December 2009

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.

Does the 1st 4 days of December count. Sailing on Voyager into Rio on the 3rd.

We are sailing Silver Spirit Maiden Voyage 12/23 to 1/3 Barcelona to Lisbon, arriving at 9 a.m. in Barcelona on 12/22 from IAH in Houston and going back on Continental on 1/3 from Lisbon. We booked Hotel Continental for one night on 12/22, a risk, I know. The cruise has a few overnights and 6 ports. All are new to us.

Larry & I will be on the Seabourn Spirit starting Dec. 16.

16 Dec. ST. THOMAS
17 Dec. JOST VAN DYKE
18 Dec. SEA
19 Dec. GRAND TURK
20 Dec. SEA
21 Dec. FT.LAUDERDALE

The lovely Miss Lynn and I leave New Years Eve for Lisbon. Pick up Silver Spirit 3 Jan.

Yes!!! Voyager Rio to Fort Lauderdale, last Segment of the Discovery Collection:

Dec 04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dec 05 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dec 06 Cruise the Coast of Brazil
Dec 07 Salvador de Bahia, Brazil 08:00 16:00
Dec 08 Cruise the Coast of Brazil
Dec 09 Fortaleza, Brazil 13:00 17:00
Dec 10 Cruise the Coast of Brazil
Dec 11 Cross the Equator
Dec 12 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Dec 13 Bridgetown, Barbados 09:30 18:00
Dec 14 St. John's, Antigua 12:00 18:00
Dec 15 San Juan, United States 12:00 23:00
Dec 16 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Dec 17 Cross the Tropic of Cancer
Dec 18 Ft. Lauderdale, United States

Oh, and we turn Gold on this cruise as well!

We are on "PARIS" December 2nd river cruise
with Ngaire & Ken.

Yes, sister and I on board Mariner for Panama
Canal Holiday Cruise:
Dec.20: Los Angeles
Dec.22: Cabo San Lucas
Dec.24: Acapuplco
Dec.26: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Dec.28: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Dec.30: Canal Transit
Dec.31: Cartagena, Colombia
Jan:2: George Town, Cayman Islands
Jan:4: Key West
Jan:5: Ft. Lauderdale
Hoping someone else will be joining us.

The Voyager (8a-1p) and the Mariner (10a-6p) are due to be in Cartagena the same day.

I love those times when both ships are in port together. We've had more fun going back and forth between ships and always seem to run into fellow cruisers and staff we know on "the other" ship. It's like a family reunion!

Lars and I will board the Seabourn Legend for 28 days on Dec. 21...here's our itinerary!

Dec 21 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
22 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
23 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
24 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
25 CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
26 St. George's, Grenad
27 Mayreau, Grenadines
28 Bridgetown, Barbados
29 CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
30 Prickly Pear Island
31 Jost Van Dyke, Bvi
Jan 1 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
2 Grand Turk, Turks And Caicos
3 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
4 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5 CRUISING THE FLORIDA STRAIT
6 TRANSITING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
7 Belize City, Belize
8 Hunting Caye, Belize
9 Isla De Roatan, Honduras
10 CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
11 Puerto Moin, Costa Rica
12 CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
13 TRANSITING THE PANAMA CANAL
14 Fuerte Amador, Panama
15 CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
16 Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica
17 San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
18 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

WOW Margo what a wonderful 28 days that will be for you two - enjoy and look forward to seeing you in Dallas - Joanna

Margo, your cruise sounds wonderful! ENJOY!!!!!

Well yes, I guess we are. This is the end of our long trip that starts in October:
Dec 02 Auckland, New Zealand
Dec 03 Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Dec 04 Date Line Going East
Dec 05 At Sea, International Waters
Dec 06 Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Dec 07 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 08 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Dec 09 Moorea, French Polynesia
Dec 10 Moorea, French Polynesia
Dec 10 Papeete, French Polynesia
Dec 11 Papeete, French Polynesia
Dec 12 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 13 Taiohae, French Polynesia
Dec 14 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 15 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 16 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 17 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 18 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 19 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Dec 20 Los Angeles, United States

I'm like Peggy - I guess it is okay to post this again! We actually begin our cruise on Seabourn Odyssey on November 28, but most of the cruise is actually in December!

Nov 28 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nov 29 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Nov 30 Grand Turk, Turks And Caicos
Dec 1 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Dec 2 Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Dec 3 Bridgetown, Barbados
Dec 4 Mayreau, Grenadines
Dec 5 St. John's, Antigua
Dec 6 Marigot, St. Martin
Dec 7 Cruz Bay, St John, Usvi
Dec 8 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Dec 9 CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Dec 10 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

I love reading about both of your cruises - Nov/Dec LUCKY people!!!!!

Absolutely, I'm with Joanna - post in every month you will be cruising, not just when you embark! Helps us live vicariously through you...

Alan and I will be on the Voyager December 28 from Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego. It should be fun to be on the ship for New Year’s Eve. It is the first segment of the world cruise for those leaving from Florida, but we will disembark in San Diego.

