June 2005

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.

YES!!!! :woh:

My DH and I will be in NINJA , Navigator Iceland to Copenhagen:

6/25 Reykjavik
6/26 Akureyri
6/27,28 At sea
6/29 Magdelenenfjord
6/30 Spitzbergen
7/1, 2 Honningsvag
7/2 Tromsoe
7/3 Leknes
7/4 At sea
7/5 Hellesylt, Geiranger
7/6 Flam, Gudvangen
7/7 Bergen
7/8 Copenhagen( overnight)

Boy, do I have a lot of homework to do. I've only been to Copenhagen so would appreciate any info on any of the other ports!

Maria, Ngaire has been to some of the ports. Maybe she can e-mail you her report when she gets back to the office.

I start this cruise in New York.

Olivia,

That's a good idea!

Chip, what is the new photo, is that one you took in Asia from Crystal last year? (fishing boat?) Didn't realize you were getting on a cruise before us. By then, you should know everyone, and have a complete social calendar for all of us as we board (just kidding, not into that). I just can't imagine cruising in the US. So what is your purpose of doing so? Just like longer cruises?

Olivia, That's dawn on the Saigon River taken about a year ago today.

I like New England. I spent a few summers in Buzzard's Bay as a child with my great aunt. In fact the boat goes right by her old house in Marion MA. Maybe I'll get a photo (yeah right) I'll probably be pretty sick of lobster by the time you all get on the ship too.

Of coarse I'll be able to make dinner reservations, cabin changes and anything else for LCT'ers.

Hi Chip,

Thanks for the offer!

Yay---We're on NINJA too. I'll be looking for my grandmother's family home as we sail by in the Sognefjord. As for dinner reservations--we need to plan an LCT dinner night--or at least a get together so we can all meet in person.
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I'm going to start a new thread, exclusive to NINJA (and not all June cruisers) for this purpose, so we won't miss out on others in Ngaire's group who only lurk and may not otherwise read this.

We will be on the PG, June 4th departure. Final payment made!!! Hard to believe it is really happening. Our very first cruise, if you don't count the week sailing around the BVI with another couple, and thank goodness a cook and captain. Food was just ok, though it was a unique experience for us. My husband's fantasy had been selling the house and sailing around the world!! That week sure cured him, when he realized how much was literally poured into keeping the thing in shape etc.

That's good, Jeanine, that your husband has already been cured of that fantasy. That's exactly what my husband wanted to do when we came back from FP the first time.

We will be on the PG, June 11th departure. This is a 10 day itinerary. June 9 & 10 we'll be at the Tahiti Beachcomber and June 21-23 at the Moorea Pearl Beach Resort.

The 10 days on the PG are as follows: June 11 - Papeete, June 12 - Huahine, June 13 - Raiatea, June 14 & 15 - Rangiroa, June 16 & 17 - Bora Bora, June 18 - Taha'a, June 19 & 20 - Moorea, June 20 - evening arrival in Papeete.

I am on Oceania Regatta June 8 through June 22.

June 8 Stockholm, Sweden
June 9 Stockholm, Sweden departs 4 p.m.
June 10 Tallinn, Estonia 8:00AM 5:00PM
June 11 St. Petersburg, Russia 8:00AM
June 12 St. Petersburg, Russia
June 13 St. Petersburg, Russia 6:00 PM
June 14 Helsinki, Finland 8:00AM 6:00PM
June 15 At Sea, International Waters
June 16 Gdansk, Poland 8:00AM 2:00PM
June 17 Copenhagen, Denmark 8:00AM 8:00PM
June 18 Berlin (Rostock), Germany 8:00AM 10:00PM
June 19 Kiel Canal , Germany
June 20 Amsterdam, Netherlands 8:00AM 6:00PM
June 21 Bruges Zeebrugge),Belgium 8:00AM 10:00PM
June 22 London (Dover), United Kingdom 8:00AM

Hi Susan,

My mom was just talking to me about this very cruise ! She really likes it but they already have a Europe land trip planned for later in the summer and she can't do both. Please let us know how you like it. If we hear good reports about Oceania we might try it next year.

Thanks!

Susan, wow...any diving planned?...another poster asked a PG rangioroa dive question on another thread...maybe you can help...have fun..r/wes

Wes,
Sorry to report, no diving this trip. I am excited about all the interesting ports. Will be sure and post review upon my return.

Susan, I'm looking forward to your review. What interesting ports! Plus, a different ship to learn about. Have fun.

My husband, Joe, and I and our friend, Shirley, will be on the Silversea Shadow June 4 to June 14 - Athens to Istanbul. Working on packing and very excited.

Ha ha.. wes, diving in Russia and Copenhagen?
What visa's do you need for that?

Susan what a super itinerary. You will love the line it's beautiful.