Destinations

Holland America Grand Voyage

Greetings Once again -
So the above is a map of where we will soon travel.  The complete voyage is 70 days.  We actually get to overnight in 5 ports: Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Cairns & Sydney.  We have been to these destinations on previous cruises, so it will be fun to return to some of our favorite haunts.  New countries/ports for us are Japan, New Caledonia, Russia, Cambodia and Indonesia.
One of the best perks of a Grand Voyage with HAL, is that they pick up baggage a week early and deliver it right to your stateroom.  So I am busy packing:  have the formal wear in one suitcase, Brian's other clothes in another, costumes for theme nights & other misc sh*t in the foot locker, so am just about done.  WAIT! where is all my stuff gonna go?  I only have one more allotted piece of luggage!  AGH!!  Guess we will have to bring extra on the plane - "phew" - flying SouthWest so can get another 4 suitcases for free...LOL!
Next update will most likely be from Seattle - happy sailing....

Voyage PreQuel

Greetings Friends -
Once again Brian and I are blessed and excited to be embarking on a long sea voyage. We leave Sept 17th for Seattle, board the ship on Sept 24th and return to San Diego on Dec 7th.  On previous occasions, I have sent emails and posted our adventures on forums.  For this trip, I have decided to actually create a blog - which can be found at this link:   http://bngcruisin.blogspot.com/
 As I write entries, I will email/post the link so you will know there are updates.  You can also register to "follow this blog and I believe you will get notifications.  Using this format will allow me more flexibility, be able to post photos easier, you can add comments without sending an email and you can read along at your leisure.  So sit back, grab a cup o' joe and let's cruise.