The itinerary is:

Dec 28 Ft. Lauderdale
Dec 29 At Sea
Dec 30 At Sea
Dec 31 Cartagena, Colombia
Jan 01 Panama Canal Crossing
Jan 02 Fuerte Amador, Panama
Jan 03 At Sea
Jan 04 Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Jan 05 At Sea
Jan 06 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
Jan 07 Huatulco, Mexico
Jan 08 Acapulco, Mexico
Jan 09 At Sea
Jan 10 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Jan 11 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Jan 12 At Sea
Jan 13 San Diego

Merril

Mark and I will also be sailing with Wandra and others on RIO! We are so looking forward to everything about this trip... except (of course) the yellow fever shots we're scheduled for in a couple of weeks. :mecry: (Ouch!) Happy Sailing to all December LCTers... and, Betty & Larry: Can't wait to read your Seabourn impressions!

Mia, we're having our shots on Tuesday. Then photos, then visas...

Have you signed in with one of the roll-calls on cruise critic? If not, I'll let you know when and where there will be a meet and greet.

(There are two roll-calls--one for the Dec.4 Rio-FLL segment, and one for the whole Discovery Cruise.)

Wendy

YIPPEE !!
We're thrilled! We'll be on the pre W.C. from FLL to San Diego on the Voyager Dec. 28-Jan. 13. It will be our first NY's on a cruise (maybe we'll even make it to bring in the New Year...it's been a long time!)

This is our itinerary:

Dec 28 Ft. Lauderdale
Dec 29 At Sea
Dec 30 At Sea
Dec 31 Cartagena, Colombia
Jan 01 Panama Canal Crossing
Jan 02 Fuerte Amador, Panama
Jan 03 At Sea
Jan 04 Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Jan 05 At Sea
Jan 06 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
Jan 07 Huatulco, Mexico
Jan 08 Acapulco, Mexico
Jan 09 At Sea
Jan 10 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Jan 11 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Jan 12 At Sea
Jan 13 San Diego

OHHHHHH it sounds great Marcie!!!! If you love it we'll do it next year with you!!!!!

DEAL !!

GREAT itinerary, Marcie - New Year's Eve on Voyager followed by Panama Canal transit on New Year's Day. We have always wanted to do a PC transit! SOMEday...

We are like you, we hardly even make it till midnight on NYE, but we sure did on Paul Gauguin a couple years ago and it was such a blast - the perfect place to be on NYE is on a ship!!!

Hi, Wandra - Lucky you that those y/f shots are today just a recent memory! :) Am not signed up on the CC roll call and appreciate the heads up. I'll be glad when shots/visas are out of the way and all I need to focus on is packing!

I booked all our excursions today for NY's
Pre-WC cruise...One in each port. They had about 6 Free ones to choose from in each port and we didn't get shut out of any.

We are on Silver Shadow leaving Barbados on December 11 for 9 nights ending in Fort Lauderdale. Stops are Bequia on the 12th, St. George's Grenada on the 13th, Iles des Saintes on the 14th, St. Johns Antigua the 15th, Marigot St. Martin on the 16th, Sea Day, Grand Turk on the 18th, sea day, arrive Ft. Lauderdale on the 20th. We're continuing on to St. Petersburg, Florida to spend the holidays with some good friends. Any recommendations for any of these stops are appreciated. Thanks, Jeff and Susan

Doc Dancing commences!

We got our documents today for our Voyager Rio-FLL today! The countdown really begins. 5.5 weeks left, or thereabouts.

Congrats, Wendy!!! How fun for you.

Yay

We leave in a few days for our FREEBEE, over 140 days on Seabourn, on the Seabourn Spirit, 14 days in the Caribbean, 12/21-1/4!

marcie

myself and rosanne would love to join you and tome next here
this year is only 2nd tiem home for holidays and
no cruise

we did book istanbul to dubai in september
but i hope one sooner


i miss the ships all of them!!

and we have done all!! as you know


ps marcie

you could visit toronto no stray dogs that need help!!!

Our New Year's Eve Pre-WC plans have changed. Our Voyager cruise was oversold and we were offered an opportunity to "voluntarily bump ourselves".

Considering our hectic travels during the past 2 months we jumped at the opportunity to take a Future Cruise Credit as well as a full refund. As much as I know we would have had a wonderful time,we're very happy to be able to stay home for more than a couple of nights before leaving AGAIN. We are happy campers and will look forward to our next Regent cruise when we're not running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Hopefully, Peggy and others will send seamail. I know it will be a wonderful cruise.

Hi Marcie,

So happy to hear you and Tom won't be "running around like chickens with your heads cut off!" I prefer to visualize you trying to climb up on the elephant in (forgive my aging memory if I'm wrong)
Bankgok on your first world cruise! I so loved all your reports and pix from that voyage.

Happy New Year!

Arlene here on Marc's computer...

Wow Marcie... sometimes things just fall into place and work out for the best don't they? I know you and Tom must be sad to miss the cruise but grateful to just be able to relax for a few days. Have a happy New Years Eve at home!

When I went over 140 nights on Regent I didn't even get a key ring. :(

:lct:

Marc, you are already getting things from Regent from day 21! Hard to say whether when you get to that point you would choose the free cruise on Seabourn and wait til 140 nights (maybe need more now for 14 nights?), or your present and past perks on Regent, isn't it? I guess Regent figures you would rather have more instant gratification, like free internet and some phone time, then limited pressing? Then free laundry? And then free drycleaning after about a gazillion days? Not to mention all those newspapers, and what about priority dining reservations? :rolleyes: Interesting to know what others would prefer, since I think Seabourn not long ago elevated the nights needed to get a free cruise, or reduced the value to a 7, rather than 14 night cruise. Ngaire can correct me on this one.