2011 grand Asia/Australia blog Sept. 26th-Dec 5th

[Happybeb]

Hi Barbara and Orlin, thank you for showing the picture of my twin sister Dolores and her husband Bill at the send off party in Seattle. Tell her she looks terrific . Have a super voyage. We are rding along with every word on your outstanding blog. Bev and Bill from Bend

[Flyingfish]

Just want to thank you both for sharing this wonderful voyage with us! I'm looking at next year, but having problems with my DH. He just can't get around leaving home for 70 days.

I'll keep working on him in small dosages.

[FoghornLeghorn]

I am sooooo enjoying reading about your adventure.

I'm also reading your blogs about your past cruises.

Love your writing!

 

and.... if you ever consider adopting a 50ish blonde who could help with luggage and typing to your blog... being your assistant for your cruises... I'm available :D:D

[surfsidemary]

Wonderful blog - and only on Day 3 so far! I see many are getting a preview of a Voyage they hope/plan to take. I am enjoying reliving it since I was on the 2010.

 

Your descriptions are so vivid that I can feel how it was all over again. Enjoy - it's a trip I would like to repeat some day.

 

I've put it on my Favorites bar so I don't miss a single day.

[Harley57]

A delightful, well written blog that I have bookmarked so I don't miss a day of your voyage. Enjoy the trip and thanks so much for taking all of us along. Smooth sailing!

[atraveller2]

Thanks Barbara and Orlin we are with you daily enjoying your journal

as we are booked for the 2012 one.

Hopefully Japan will be featured again, a half full ship can't be economic for HAL.

 

Have a great cruise.

 

Past cruises:

Epirotiki - Atlas 1983 7 days - Med. East - 5 day Greek landtour

SunCruises -Carousel 1998 7 days - Carib. South

SunCruises Carousel 2001 14 days - Med. West

SunCruises Sundream 2004 7 days - Carib. West

Celebrity Zenith 2007 7 days – Carib. East

HAL Rotterdam 2007 27 days – Baltic to Med.

HAL Rotterdam 2008 17 days - Panama Canal

HAL Maasdam 2011 25 days - Carib. South

Booked for our 50th anniversary - Sept. 2012:

HAL Amsterdam – 75 days Grand Asia/Pacific

[bet410]

I've bookmarked this blog so I can follow along with you. Just discovered your other blogs and am especially interested in reading the 2009 blog as we were on that cruise. (That was pre-Cruise Critic for us!)

[startwin]

I've also got it bookmarked - I just love your blogs! Thanks for letting us travel along with you again.:)

[svalbard]

Looking at the current location map in the blog, it kind of looks like they skipped Petropavlovsk?

[bcummin]

Good, positive posting from a unique port.

 

I find it interesting that in 2007 one lone Russian official (a woman) checked passports, and we were ashore for our 9:45 HAL tour at 11:30 AM.

I will always remember the man who said, "Welcome to Russia" as we climbed ashore.

 

Barbara

[candbgirl]

Looking at the current location map in the blog, it kind of looks like they skipped Petropavlovsk?

 

I read the blog today and they didn't skip Petropavlobsk. I found it interesting that Barbara and Orlinn and everyone else was free to roam the city. On 2008 in St. Petersberg we could go no place on our own. Very interesting blog.

 

 

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[wanderinggirl]

I love their blogs. I think I've read all of them. Even went back and read the ones from a few years ago that I missed. They always seem to have a good time, no matter what happens. A lesson in there for all of us I think.

[hillside]

Have you visited the piano bar yet? We just heard that Stryker is the piano man. We really enjoyed him on the Statendam.

[atraveller2]

FYI, Hal has just gone back to the original Japan itinerary for 2012

I guess half full ships don't help the bottom line.

 

Past cruises:

Epirotiki - Atlas 1983 7 days - Med. East + 5 day Greek landtour

SunCruises -Carousel 1998 7 days - Carib. South

SunCruises -Carousel 2001 14 days - Med. West

SunCruises- Sundream 2004 7 days - Carib. West

Celebrity- Zenith 2007 7 days – Carib. East

HAL- Rotterdam 2007 27 days – Baltic to Med.

HAL- Rotterdam 2008 17 days - Panama Canal

HAL- Maasdam 2011 25 days - Carib. South

Booked for our 50th anniversary - Sept. 2012:

HAL- Amsterdam – 75 days Grand Asia/Pacific

[hillside]

Thanks so much. I love reading your posts! Safe journey!

[hillside]

Thanks, again, for this wonderful blog. I eagerly await each post!