Our Travel Plans

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North America base (2026):

  • USA — in and out for family events until Sept 19

    • Central CA May 2-5, Aug 3-13

    • Washington State May 10-14, June 14-July 7, July 21-23, Sept 16-19

    • Albany, NY May 15-25

    • Uncasville, CT May 25-29

    • FL East Coast May 29-31, June 7-8, June 12-13

    • Oklahoma City, OK July 23-Aug 3

    • Galveston, TX Aug 14-15

    • Philadelphia (E. Norriton), PA Aug 29-Sept 2

    • Boston, MA Sept 2-3

    • Quebec, Canada Sept 13-15

  • Royal Caribbean Serenade May 8 (West Coast)

  • Caribbean Princess May 31 (Caribbean/Puerto Rico)

  • MSC Seaside June 8 (Ocean Cay)

  • Emerald Princess B2B July 7 (Alaska)

  • Sapphire Princess Sept 3 (Canada

  • Royal Princess Sept 19 (Repo Seattle to Tokyo—mostly AK ports)

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 30-1

  • 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 Udawale 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, India3/25-4/8/27

  • Northern India (Chandigar, Moshabra, Kausauli—Toy Train Shimla) 4/8/27-4/26

  • Varanasi, India 4/26-5/3

  • 5/3-4/25 undecided—may do tiger safari in India, may go to Vietnam (Hoi An/Da Nang??)

Southeast Asia base (2027):

  • 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

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

Australia/NZ base (2027):

  • 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

  • Celebrity Edge Nov 21 Auckland to Sydney

  • Sydney-based from about Dec 1 - Dec 7 TBD then flight to U.S.A. with possible stopover in Fiji

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