November 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.

Ah...at last...just 99 days until we board the Navigator in LA. Here's our 26 day itinerary:

DateDay Port Arrive Depart
Nov 8 Tuesday Los Angeles, CA 18:00
Nov 9 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 10 Thursday At Sea
Nov 11 Friday At Sea
Nov 12 Saturday At Sea
Nov 13 Sunday At Sea
Nov 14 Monday At Sea
Nov 15 Tuesday Nuku Hiva (Taiohae) 09:00 16:00
Nov 16 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 17 Thursday Moorea 09:00 17:00
Nov 17 Thursday Papeete, Tahiti 20:00
Nov 18 Friday Papeete, Tahiti 18:00
Nov 19 Saturday Bora Bora 07:00 18:00
Nov 20 Sunday At Sea
Nov 21 Monday At Sea
Nov 22 Tuesday Christmas Island 10:00 17:00
Nov 23 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 24 Thursday At Sea
Nov 25 Friday Honolulu, Oahu 08:00 23:00 - Lunch with Masaki, Amanda and Little Fish!
Nov 26 Saturday Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 08:00 23:00
Nov 27 Sunday Kona, Hawaii 08:00 15:00
Nov 28 Monday At Sea
Nov 29 Tuesday At Sea
Nov 30 Wednesday At Sea
Dec 1 Thursday At Sea
Dec 2 Friday San Francisco, CA 09:00 18:00
Dec 3 Saturday Port Hueneme, CA 13:00 20:00
Dec 4 Sunday Los Angeles, CA Disembarks

We will then overnight at the Beverly Hilton and reboard on Dec. 5th....I'll post that itinerary on the December thread!

We have to leave the ship....there is a one night charter????

Wow, Margo, glad you like sea days! I realized on our Norway cruise that I really like them, too, it allowed me to sleep more than I have ever done on a ship!

Yeah!! Finally. We're on Voyager, Monte Carlo to Ft. Lauderdale, leaving Nov. 6.

Hey, Margo, we tried for your cruise but couldn't get it. Then, my darling mother-in-law (87 years old) asked if we would accompany her on this cruise (we call ourselves THE BODYGUARDS). So Alan and I and his sister are coming along with his mother. Can't wait!!

Margo, I guess you loved the 2003 cruise as much as we did. We will be on the Mariner Singapore to Sydney while you are on the Navigator. Our best to Tom.

Jody...yes, Tom loved that cruise...so we're doing it again. I know you and Kathy will love Singapore to Sydney - and you're on my favorite ship, the Mariner - have a wonderful time!

Donna, I wish you and Alan were coming along, but it sounds to me like you have a wonderful alternative - you'll have a few sea day too!

Olivia, yes...there are lots of sea days, but we always seem to find great things to keep us busy. I'm hoping Terry Breem will be the lecturer for this cruise. You can learn so many thing while your crusing.

Here's the itinerary for our Sydney-Auckland cruise:


Nov 7 Monday Sydney
Nov 8 Tuesday Sydney
Nov 9 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 10 Thursday Melbourne
Nov 11 Friday At Sea
Nov 12 Saturday Hobart, Tasmania
Nov 13 Sunday At Sea
Nov 14 Monday At Sea
Nov 15 Tuesday Milford Sound
Nov 16 Wednesday Port Chalmers (for Dunedin)
Nov 17 Thursday Lyttelton (for Christchurch)
Nov 18 Friday Picton
Nov 19 Saturday Napier
Nov 20 Sunday Tauranga
Nov 21 Monday Auckland Disembarks

Better start thinking about those excursions.

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Eugene

Don, & I are on the Voyager, Nov. 6, Monte Carlo to Ft. Lauderdale, too. A family friend is joining us also. We're looking forward to spending a pre-cruise for a week in Italy and Switzerland....going to spend a day at my school which is tucked away in the Swiss alps-lake district. (I'm really excited about visiting there after so many years have passed.) Then on to the Voyager! Looking forward to meeting you, Donna, on the Voyager! -- Michele

My husband and I are on the Silver Whisper, FLL to Barbados, this November:

2 - Fort Lauderdale
3 - At sea
4 - At sea
5 - Road Town, Tortola, BVI
6 - St. Kitts
7 - Antigua
8 - Guadeloupe
9 - St. Lucia
10 - Grenada
11 - Barbados

I know we'll have fun, but geez, I think I'd rather be with Margo or Eugene! ;) What wonderful itineraries you have!

