After living in Tucson for 5 years I have come to the conclusion that why leave here in the winter. It's the best time of the year. You spend the summer couped inside with the air conditoner going full blast instead of staying indoors in the winter. Like the rest of the country.

So I need to take my vacations in the summer. But where do you go? It's winter in the southern hemisphere. Alaska is just too short a trip. So does anyone have any ideas of where one could take a 2-3 week cruise from June-September

Amen, Chip.

Why leave during the winter when its the best time to be here.

Would love to hear suggestions as I've had the same problem trying to find a cruise in the summer. Add an aversion to humidity, and it becomes a bigger problem.

What about Iceland to NY on Navigator, on July 30? Here's the itinerary:

DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART
Sat Jul 30 Reykjavik, Iceland 10:00pm
Sun Jul 31 Heimaey 8:00am 1:00pm
Mon Aug 1 Anguilla 5:00pm 11:00pm
Tue Aug 2 At Sea
Wed Aug 3 Prince Kristian Fjord (Cruising) 5:00am 9:00am
Wed Aug 3 Qaqortoq, Greenland 2:00pm 8:00pm
Thu Aug 4 Narsaq, Greenland 8:00am 2:00pm
Fri Aug 5 At Sea
Sat Aug 6 L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada 7:00am 6:00pm
Sun Aug 7 At Sea
Mon Aug 8 Halifax, Canada 7:00am Midnight
Tue Aug 9 Boston, MA 9:00am 5:00pm
Tue Aug 9 Cape Cod Canal 8:30pm 10:00pm
Wed Aug 10 New York City, NY Disembark

There's a pretty wide variance of weather conditions along this route -- everything from 40's in Narsaq to 90's in Anguilla, but it sounds like it would be a fascinating itinerary. I wish I could go on it! But it's too soon after my May Med cruise.

A Med Cruise, Norway Fjords, Baltic Cruise, England and Ireland...Actually, I love vacationing in September. Kids are back in school and the weather is perfect usually.

We've done both the Baltice and the Norwegian fjords. Loved them both! It was wonderful leaving the humid Midwest! Though we stick to 7 day cruises cause of my work schedule there are longer ones offered or do a back to back. You run the risk of a heat wave (it was very warm in St. Petersburg the year we went there) even then it is cooler there than here.

Hi Chip,

You could join us aboard Navigator for the 14 days Iceland /Norway cruise on June 25. Ngaire is escorting it and some other LCT members are coming.

Well for sure Europe.. would do end August ( like the last week) and into September for the absolute most gorgeous weather.. and where.. well of course So. of France, Greece, Italy ..
for a start.. ;)
Not sure what is the "offerings" but.. that would be a lot of good destination..

Maria,

There you go. That's a part of the world I would like to see. The sun would never go down that time of the year. Plus that is the time to get out of Dodge around here. (or should I say Tombstone). Let me check that out.

Chip, are you still planning on 007 in October?

Yep, as lomg as your still renting me a Mercedes and letting me drive.

Hi Chip,

Here's the schedule:

Saturday Jun 25 Reykjavik 17:00
Sunday Jun 26 Akureyri 13:00 21:00
Monday Jun 27 At Sea
Tuesday Jun 28 At Sea
Wednesday Jun 29 Magdalenenfjord 09:00 20:00
Thursday Jun 30 Longyearbyen (Spitzbergen) 08:00 14:00
Friday Jul 1 Honningsvag 19:00
Saturday Jul 2 Honningsvag 02:00
Saturday Jul 2 Tromsoe 12:00 19:00
Sunday Jul 3 Leknes 08:00 16:00
Monday Jul 4 At Sea
Tuesday Jul 5 Hellesylt 08:00 10:00
Tuesday Jul 5 Geiranger 12:00 17:00
Wednesday Jul 6 Flåm 08:00 12:00
Wednesday Jul 6 Gudvangen 14:00 19:00
Thursday Jul 7 Bergen 08:00 16:00
Friday Jul 8 Copenhagen 18:00
Saturday Jul 9 Copenhagen Disembarks


Doesn't it sound great? Join us!

I cruise in the summer right now because I work in education and those summer months help with not missing those precious student days. My sister-in-law also teaches. My two nieces enjoy that extra holiday off to travel since we seem to cruise around July 4th.

Look out, I can think about retiring June '06. Then who knows when I'll be on a ship!!!!

Beth :app: :app: :app:

Right, we can also only take vacations from May to mid-August, Xmas holidays, and one week in mid-February, since my husband is an academic.

Up here in Toronto, the term ends about the beginning of May, he's all through with the hard stuff by mid-May, and he's back into it by mid-August, with classes starting usually right after Labour Day.

If and when he ever retires, that will change, but he loves his work, so not sure that will happen for quite some time, especially if they throw out mandatory retirement at 65, which is in the air up here.