Prinsendam 2007 Voyages

[Grumpy1]

It looks like the itenerary for the Prinsendam for the first part of 2007 is going to consist of two long cruises of about 2 months each. The Grand World Voyage is scheduled on the Amsterdam. The Prinsendam's Grand Voyages will both begin and end in Fort Lauderdale.

 

Here's the information that I have so far. It should be published pretty soon.

 

66-Day Grand Circle South America and Antarctica Voyage

 

Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale

 

2007 Sailing Date

 

ms Prinsendam

 

Jan 5

 

 

 

 

FRI Jan 5 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 5:00pm

 

SAT Jan 6 At Sea (Florida Straits)

 

SUN Jan 7 Georgetown, Grand Cayman 8:00am 5:00pm

 

MON Jan 8 At Sea (Caribbean Sea)

 

TUE Jan 9 Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica 8:00am 6:00pm

 

WED Jan 10 San Blas Islands, Panama 11:00am 5:00pm

 

THU Jan 11 Enter Panama Canal at Cristobal 6:00am Daylight transit Panama Canal

Leave Panama Canal at Balboa 6:00pm

 

Amador, Panama 7:30pm Midnight

 

FRI Jan 12 Isla San Jose, Pearl Islands, Panama 8:00am 5:00pm

 

SAT Jan 13 At Sea (Pacific Ocean), Crossing the Equator

 

SUN Jan 14 Manta (Quito), Ecuador 7:00am 6:00pm

 

MON Jan 15 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

TUE Jan 16 Salavery (Trujillo), Peru 8:00am 5:00pm

 

WED Jan 17 CALLAO (LIMA), Peru 9:00am

 

THU Jan 18 Callao 6:00pm

 

FRI Jan 19 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

SAT Jan 20 Arica, Chile 8:00am 5:00pm

 

SUN Jan 21 Antofagasta, Chile 1:00pm 7:00pm

 

MON Jan 22 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

TUE Jan 23 Coquimbo, Chile 8:00am 6:00pm

 

WED Jan 24 VALPARAISO (Santiango), CHILE 7:00am 5:00pm

 

THU Jan 25 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

FRI Jan 26 Puerto Montt, Chile 7:00am 5:00pm

 

SAT Jan 27 Scenic cruising Chilean Fjords Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 10:00am 5:00pm

 

SUN Jan 28 Scenic cruising Darwin Channel / Chilean Fjords

 

MON Jan 29 Scenic cruising Seno Eyre Fjord / Pius X Glacier Isla Saumarez / Isla Angle

 

TUE Jan 30 Scenic cruising Strait of Magellan

Punta Arenas, Chile 8:00am 8:00pm

 

WED Jan 31 Scenic cruising Cockburn and Beagle Channels

Daylight passing Romanche, Alemania, Francia and Italia Glaciers

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 1:00pm 7:00pm

 

THU Feb 1 Scenic cruising Cape Horn 7:00am 8:00am

 

FRI Feb 2 Anvers Island (Palmer Station),

Paradise Bay, Errera Channel * NOON 6:00pm

 

SAT Feb 3 Neumayer Channel, Lemaire Channel,

Peterman Island, Deception Island * 8:00am 9:00pm

 

SUN Feb 4 Hope Bay (Esperanza Station), Paulet Island, Elephant Island * 8:00am 9:00pm

 

MON Feb 5 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

TUE Feb 6 Stanley, Falkland Islands** 8:00am 4:00pm

 

WED Feb 7 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

THU Feb 8 At Sea

 

FRI Feb 9 Buenos Aires, Argentina 8:00am

 

SAT Feb 10 BUENOS AIRES 8:00pm

 

SUN Feb 11 Montevideo, Uruguay 8:00am 6:00pm

 

MON Feb 12 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

TUE Feb 13 At Sea

 

WED Feb 14 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8:00am

 

THU Feb 15 Rio de Janeiro

 

FRI Feb 16 Rio de Janeiro 3:00pm

 

