....embark on the 2014 World Cruise!!!

At least that is the plan. We hope to retire from work one day and show up on the ship the next.

I wonder if Radisson will still be around. If so, what will the ship's names be. Maybe Seven Seas Navigator II (the original will be 15 years old and will undoubtedly been shipped to someplace else)? How about the rest of the industry? Will ships keep getting larger or will people prefer smaller ships? Will ocean liners return? Or do people prefer all balconies keeping designs as they are now?

Just think, Marcie and Tom will be embarking on their 10th world cruise while we will sail on our first!

Anyone else interested in making long range plans for 2014?

Sounds good to me, Marc!

Claudia

YES! That's right in there for our time frame. We can only hope that RSSC is still offering the fabulous product that they are today, and that there are some new ships. :) Count me in!

Good for you, sounds like a plan! We are planning on taking an early retirement in about four years. Of course, it will take us until 2014 to save up for a world cruise...due to retiring early <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" /> So, I think we'll see you onboard :D

hmmmm.....let's see. Maybe we could come up with new ship's names...and let Mark Conroy pick the winner and award us that world cruise with you and Arlene, Marc!
Here's my choices for new ship names:
The Magellan (time to get away from all those similar sounding explorer-type names)
The Constellation....
The Wayfarer...
The Chanson...
The Mystique

any other suggestions?????

ok yeah we'll be there!

Count us in, if we win Lotto tonight.

Oh, that would be so much fun. Let's see, by then I could have tapped into early social security and Alan would already be collecting his...yep, that's doable! What will our world and lives be like then? Fun to think about.

Wow, that would be so cool! It may take us that long to save up for something like that. We will both be senior citizens by then, most likely both retired. We can start a savings plan as soon as we get back from Pip!

Only if they allow me to bring the dogs!!!!

I love to travel, but, for me 110 days in one fell swoop is too long. I'd prefer the segments in 21 day increments or about 4 cruises. So I will be doing the world cruise between now and 2014 in smaller 10-14 day portions. After 2014 then I can do the 21-28 day portions (Gee, I will be almost 60 then)

And I thought I was a planner, Marc. 2014?

Kathy, your idea of smaller cruises more often sounds very practical. But, they don't have the same ambiance of a World Cruise...no stretch limo, brass bell, etc. I have to agree with you that 110 days might be long. It would be fun to find out though.

Donna, that is true. I am sure there are many things in life that we miss. I am one of those busy people and I think that I could not handle more than a few weeks. The longest cruise I have been on is 15 days. When I started my business I found it really hard to leave more than 5 days. On my frist trip with Frank he planed a 10 night extravaganza, so I thought which was the best trip ever. When I married Frank he took me on a 14 day honeymoon to the Carribbean. Maybe when I am 60 I will crave a trip of 100 nights.

60+ is a good age, Kathy.
Don't tread it, even if it sounds old. Other than some bad knees I have enjoyed this age.
My longest cruise was 3 weeks and I found it perfect. I didn't mind getting off, but if I could have stayed on, that would have been great.

I can actually retire this June with 30 years in the state system. Hopefully I will make it one more year to complete the grant I'm working with. After that, who knows. My World Cruise might come sooner than 2014, or maybe a segment of one.

Let's suggest to Radisson to name their new ships after some of their more famous/loyal cruisers!!!

Beth :hyper:

Tony and I are curious as to how we'll handle 34 days on the 2 WC segments but we keep reminding ourselves that after our first 14 day cruise we did not want to get off and said we thought we could do another 14 days with no problem - about to find out! Joanna

Oh Beth - I like your suggestion. How about RSSC Cosmo....
or (a personal favorite) The RSSC Wagsalot...
or maybe for all of us..... THE RSSC LCT!

Howzabout -- the Seven Seas Ngaire? :)

You guys are soooooo creative - I wouldn't have thought of any of those names in a million years, which of course I don't have anyway!
Kathy - keep thinking about it, everytime you cruise longer and longer, it will be easier, and before you know it 108 days won't seem like anything at all. haha! I often wonder if I could really do that myself, but I'd sure as he-- like to give it a try!

I can't believe you picked 2014!! When we were on the Voyager last week, my husband and I went into the cruise consultant's office to book our holiday cruise next year and asked if we could book the WC in 2014 because our youngest daughter -- who is in 4th grade now -- goes to college the Fall of 2013 and we'll be free!!!

She laughed at 2014, but joked that she'd put us down on the list!! See you there!