Margo, what a fabulous itinerary! I'm jealous - you're going to have a wonderful time!

Kristin and Andrea...thanks, yes, sometimes I pinch myself, never thought I go to these wonderful island, even once...but some how, we're going back again...would you believe we've been to Nuka Hiva three times...Tahiti 4?

I always throw a lei into the wake of our ship as we sail away.... with a wish to return - so far it's worked!

Kristin - I'm sure you'll enjoy the Caribbean just as much!

Eugene...your cruise sounds wonderful...I wish we could just keep sailing south on the Navigator and catch up with you!

George and I will be on the Navigator for the first 10 days of Margo's itinerary, disembarking on November 18, overnighting in Tahiti, then onto the PG for another two weeks in paradise. Motu Mahana, here we come. After the PG, we'll spend a few nights at Hotel Bora Bora.

Nov 8 Tuesday Los Angeles, CA
Nov 9 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 10 Thursday At Sea
Nov 11 Friday At Sea
Nov 12 Saturday At Sea
Nov 13 Sunday At Sea
Nov 14 Monday At Sea
Nov 15 Tuesday Nuku Hiva (Taiohae)
Nov 16 Wednesday At Sea
Nov 17 Thursday Moorea
Nov 17 Thursday Papeete, Tahiti
Nov 18 Friday Papeete, Tahiti
Overnight at the Radisson, Papeete
Nov 19 Saturday Papeete, Tahiti
Nov 20 Sunday Rangiroa, Tuamotu Islands
Nov 21 Monday Rangiroa, Tuamotu Islands
Nov 22 Tuesday At Sea
Nov 23 Wednesday Fatu Hiva (Omoa)
Nov 24 Thursday Hiva Oa (Atuona)
Nov 25 Friday Ua Huka (Vaipaee)
Nov 26 Saturday Nuku Hiva (Hatiheu)
Nov 27 Sunday Nuku Hiva (Taiohae)
Nov 28 Monday At Sea
Nov 29 Tuesday At Sea
Nov 30 Wednesday Bora Bora
Dec 1 Thursday Taha'a Motu Mahana
Dec 2 Friday Moorea
Dec 2 Friday Papeete, Tahiti
Dec 3 Saturday Papeete, Tahiti

How did I get so lucky?

Margo and Marnalou,
You win for the most exciting and knockout cruise of the year! :app: :app:

Margo always picks the cruises I love.
Lucky girls!

Such great itineraries for all of you November cruisers! What fun!

Margo, I especially like your November 25th day....how fun to be with Masaki, Amanda and Marika! We're all jealous!

Margo, Kathy and I did the LA to FLL last year and loved it (on the Mariner). Our daughter was along and insisted that we do some of the more athletic activites. I think you would like the white water rafting in Acapulco, the ATVs in Huatulco and the canopy tour (zip lining through the trees). You are adventurous and athletic enough for all of them. The canal was great and terribly interesting.

Enjoy.

Jody...I've been thinking about the shore excursions. After reading the MINT reports I realized there are lots of "athletic" possibilities. Thanks for the suggestions, I'm always ready for a little adventure!

You have some wonderful excursion opportunities on your cruise as well. The Great Barrier Reef is so amazing, even if you only snorkle. And if you're not afraid of heights, you've got to climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Actually, on your itinerary you're going to have too many choices! Life's great when you have those kinds of challenges. :)

Margo, we really enjoyed the "athletic" excursions, except for the sea kayaks in Cabo. Kathy and I brought up the rear of our group both out to the beach and back again. That is the one that I would not repeat.

If you have not gone through the canal before, I suggest that you and Tom get up early for the first locking and watch the night operations and the sum rising over the suspension bridge.

I know that you'll love the trip.

Please let me know how the Navigator compares to the Mariner, as my sister is considering a Greek isles cruise on her next year.

My best,

Michele, your pre-cruise sounds fun. I'll be interested in hearing about it. Looking forward to meeting you, too. I thought several others indicated they were also on this cruise. Where are they? I figured we'd have enough to name this cruise!?!

Marnalou, I agree that your itinerary is the best of all.

We will be sailing Royal Carib's Voyager from Cape Liberty, 11/18-11/26. We did the same 8 day cruise last year; it was great, so many enjoyable sea days. Thank you, Katherina and Armand.