SAT Feb 17 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

SUN Feb 18 Salvador, Brazil 8:00am 11:00pm

 

MON Feb 19 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

TUE Feb 20 Recife, Brazil 8:00am 6:00pm

 

WED Feb 21 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

THU Feb 22 Fortaleza, Brazil 8:00am 5:00pm

 

FRI Feb 23 At Sea, (Atlantic Ocean

 

SAT Feb 24 Belem, Brazil 10:00am 6:00pm

 

SUN Feb 25 At Sea / Scenic Cruising Amazon River

 

MON Feb 26 Santarem, Brazil 10:00am 6:00pm

 

TUE Feb 27 Boca da Valeria, Brazil 8:00am 2:00pm

 

WED Feb 28 Manaus, Brazil 10:00am

 

THU Mar 1 Manaus 6:00pm

 

FRI Mar 2 Parintins, Brazil 8:00am 2:00pm

 

SAT Mar 3 Cruising the Amazon River, Crossing the Equator

 

SUN Mar 4 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

MON Mar 5 Devil's Island, French Guiana 8:00am 6:00pm

 

TUE Mar 6 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

WED Mar 7 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am 6:00pm

 

THU Mar 8 Castries, Saint Lucia 8:00am 5:00pm

 

FRI Mar 9 At Sea (Caribbean Sea)

 

SAT Mar 10 Grand Turk, Turk and Caicos Islands 10:00am 5:00pm

 

SUN Mar 11 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

MON Mar 12 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 8:00am

 

* Exact itinerary in Antarctica will depend on ice and weather conditions. There will be no landings in Antarctica.

 

** Weather permitting (otherwise scenic cruising Falkland Sound)

 

Visits by cruise ships to the Antarctic require government approval. Holland America Line has obtained government approval for this cruise. There remains a possibility, however, that this approval could be withdrawn if a change is made in applicable governmental requirements."

[Grumpy1]

The second Grand Voyage will be a N africa, Mediterranean Cruise, as follows:

Spring 2007 56-Day

Grand Mediterranean and North Africa VoyageFort Lauderdale - Rome - New York/Fort Lauderdale

2007 Sailing Date

ms Prinsendam Mar 12

 

MON 3/12 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 5:00pm

TUE 3/13 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

WED 3/14 At Sea

THU 3/15 Gustavia, St. Barthelemy 8:00am 6:00pm

FRI 3/16 Roseau, Dominica 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 3/17 Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00am 6:00pm

SUN 3/18 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

MON 3/19 At Sea

TUE3/20At Sea

WED 3/21 At Sea

THU 3/22 At Sea

FRI 3/23 Mindalo, Cape Verde 8:00am 6:00pm

SAT 3/24 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

SUN 3/25 Banjul, Gambia 8:00am 5:00pm

MON 3/26 Dakar, Senegal 8:00am 5:00pm

TUE 3/27 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

WED 3/28 At Sea

THU 3/29 Lanzarote, Canary Islands 8:00am 3:00pm

FRI 3/30 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 10:00am 6:00pm

SAT 3/31 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

SUN 4/1 Casablanca, Morocco 7:00am 6:00pm

MON 4/2 Cadiz (Seville), Spain 8:00am 6:00pm

TUE 4/3 Gibraltar, UK Territory 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 4/4 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

THU 4/5 Barcelona, Spain 7:00am 6:00pm

FRI 4/6 Marseilles, (Paris),France 8:00am 6:00pm

SAT 4/7 Monaco 8:00am 11:00pm

SUN 4/8 Livorno, Italy 8:00am 8:00pm

MON 4/9 CIVITAVECCHIA, ITALY 7:00am 6:00pm

TUE 4/10 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

WED 4/11 Dubrovnik, Croatia 8:00am 6:00pm

THU 4/12 Kerkira, Corfu, Greece 8:00am 6:00pm

FRI 4/13 Katakolon (Olympia), Greece 8:00am 4:00pm

SAT 4/14 Santorini, Greece, Greece 8:00am 6:00pm

SUN 4/15 Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 8:00am 6:00pm

MON 4/16 Piraeus (Athens), Greece 8:00am 6:00pm

TUE 4/17 Iráklion, Crete, Greece 8:00am 5:00pm

WED 4/18 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

THU 4/19 Tripoly, Libya 7:00am 6:00pm

FRI 4/20 Valletta, Malta 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 4/21 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

