A word to the wise....
Start the wheels in motion far enough ahead. I just talked to the agency that Ngaire suggested, and they couldn't do it, as we were too close to cruise time. They need at least a few weeks for international shipping to cover time for customs.
Here I was thinking that our luggage would get thrown on a plane and have a somewhat parallel journey. HA! Silly me! :rolleyes: :D
What a nice, albeit expensive, thought....waving goodbye to the heavy bags and breezing through the airports with just carryons!