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We leave on our 90 day adventure a week from today. We first have to take a drive to drop our dog and cat off at a friend’s house that is about 8 hours away. Then, we catch a plane the next evening to LAX and fly all night to Papeete, Tahiti. We arrive in the morning and, after checking some of our bags for storage, we catch a boat to Moorea which is short distance across a channel. We will be staying in a paradise-like setting in an overwater bungalow! I’ll be doing some diving, relaxing, writing and just hanging out with Margaret. We are there for three days and then board the Oceania Regatta ship that will travel around the South Pacific for 18 days until it arrives in New Zealand. We are there for a couple days until we board the Regent Mariner. This will end up in Athens April 16th after many, many stops. See our itinerary below:
| Day | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia | ||
| Jan 18 | Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia | 5:00 a.m. | |
| Moorea, French Polynesia | 9:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. | |
| Jan 19 | Raiatea, French Polynesia | 8:00 a.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| Jan 20 | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | 8:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Jan 21 | Cruising the South Pacific | ||
| Jan 22 | Cruising the South Pacific | ||
| Jan 23 | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 8:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Jan 24 | Cruising the South Pacific | ||
| Jan 25 | Cross the International Dateline | ||
| Jan 26 | Suva, Fiji | 8:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Jan 27 | Lautoka, Fiji | 8:00 a.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| Jan 28 | Cruising the South Pacific | ||
| Jan 29 | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 8:00 a.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Jan 30 | Noumea, New Caledonia | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Jan 31 | Noumea, New Caledonia | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Feb 01 | Isle of Pines, New Caledonia | 8:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Feb 02 | Cruising the Coral Sea | ||
| Feb 03 | Cruising the Coral Sea | ||
| Feb 04 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand | 8:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Feb 05 | Auckland, New Zealand | 7:00 a.m. |
Then, we are in New Zealand for two days before boarding the Regent Mariner ship.
| Date | Day | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 07 | Tue | Auckland, New Zealand | 10:00 pm | |
| Feb 08 | Wed | Tauranga, New Zealand | 7:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Feb 09 | Thu | Cruise the Coast of New Zealand, International Waters | ||
| Feb 10 | Fri | Picton, New Zealand | 7:00 am | 7:00 pm |
| Feb 11 | Sat | Wellington, New Zealand | 8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Feb 12 | Sun | Akaroa, New Zealand | 8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Feb 13 | Mon | Dunedin, New Zealand | 8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Feb 14 | Tue | Cruising Scenic Doubtful Sound, International Waters | ||
| Feb 15 | Wed | Cruising Scenic Milford Sound, International Waters | ||
| Feb 16 | Thu | Cruising the Tasman Sea, International Waters | ||
| Feb 17 | Fri | Hobart, Tasmania | 10:00 am | 10:00 pm |
| Feb 18 | Sat | Cruising the Bass Strait, International Waters | ||
| Feb 19 | Sun | Melbourne, Australia | 9:00 am | |
| Feb 20 | Mon | Melbourne, Australia | 6:00 pm | |
| Feb 21 | Tue | Cruise the Tasman Sea, International Waters | ||
| Feb 22 | Wed | Sydney, Australia | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
| Feb 23 | Thu | Cruising the Coast of Australia, International Waters | ||
| Feb 24 | Fri | Brisbane, Australia | 8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Feb 25 | Sat | Cruising the Great Barrier Reef, International Waters | ||
| Feb 26 | Sun | Townsville, Australia | 11:00 am | 7:00 pm |
| Feb 27 | Mon | Cairns, Australia | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
| Feb 28 | Tue | Cruising the Coral Sea, International Waters | ||
| Feb 29 | Wed | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Mar 01 | Thu | Thursday Island, Australia | Noon | 5:00 pm |
| Mar 02 | Fri | Cruising the Arafura Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 03 | Sat | Darwin, Australia | 11:00 am | |
| Mar 04 | Sun | Darwin, Australia | 6:00 pm | |
| Mar 05 | Mon | Cruising the Timor Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 06 | Tue | Komodo, Indonesia | 10:00 am | 4:00 pm |
| Mar 07 | Wed | Bali (Padang Bay), Indonesia | 9:00 am | |
| Mar 08 | Thu | Bali (Padang Bay), Indonesia | 8:00 pm | |
| Mar 09 | Fri | Cruising the Java Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 10 | Sat | Semarang, Indonesia | 7:00 am | 4:00 pm |
| Mar 11 | Sun | Cruising the Karimata Strait, International Waters | ||
| Mar 12 | Mon | Singapore | 8:00 am | 10:00 pm |
| Mar 13 | Tue | Cruising the Strait of Malacca, International Waters | ||
| Mar 14 | Wed | Phuket, Thailand | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Mar 15 | Thu | Cruising the Andaman Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 16 | Fri | Cruising the Andaman Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 17 | Sat | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | 8:00 am | 4:00 pm |
| Mar 18 | Sun | Galle, Sri Lanka | 10:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Mar 19 | Mon | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Mar 20 | Tue | Cochin, India | Noon | |
| Mar 21 | Wed | Cochin, India | 6:00 pm | |
| Mar 22 | Thu | New Mangalore, India | 8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Mar 23 | Fri | Goa (Mormugao), India (Taj Mahal) | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Mar 24 | Sat | Mumbai (Bombay), India (Taj Mahal) | 7:00 am | |
| Mar 25 | Sun | Mumbai (Bombay), India (Taj Mahal) | 8:00 pm | |
| Mar 26 | Mon | Cruising the Indian Ocean, International Waters | ||
| Mar 27 | Tue | Cruising the Arabian Sea, International Waters | ||
| Mar 28 | Wed | Muscat (Port Qaboos), Oman | 7:00 am | 4:30 pm |
| Mar 29 | Thu | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Noon | |
| Mar 30 | Fri | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 4:00 pm | |
| Mar 31 | Sat | Muscat (Port Qaboos), Oman | Noon | 7:00 pm |
| Apr 01 | Sun | Cruising the Gulf of Oman, International Waters | ||
| Apr 02 | Mon | Salalah, Oman | 7:00 am | 1:00 pm |
| Apr 03 | Tue | Cruising the Gulf of Aden, International Waters | ||
| Apr 04 | Wed | Cruising the Red Sea, International Waters | ||
| Apr 05 | Thu | Cruising the Red Sea, International Waters | ||
| Apr 06 | Fri | Luxor (Safaga), Egypt | 11:00 am | |
| Apr 07 | Sat | Luxor (Safaga), Egypt | 7:00 pm | |
| Apr 08 | Sun | Petra (Aqaba), Jordan | 7:00 am | 9:00 pm |
| Apr 09 | Mon | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 7:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Apr 10 | Tue | Cairo (Suez), Egypt | 7:00 am | |
| Apr 11 | Wed | Cairo (Suez), Egypt | 2:00 am | |
| Apr 11 | Wed | Transit the Suez Canal, International Waters | ||
| Apr 12 | Thu | Tel Aviv (Ashdod), Israel | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
| Apr 13 | Fri | Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel | 7:00 am | |
| Apr 14 | Sat | Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel | 3:00 pm | |
| Apr 15 | Sun | Cruising the Mediterranean Sea, International Waters | ||
| Apr 16 | Mon | Athens (Piraeus), Greece | 6:00 am |
That’s all! Wow, that’s a lot of places and a long time. We’re excited to have our friends explore along with us via this blog! Please let us know what you want to see and how you like what we’re putting up every day. We’re all ears to develop material that is interesting and fun.