SUN 4/22 Palma de Majorca, Spain 8:00am 11:00pm

MON 4/23 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

TUE 4/24 Ceuta, Spanish Morocco 8:00am 6:00pm

WED 4/25 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

THU 4/26 At Sea

FRI 4/27 Punta Delgada, Azores 8:00am 5:00pm

SAT 4/28 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

SUN 4/29 At Sea

MON 4/30 At Sea

TUE 5/1 At Sea

WED 5/2 Bermuda, UK Territory 8:00am 4:00pm

THU 5/3 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

FRI 5/4 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 7:00am 4:45pm

SAT 5/5 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

SUN 5/6 At Sea

MON 5/7 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA7:00am

[Grumpy1]

I would assume that the ports listed in bold type are the segment breaks, so the second tour could be booked as a FLL to Rome, or a Rome to NYC, a Rome to FLL, or a FLL to NYC.

 

I'll post the Amsterdam Grand World Itenary tomorrow

 

Grumpy

[Grumpy1]

Might as well post the Amsterdam Grand World Info now:

 

2007 Grand World Voyage

 

Fort Lauderdale - New York/Fort Lauderdale

 

2007 Sailing Date

 

ms Amsterdam

 

January 15 - April 30

105 Calendar Days (104 actual days

 

 

 

MON 1/15 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 5:00pm

 

TUE 1/16 At Sea (Caribean Sea)

 

WED 1/17 At Sea

 

THU 1/18 Panama Canal Transit 6:00am 6:00pm

 

FRI 1/19 At Sea

 

SAT 1/20 Manta (Quito), Ecuador 8:00am 6:00pm

 

SUN 1/21 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

MON 1/22 Callao (Lima), Peru 8:00am

 

TUE 1/23 CALLAO 6:00pm

 

WED 1/24 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

THU 1/25 At Sea

 

FRI 1/26 At Sea

 

SAT 1/27 At Sea

 

SUN 1/28 Easter Island, Chile 8:00am 5:00pm

 

MON 1/29 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

TUE 1/30 At Sea

 

WED 1/31 Pitcairn Island, Scenic cruising 8:00am NOON

 

THU 2/1 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

FRI 2/2 At Sea

 

SAT 2/3 Bora Bora, Society Islands 8:00am 6:00pm

 

SUN 2/4 PAPEETE, TAHITI, SOCIETY ISLANDS 7:00am 5:00pm

 

MON 2/5 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

TUE 2/6 At Sea

 

WED 2/7 Pago Pago, Tuitila, American Samoa 8:00am 6:00pm

 

THU 2/8 Crossing International Dateline

 

SAT 2/10 Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands 7:00am 4:00pm

 

SUN 2/11 At Sea (Pacific Ocean)

 

MON 2/12 Noumea, New Caledonia 8:00am 6:00pm

 

TUE 2/13 At Sea (Coral Sea)

 

WED 2/14 At Sea (Tasman Sea)

 

THU 2/15 Sydney, Australia 8:00am

 

FRI 2/16 SYDNEY 6:00pm

 

SAT 2/17 At Sea (Tasman Sea)

 

SUN 2/18 At Sea (Coral Sea)

 

MON 2/19 Cairns, Australia 8:00am 11:00pm

 

TUE 2/20 At Sea (Coral Sea)

 

WED 2/21 At Sea (Torres Strait)

 

THU 2/22 At Sea (Arafura Sea)

 

FRI 2/23 Darwin, Australia 8:00am 6:00pm

 

