 5 At Sea
Mon Jan 6 At Sea
Tue Jan 7 At Sea
Wed Jan 8 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 7:00am 4:00pm
Thu Jan 9 Panama Canal (Full Transit)
Fri Jan 10 At Sea
Sat Jan 11 Manta, Ecuador 8:00am 11:00pm
Sun Jan 12 At Sea
Mon Jan 13 At Sea
Tue Jan 14 Lima (Callao), Peru 7:00am
Wed Jan 15 Lima (Callao), Peru
Thu Jan 16 Lima (Callao), Peru Noon
Fri Jan 17 At Sea
Sat Jan 18 At Sea
Sun Jan 19 At Sea
Mon Jan 20 At Sea
Tue Jan 21 Easter Island, Chilean dependency 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jan 22 At Sea
Thu Jan 23 At Sea
Fri Jan 24 Pitcairn Island, UK Territory 8:00am Noon
Sat Jan 25 At Sea
Sun Jan 26 At Sea
Mon Jan 27 Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands 8:00am
Tue Jan 28 Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands 5:00am
Tue Jan 28 Moorea, Society Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jan 29 Bora Bora, Society Islands 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Jan 30 At Sea
Fri Jan 31 At Sea
Sat Feb 1 Pago Pago, American Samoa 8:00am 5:00pm
Sun Feb 2 At Sea
Mon Feb 3 Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
Wed Feb 5 Lautoka, Fiji 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Feb 6 At Sea
Fri Feb 7 Noumea, New Caledonia 10:00am 7:00pm
Sat Feb 8 Ile des Pins, New Caledonia 8:00am 3:00pm
Sun Feb 9 At Sea
Mon Feb 10 At Sea
Tue Feb 11 Sydney, Australia 8:00am
Wed Feb 12 Sydney, Australia 6:00pm
Thu Feb 13 At Sea
Fri Feb 14 Brisbane, Australia 8:00am 6:00pm
Sat Feb 15 At Sea
Sun Feb 16 At Sea
Mon Feb 17 Yorkeys Knob, Australia 8:00am 6:00pm
Tue Feb 18 At Sea
Wed Feb 19 At Sea
Thu Feb 20 Papua New Guinea 7:00am 4:00pm
Fri Feb 21 Madang, Papua New Guinea 8:00am 5:00pm
Sat Feb 22 At Sea
Sun Feb 23 Crossing The Equator (Cruising)
Mon Feb 24 Yap Island, Micronesia 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Feb 25 At Sea
Wed Feb 26 At Sea
Thu Feb 27 Cebu, Philippines 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Feb 28 At Sea
Sat Mar 1 Manila, Philippines 8:00am 5:00pm
Sun Mar 2 At Sea
Mon Mar 3 Hong Kong 8:00am
Tue Mar 4 Hong Kong 5:00pm
Wed Mar 5 At Sea
Thu Mar 6 At Sea
Fri Mar 7 At Sea
Sat Mar 8 Singapore 8:00am
Sun Mar 9 Singapore 5:00pm
Mon Mar 10 At Sea
Tue Mar 11 Phuket, Thailand 8:00am 6:00pm
Wed Mar 12 At Sea
Thu Mar 13 At Sea
Fri Mar 14 At Sea
Sat Mar 15 Colombo, Sri Lanka 8:00am 6:00pm
Sun Mar 16 At Sea
Mon Mar 17 At Sea
Tue Mar 18 At Sea
Wed Mar 19 Victoria, Seychelles 4:00pm
Thu Mar 20 Victoria, Seychelles 5:00pm
Fri Mar 21 At Sea
Sat Mar 22 At Sea
Sun Mar 23 Mauritius (Port Louis) 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Mar 24 La Possession, Reunion Island 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Mar 25 At Sea
Wed Mar 26 At Sea
Thu Mar 27 At Sea
Fri Mar 28 Durban, South Africa 7:00am 6:00pm
Sat Mar 29 At Sea
Sun Mar 30 At Sea
Mon Mar 31 At Sea
Tue Apr 1 Cape Town, South Africa 8:00am
Wed Apr 2 Cape Town, South Africa 2:00pm
Thu Apr 3 At Sea
Fri Apr 4 Walvis Bay, Namibia 8:00am 5:00pm
Sat Apr 5 At Sea
Sun Apr 6 At Sea
Mon Apr 7 At Sea
Tue Apr 8 St. Helena, UK Territory 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Apr 9 At Sea
Thu Apr 10 At Sea
Fri Apr 11 Ascension Island, U.K. Territory 8:00am 5:00pm
Sat Apr 12 At Sea
Sun Apr 13 At Sea
Mon Apr 14 At Sea
Tue Apr 15 Banjul, Gambia 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Apr 16 Dakar, Senegal 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Apr 17 At Sea
Fri Apr 18 Mindelo, Cape Verde 8:00am 5:00pm
Sat Apr 19 At Sea
Sun Apr 20 At Sea
Mon Apr 21 At Sea
Tue Apr 22 At Sea
Wed Apr 23 Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Apr 24 Roseau, Dominica 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Apr 25 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm
Sat Apr 26 At Sea
Sun Apr 27 At Sea
Mon Apr 28 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00am
