Our Travel Plans

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Northeast Asia base (2026):

  • Japan: land stays October 4 until Nov 1

    • Yokohama Oct 4-5

    • Kanazawa Oct 5-23

    • Hiroshima Oct 23-25

    • Kyoto Oct 25-30

    • Osaka Oct 30-31

  • Shanghai, China (based in Kunshan Geoxin for day trips to all surrounding areas — until Nov 9

  • Busan, South Korea (Gwangalli Beach) — until Nov 22

  • Japan:

    • Hakone Nov 19-21

    • Fuefoki Wine Region Nov 21-22

    • Tokyo Nov 22-24

    • Yokohama Nov 24-25

  • Diamond Princess Nov 27 (Tokyo to Singapore) — ports in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam

South Asia base (2026-27):

  • Sri Lanka from Dec 10 to Feb 4, beginning in Weligama, heading inland to Udawalawe for elephant safari, then to Ella and Nuwaru Eliya, finishing in Galle.

  • Goa, India (for Carnival) until Feb 16, 2027

  • Kerala, India (Kochi, Thrissur, Backwater Cruise Alleppey, Trivandrum) until 3/25/2027

  • Classic Rajasthan (Intrepid Tour) 15 days from Delhi, India 3/25-4/8/27, which visits Delhi, Agra, Maghogarh, Jaipur, Ranthambore (short tiger safari), Bundi, BiJaipur, Udaipur, Desert Tent Camp, Pushkar, Delhi.

  • Northern India —Kausauli, Shimla, Chandigarh including Toy Train Shimla) 4/8/27-4/26

  • Varanasi, India 4/26-5/2

  • Bandhavgarh Natural Park 5/2-5/5 (Nature Heritage Resort—safari camp) for multiple game drives to see the Royal Bengal Tigers.

Southeast Asia base (2027):

  • Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam & Hoi An, Vietnam & a special birthday for Tim in Da Nang—not yet firm

  • Bali: Sanur (5/25/-6/8), Gili Air 6/8-15), Gili Meno (6/15-22), Amed (6/22-29)

  • Lombok: Selong Belanak (6/29-7/6), Gili Gede (secret gilis) (6/6-6/13)

  • Borneo — beginning approx 7/213: mainly Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a detour to do an orangutan safari for a few nights until late Sept—not yet firm

  • Kinabatangan River Safari to see orangutans, pygmy elephants, probiscus monkeys, hornbills and more, staying at Hornbill Lodge (booked through River Junkies for 8/16-19) plus a drive across Borneo to Sepilok on the way, and 2 nights there (8/14-16)

  • Sapphire Princess Sept 28, 2027 Singapore to Perth, Australia with ports in Malaysia, Thailand, & Bali

Australia/NZ base (2027-28):

  • Sapphire Princess Oct 10, 2027 Perth to Sydney

  • Sapphire Princess Oct 26, 2027 Sydney to Auckland, NZ

  • (Sapphire is a b2b2b)

  • New Zealand Nov 10-21 TBD but probably the northern part of South Island—Abel Tasman National Park and Marlborough

  • Celebrity Edge Nov 21 Auckland to Sydney

  • We will likely spend December into early January in Australia then fly to the U.S. with a stopover somewhere in between.

Europe & Africa (2028-29)

  • No plans as of yet, but likely Mar-May in Spain/Portugal/Southern France; June-Aug in either Georgia or Moldova; Sept-Nov in Morocco? Spain? Tunisia? then ending in Morocco before flying to Tenerife to board cruise to Cape Town. We plan to stay in the South Africa wine region outside Cape Town, as well as in Marloth Park where we’ll also drive through Kruger. We will likely also visit Eswatini; Vilanculos, Mozambique; Botswana; Zanzibar, Tanzania; and come back through Egypt (river cruise?) and Jordan (Petra) if world politics cooperate, then probably cruise back to the US from Barcelona in fall of 2029.

Let us know if you’ll cross our path! We’d love to meet you!

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Cruise Itineraries:

Royal Caribbean Serenade May 8, 2026:

  • Los Angeles — Seattle — Victoria, B.C. — Vancouver, B.C.

Caribbean Princess May 31, 2026:

  • Port Canaveral, FL — Grand Turk (Turks & Caicos) — Amber Cove (Dominican Rep) — San Juan (Puerto Rico) — Port Canaveral, FL

MSC Seaside June 8, 2026:

  • Miami — Nassau, Bahamas — Ocean Caye, Bahamas — Miami

Emerald Princess July 7-21, 2026: (Alaska)

  • Vancouver, B.C. — Juneau — Skagway — Endicott & Dawes — Ketchikan — Vancouver (then repeat)

Carnival Jubilee Aug 15-29, 2026

  • Galveston, TX — Cozumel, Mexico — Costa Maya, Mexico — Roatan, Honduras (Isla Tropicale) — Galveston (then reverse)

Sapphire Princess Sept 3, 2026 (Canada)

  • Boston, MA — Portland, ME — St. Johns, NE — Halifax, NS — Sydney, NS — Charlottetown, PEI — Sequenay Fjord — Quebec City

Royal Princess Sept 19, 2026 (Alaska ports)

  • Seattle — Juneau — Hubbard Glacier — College Fjord — Whittier — 9 sea days — Toyko, Japan

Diamond Princess Nov 24, 2026

  • Tokyo, Japan — Kagaoshima, Japan — Nagasaki, Japan —Ishigaki, Japan — Hong Kong — Chan May, Vietnam — Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam — Singapore

Sapphire Princess Sept 28-Nov 10, 2027

  • Singapore — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Penang, Malaysia — Phuket, Thailand — Benoa, Bali — Perth, Australia — Broome, Aus — Kimberley Coast, Aus — Darwin, Aus — Cairns, Aus — Willis Island, Aus — Brisbane, Aus — Sydney, Aus — Melbourne, Aus — Hobart (Tasmania), Aus — Fjordland Natl Park, NZ — Dunedin, NZ — Christchurch, NZ — Wellington, NZ — Napier, NZ — Bay of Islands, NZ —Tauranga, NZ — Auckland, NZ

Celebrity Edge Nov 21, 2027 (New Zealand)

  • Auckland — Bay of Islands — Tauranga — Wellington — Christchurch — Dunedin — Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds — Sydney, Australia

Repositioning cruise to Spain in Feb or March 2028—not yet firm.

AIDA Sol Nov 12, 2028 (Africa)

  • Tenerife (Spanish island off of Morocco) — Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde— Walvis Bay, Namibia (overnight) — Lüderitz, Namibia — Cape Town, South Africa (overnight)