SAT 2/24 At Sea (Timor Sea)

 

SUN 2/25 At Sea

 

MON 2/26 Padang Bai, Bali, Indonesia 7:00am 11:00pm

 

TUE 2/27 At Sea (Java Sea)

 

WED 2/28 Semarang, Java, Indonesia 7:00am 5:00pm

 

THU 3/1 At Sea (Java Sea)

 

FRI 3/2 At Sea (South China Sea)

 

SAT 3/3 At Sea

 

SUN 3/4 Hong Kong, China Noon

 

MON 3/5 HONG KONG

 

TUE 3/6 Hong Kong 7:00pm

 

WED 3/7 At Sea (South China Sea)

 

THU 3/8 Nha Trang, Vietnam 8:00am 5:00pm

 

FRI 3/9 Vung Tau (Ho Chi Monh City), Vietnam 8:00am 10:00pm

 

SAT 3/10 At Sea (South China Sea)

 

SUN 3/11 SINGAPORE 8:00am 8:00pm

 

MON 3/12 Port Kelang (Kuala Lampur), Malaysia 8:00am 6:00pm

 

TUE 3/13 Georgetown, Pinang, Malaysia 8:00am 5:00pm

 

WED 3/14 At Sea (Andaman Sea)

 

THU 3/15 At Sea

 

FRI 3/16 Colombo, Sri Lanka 9:00am 6:00pm

 

SAT 3/17 Tuticorin, India 8:00am 5:00pm

 

SUN 3/18 Cochin, India 8:00am 6:00pm

 

MON 3/19 At Sea (Laccadive Sea)

 

TUE 3/20 Mumbai, India 8:00am

 

WED 3/21 Mumbai

 

THU 3/22 Mumbai 11:00pm

 

FRI 3/23 At Sea (Arabian Sea)

 

SAT 3/24 At Sea

 

SUN 3/25 Dubai, U.A.E. 8:00am

 

MON 3/26 DUBAI 11:00pm

 

TUE 3/27 At Sea (Gulf of Oman/Arabian Sea)

 

WED 3/28 At Sea (Arabian Sea)

 

THU 3/29 Salalah, Oman 7:00am 6:00pm

 

FRI 3/30 At Sea (Gulf of Aden)

 

SAT 3/31 At Sea (Red Sea)

 

SUN 4/1 At Sea

 

MON 4/2 Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 7:00am 2:00pm

 

TUE 4/3 Day light passage Suez Canal 6:00am 6:00pm

 

WED 4/4 Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt 6:00am 8:00pm

 

THU 4/5 Ashdod, Israel 9:00am 11:00pm

 

FRI 4/6 Haifa (Tel Aviv), Israel 7:00am 11:00pm

 

SAT 4/7 At Sea (Mediterrenean Sea)

 

SUN 4/8 Kusadasi (Ephasus), Turkey 7:00am 6:00pm

 

MON 4/9 PIRAEUS (Athens), GREECE 7:00am 11:00pm

 

TUE 4/10 At Sea (Mediterrenean Sea)

 

WED 4/11 Dubrovnik, Croatia 8:00am 6:00pm

 

THU 4/12 At Sea (Mediterrenean Sea)

 

FRI 4/13 CIVITAVECHIA (Rome), ITALY 7:00am 10:00pm

 

SAT 4/14 Livorno (Florence), Italy 7:00am 6:00pm

 

SUN 4/15 Monte Carlo, Monaco 8:00am 6:00pm

 

MON 4/16 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

 

TUE 4/17 Malaga, Spain 8:00am 6:00pm

 

WED 4/18 Casablanca, Morocco 9:00am 11:00pm

 

THU 4/19 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

FRI 4/20 At Sea

 

SAT 4/21 At Sea

 

SUN 4/22 At Sea

 

MON 4/23 At Sea

 

TUE 4/24 At Sea

 

WED 4/25 Bermuda 8:00am 4:00pm

 

THU 4/26 At Sea

 

FRI 4/27 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 7:00am 5:00pm

 

SAT 4/28 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

 

SUN 4/29 At Sea MON 4/30 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 7:00am 5:00pm

[localady]

Great to see that the Amsterdam will actually be circumnavigating the World again...to me that's a real world cruise!:)

 

Thanks for posting the "soon to be released" itineraries!:cool: DH and I leave Saturday to board the "Slinkiedam", we promise to keep it in good shape.;)

[cruznon]

I agree localady. If it's a world cruise, then it should actually go around the world.