I thought that perhaps I had a memory problem!... But thanks, Donna, I, too, thought there were many more on our cruise/crossing! In fact, I recall someone counted as many as 19 of us!

There are some wonderful cruises mentioned here! Love them all. Can't wait to read about everyone's experiences!- Michele

Welcome The A Train ...glad you've decided to join us in sharing our love of cruising.

Can you give us a list of your ports? Karen is the ultimate stalker and she might spot your ship at anchor...you never know. When we're not onboard we live vicariously through other's cruises.

Suzie....you have to join us....Please, we'd love to have you with us!

Kristin, we are on right after you doing the reverse. 9 days Silver Whisper Barbados to FLL. November 11-20th. Don't drink all the champagne!!! LOL

Margo and MarnaLou, sure wish we could be gone as long as you. Sounds really exciting.

I think I know now the key to getting to take really long cruises. You just have to have a name that starts with the letters MAR...

you know like MARcie!!! LOL

Kristin, we are on right after you doing the reverse. 9 days Silver Whisper Barbados to FLL. November 11-20th. Don't drink all the champagne!!! LOL

We'll be sure to save some, Don! Wish we were sailing right back 'round with you! :)

I've been waiting for an opportunity to post this.
Seven Seas Mariner Auckland to LA.

17 November - Depart Tucson
19-21 November - Pre-cruise in Auckland
21 November - Auckland
22 November - Bay of Islands
23-24 November - At sea (we get to do the 23rd twice!)
25 November - Rarotonga
26 November - At sea
27 November - Bora Bora
28 November - Moorea
29 November - Papeete
30 November - Rangiroa
1 December - At Sea
2 December - Nuka Hiva
3-8 December - At Sea
9 December - Arrive LA

Greg

Greg...great itinerary, enjoy!

Don...you broke the code!

Now, if I only had a "C" we could do a world cruise!

For what it's worth, in alpha order...
Mar cie - the world
Mar go - as far as you can
Mar na Lou - (lu)au in the South Pacific!

Too Funny!!! Is it called the Mar Vinci Code??? LOL

Greg...we are doing the same thing.

17 November - Depart LA
19-21 November - Pre-cruise in Auckland
21 November - Auckland
22 November - Bay of Islands
23-24 November - At sea
25 November - Rarotonga
26 November - At sea
27 November - Bora Bora
28 November - Moorea
29 November - Papeete
30 November - Rangiroa
1 December - At Sea
2 December - Nuka Hiva
3-8 December - At Sea
9 December - Arrive LA

jack

It's a Mar Velous code!!

Just out of curiosity, does anyone on the Auckland to LA cruise play bridge? Gretchen doesn't, and I haven't played for years but would like to try play some on sea days.
Greg

Hey Dreps I am also on the Sydney to Auckland who else is going?

See the:
Voyager 11/06/05 Monte Carlo - FLL

Thread - How many more are going to enjoy this cruise?

For those of you going Auckland to LA:

If you're flying through LAX and if you have a 4-5 hour layover in LAX :( don't forget if you're *A Gold or better you get to use the NZ Gold lounge at T2 in LAX...very nice :woh: . As a result, Gretchen and I will be able to pair that card with our NZ tickets (same day) to use the Gold lounge in T2. A A* member gold card also allows priority security screening and boarding. Every little bit helps ;) .

Any of you that are going to be in Auckland for a couple of days pre-cruise might want to check out

http://www.potikiadventures.com/main_TripInfo.htm

They have some very interesting trips and are very accommodating. We're planning on doing their Urban Maori tour Saturday the 19th and Marine Reserve on Monday. When I told them our schedule they indicated they could do the Marine Reserve on Sunday so we could have our day of departure free (we want to go our to Ranitoto and walk around CBD).

Greg

I'n not crusing in November but I will be on Tauck's Classic Italy tour November 2nd and arrive in Rome November 1st. I am just missing some of you. I will be in Sorrento and Rome the same days as the Voyager if anyone is on the Spotlight on Antiques Cruise. Maybe we can have a glass of Vino!

We are cruising on the Voyager 11/28, the Eastern Carib. Anybody going on this cruise? It may be a WAA! :(

Betty

You too Hawaiidan!!!! can't wait eh!

Now it is down to days, only 51 before we too leave for the Monte Carlo - FLL. It'll be here before you will believe it. Already planning which clothes to take and living the cruise vicariously through reports on this and other boards.

Take care.

Same here, Betty. Can't wait until it's our turn. Won't be long.