August 2014 Are you sailing this month

August 2014

If you are lucky enough to be cruising during the month, please list your cruise and the date and we will do our best to stalk you along your journey to get a glimpse of your ship. Please list your dates and ports.

We will be on the Riviera from August 22nd to Sept 1st. We will be in Rome for 4 days pre cruise and 2 days post cruise.
8/22 Rome
8/23 Florence
8/24 Portofino
8/25 Monte Carlo
8/26 Saint-Tropez
8/27 Marseille
8/28 Barcelona
8/29 Palma de Mallorca
8/30 Sea Day
8/31 Amalfi/Positano
9/1 Rome

My favorite travel companion and I are heading south of the Equator this August. We are excited about visiting Quito, the Galapagos Islands on the Silver Galapagos and then a land trip to Machu Picchu and surrounding areas with Ker & Downey.

W 8/6/14 Fly to Quito
Th 8/7/14 Quito
F 8/8/14 Quito
Sa 8/9/14 Fly to Baltra Embark Silver Galapagos
Su 8/10/14 Bartolome/ Playa Espumilla
M 8/11/14 Punta Vicente Roca/ Punta Espinoza
Tu 8/12/14 Caleta Tagus/ Bahia Elizabeth
W 8/13/14 Post Office, Floreana/ Punta Cormorant
Th 8/14/14 Galapaguero Cerro Colorado/ Wizard Hill, San Cristobal
F 8/15/14 Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz/ Estacion Charles Darwin/Puerto Ayora
Sa 8/16/14 Fly to Lima
Su 8/17/14 Fly to Cusco Overnight Urubamba
M 8/18/14 Train to Machu Picchu
Tu 8/19/14 Machu Picchu
W 8/20/14 Train to Cusco
Th 8/21/14 Cusco
F 8/22/14 Fly to Lima
Sa 8/23/14 Fly home

Well, we're not cruising in August but we are starting our pre-cruise trip.



22-25 Aug Edinburgh, Scotland with tickets to the Military Tattoo
25-29 Aug Oban, Scotland
29-31 Aug Inverness, Scotland
31 Aug-3 Sep Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
03-05 Sep Penrith, Lake District England
05-07 Sep York, England
07-09 Sep Warminster, England
09 Sep Board Silver Whisper in Southampton
10 Sep Fowey, Cornwall England
11 Sep Cork, Republic of Ireland
12 Sep Dublin, Republic of Ireland
13 Sep Belfast, Northern Ireland
14-15 Sep Sea Days
16 Sep Reykjavik, Iceland
17 Sep Sea Day
18 Sep Cruising Prince Christian Sound, Greenland
19 Sep Qaqortoq, Greenland
20 Sep Sea Day
21 Sep L'Anse Aux Meadow, Newfoundland, Canada
22 Sep Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
23 Sep Havere St. Pierre, Canada
24-25 Sep Quebec, Canada
26 Sep Montreal, Canada debark Whisper
26-29 Sep Montreal

This cruise itinerary allowed us to check several boxes off our bucket list. Gretchen has always wanted to see Iceland and Greenland, Cheryl and I have wanted to do "maritime provinces" Fall Foliage, all of use wanted to see Ireland and the Scottish Highlands have been on my list. Not only will we see the Tattoo in Edinburgh, we'll catch the Argyllshire Games in Oban and the Kinross sheep dog trials in Fife. We're pretty excited and lass than 90 days until we fly.

Greg

We'll be on HAL's Statendam, 8/24 to 8/31 on our way to board the Silversea Explorer in Nome going to Otaru for Sumo.
Jim & Pat