[Grumpy1]

During the 2005 Grand world Voyage on the Prinsendam, we received some preliminary information about the 2007 voyages. There was a mention of a possible "special event" with both the Prinsendam and Amsterdam in the same port together. Lo, and behold, the schedules show that on Wed, April 11, both ships will be in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 8:00am to 6:00pm.

 

Seems like an unusual place for a meetup, but it will be interesting to see what kind of special event takes place.

 

Grumpy

[PRINSENDAM]

During the 2005 Grand world Voyage on the Prinsendam, we received some preliminary information about the 2007 voyages. There was a mention of a possible "special event" with both the Prinsendam and Amsterdam in the same port together. Lo, and behold, the schedules show that on Wed, April 11, both ships will be in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 8:00am to 6:00pm.

 

Seems like an unusual place for a meetup, but it will be interesting to see what kind of special event takes place.

 

Grumpy

 

 

 

Grumpy & Slinkie,

 

Hi Guys!

 

So, the big question is.... Will you be coming over too visit us on the PRINSENDAM or will you be with us when we go over to visit the AMSTERDAM?

 

That Med cruise on PRINSENDAM looks wonderful. I showed it to Ruth last night and I think it is a 'must do'. Only port I wish were were doing is Rhodes. Then I could go back to visit my favourite cat!

 

It will be a good cruise for sure. I hope the weather will cooperate at that time of the year. It is a little bit 'early'.

 

Stephen

[Grumpy1]

Hi, Stephen

 

Right now, we're taking a good look at the South America/Antartic leg... It's very doubtful we would do both Prinsendam cruises... of course, if the stock market is kind to us, that could change:D

 

Most likely, the next trip into your corner of the world will be by air... yeah, it's a lousy way to travel, but would maximize the amount of time we could spend in Australia... and that is something we really would like to do.

 

I'm looking forward to getting aboard the Prinsendam in the near future to see your new painting in the forward stairwell and your tiles. We should be able to get a visitor's pass this fall when she is in Fort Lauderdale so we can make sure they're keeping everything shipshape for our future cruises.

 

I would imagine that you're about ready for some serious cruising time after the work that you've been putting in on your various projects.

 

The best to you and Ruth.

 

Grumpy and Slinkie

[PRINSENDAM]

Looking at the cruise itinerary for the PRINSENDAM Med cruise....

 

56 days..............

 

25 SEA DAYS!!!!!!!!!

It is like a wish come true!!!!

 

Stephen

[Grumpy1]

Looking at the cruise itinerary for the PRINSENDAM Med cruise....

 

56 days..............

 

25 SEA DAYS!!!!!!!!!

 

 

It is like a wish come true!!!!

 

Stephen

 

Where would you prefer to spend those sea days... at the helm or perched on your favorite barstool?

 

Grumpy. (Did you get my Email?)

[Grumpy1]

After looking through the three schedules, I noticed something different. None of the 3 cruises is scheduled to stop at HMC. Hmmm, what's up with that??

 

Grumpy

[PRINSENDAM]

Where would you prefer to spend those sea days... at the helm or perched on your favorite barstool?

 

Grumpy. (Did you get my Email?)

 

 

 

I think I'd like to have that lovely comfortable chair up in the wheelhouse that Captain Gundersen sometimes likes to use. Great view. Keep an eye on the navigation. My steward nearby to being 'refreshments'. ;)

 

Stephen

 

PS My favourite bar stool was in the Ocean Bar on the old Rotterdam! There is not a ship around that has a bar that can compete with that Ocean Bar. None!