We are finally heading to Greenland, via Copenhagen ?? for NARWHAL

Aug 09 2014 Sat Kangerlussuaq 5:00 PM
Aug 10 2014 Sun Sissimiut 8:30 AM 1:30 PM
Aug 11 2014 Mon Ilulissat 7:30 AM 6:30 PM
Aug 12 2014 Tue Uumannaq 11:30 AM 4:30 PM
Aug 13 2014 Wed Day at Sea
Aug 14 2014 Thu Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada 1:30 PM 7:00 PM
Aug 15 2014 Fri Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
Aug 15 2014 Fri Crocker Bay, Nunavut, Canada 3:30 PM 8:00 PM
Aug 16 2014 Sat Prince Leopold Island, Nunavut, Canada 8:00 AM 8:30 AM
Aug 16 2014 Sat Port Leopold, Nunavut, Canada 12:30 PM 10:00 PM
Aug 17 2014 Sun Beechy Island, Nunavut, Canada 5:30 AM 11:00 AM
Aug 17 2014 Sun Resolute, Nunavut, Canada 3:30 PM 8:00 PM
Aug 18 2014 Mon Cruise Peel Sound, Canada
Aug 19 2014 Tue Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada 1:30 PM 7:00 PM
Aug 20 2014 Wed Jenny Lind Island, Nunavut, Canada 12:30 PM 5:00 PM
Aug 21 2014 Thu Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada 6:30 AM 12:00 PM
Aug 22 2014 Fri Cruise Dease Strait, Canada
Aug 23 2014 Sat Cruise Amundsen Through, Canada
Aug 24 2014 Sun Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada 6:30 AM 6:00 PM
Aug 25 2014 Mon Smoking Hills, Northwest Territories, Canada 9:30 AM 2:00 PM
Aug 26 2014 Tue Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada 7:30 AM 4:00 PM
Aug 27 2014 Wed Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada 8:30 AM 1:00 PM
Aug 28 2014 Thu Day at Sea
Aug 29 2014 Fri Barrow, Alaska, USA 8:30 AM 2:00 PM
Aug 30 2014 Sat Day at Sea
Aug 31 2014 Sun Day at Sea
Sep 01 2014 Mon Nome, USA 8:00 AM

Should be a fantastic trip.

Jim, maybe we will see you in that northern metropolis, Nome.

Brayden and I are also on NARWHAL. We depart for CPH on 8/7. We arrive CPH the evening of 8/8.

Really looking forward to this adventure. Expect it may be the last one that Brayden and I do together.

I have a strong view about this and will state it here again. If any of you have grandchildren do consider taking them on a cruise as it is a most rewarding experience for both of you. I first did it four years ago with Brayden and it has meant a great deal to both of us.

I so agree Ralph. We've done several 3 generation vacations including Club Med, Hawaii, a Disney Cruise and in July a Princess cruise to Alaska.

These are the times when lifelong memories are made.

Amen, Ralph and Marcie. I have a huge family (6 brothers and sisters, all with their own kids/grandkids) We have done cruise to Alaska, bus trip thru Ireland, Disney cruise and RCCL Allure of the Seas with ALL of us. I get so much joy from hearing the kids talk about it all later and thru out the years. Those conversations that start with "Remember when we went to...." are priceless.
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Helen

Ditto

Crystal, Looking forward to another adventure together!!

You are so right, Marcie.


Ralph, though not a cruise, my first trip out of the country was to Canada at the age of 10 with my grandparents. We drove from Baltimore to a surprise stop in Niagara Falls, Montreal (my first time seeing a dessert cart), Quebec and New York City on the drive home. What a fabulous experience for a 10 year old. My grandparents took all three of their grandchildren to Canada on the summer of our 10th birthdays. Then when I was 17, my grandfather took the three of us (my mom and aunt went too) on an American Express 3 week " If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium" bus trip in Europe. That was my first time in Europe. What an exciting trip that was.

After finding luxury cruising, my mom and I enjoyed many adventures on Regent ships (our favorite was The Song), then the rest of the family joined in and we had many family reunions all over Europe during the summers. The last cruise with my mom was celebrating her 88th birthday on the Voyager in Bordeaux. I guess my grandparents and parents were my travel mentors. They created a monster....... but I like it that way!!

Mark, You probably will see us in Nome. I assume it's a small airport and when we get off the plane we'll likely pass through the same departure lounge you are waiting in for the same plane back to Anchorage. If so, we'll have plenty of time to hang around and chat.
Jim

Better late than never! I will be flying to New York, spending a few days with Michael and then we'll be flying to Hamburg for a couple of days before joining QM2 on 18 August to Southampton and New York. Lots of sea days and I'm not sure what to expect with such a large ship - maybe a bit formal for me! I can always drag everyone down to my level!

If I hadn't been so scared of big monsters and not being able to breathe at such high places, we would have joined Beth and Crystal!

Lee, you and Michael will have a wonderful cruise on QM2. Looking forward to seeing you on your return!

Ditto for you and Crystal and it will be great to catch up again!

Bob and I are sailing August 15 Highlights of the Emerald Isles on the Voyager.

Aug 15 London (Southampton), England
Aug 16 Cruise the North Sea
Aug 17 Edinburgh (South Queensferry), Scotland
Aug 18 Invergordon, Scotland
Aug 19 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Aug 20 Portree, Scotland
Aug. 21 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Aug. 22 Dublin, Ireland
Aug 23 Dublin, Ireland
Aug 24 Waterford, Ireland
Aug. 25 Cork (Cobh), Ireland
Aug 26 Portland, Scotland
Aug. 27 London, (Southampton), England

I had the best time on a Tauck Ireland land trip last month. What an exquisite country. Don't miss the Gael in Dublin.

We'll be sure to see it. We spend two days in Dublin.

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Susan