[PRINSENDAM]

After looking through the three schedules, I noticed something different. None of the 3 cruises is scheduled to stop at HMC. Hmmm, what's up with that??

 

Grumpy

 

Hi Grumpy,

 

Hmmm... I wonder why? Perhaps it is just a case of 'things to do and places to see' for the Prinsendam. Of course on the return leg of the Med cruise the PRDM is coming back via Bermuda and New York.

 

Any idea whwre she goes after the cruise ends in Lauderdale? Might be fun to go back accross the Atlantic? ;)

 

Thanks, I did get the e-mail. Everything is in hand!

 

Best,

 

Stephen

[blue whale]

To those of you who have done a world cruise with HAL: Does HAL supply shuttle buses where possible on the world cruise. We did half a world with Radisson this past year and shuttles were often provided. We are thinking about the Amsterdam cruise in 07, and wondered whether the same is true there. Grumpy: We enjoyed your description of the world cruise in 05. Thanks.

[Rotterdam]

Hi Grumpy & Prinsendam......

 

Those sea days on the Promenade Deck resting up for those nites in teh Ocean Bar........

 

Hope all is well with you both.

[Grumpy1]

Hi Grumpy,

 

Any idea whwre she goes after the cruise ends in Lauderdale? Might be fun to go back accross the Atlantic? ;)

 

Best,

 

Stephen

 

Ahhh, yes! More sea days!

 

No, I don't have any info on that, but I would think she would go back across to spend the summer in the Baltics as she has done for the past few years. Of course, if you and Ruth would find yourself stranded in fort Lauderdale, we're only two hours from the port.

 

Grumpy

[Grumpy1]

To those of you who have done a world cruise with HAL: Does HAL supply shuttle buses where possible on the world cruise. We did half a world with Radisson this past year and shuttles were often provided. We are thinking about the Amsterdam cruise in 07, and wondered whether the same is true there. Grumpy: We enjoyed your description of the world cruise in 05. Thanks.

 

The shuttles were a pleasant surprise on the 2005 Prinsendam World Tour. Most of the ports had a free shuttle service and we hadn't even thought about that. We weren't expecting it because we had never had free shuttles on any short cruises. There were a few ports where the local cab drivers had enough clout to prevent free shuttles from being provided, but for the most part there was fairly frequent free shuttles from the port to someplace in town. Some of the shuttles were provided by a department store, so that's where you were going to end up, but even then it was often possible to get on a local bus and get to other places.

 

It was interesting to look over at another cruise ship berthed next to us and see the expressions on their passengers faces when they would see that sign in the window of the bus... PRINSENDAM SHUTTLE BUS... and they had nothing but a line of taxis.

 

There were times when Frank, our port information guru, told us not to expect a shuttle, but somehow they magically appeared. I guess a lot is going to depend on what the port agent is able to pull together.

 

I'm glad you enjoyed the thread on the world tour.

 

Grumpy

[Grumpy1]

Hi Grumpy & Prinsendam......

 

Those sea days on the Promenade Deck resting up for those nites in teh Ocean Bar........

 

Hope all is well with you both.

 

Yep, it's a tough world out there, isn't it. Yes, all is well... or as well as it can be considering that we aren't sailing the oceans of the world...

 

Grumpy

[Williebill]

Grumpy1,

I am really having a hard time invisioning Slinkey in Antartica as much as she hates the cold.

[Grumpy1]

Grumpy1,

I am really having a hard time invisioning Slinkey in Antartica as much as she hates the cold.

 

Shhhhhh, Bill, I just told her it was So. America in their summertime;) It would have to be warm in summer, right?:D

 

Grumpy

[RevNeal]

I'm so glad to see that the Prinsendam is scheduled for cruises in 2007! I was afraid that the Amsterdam's doing the world cruise in 2007 signaled that the Prinsendam would be leaving the fleet. This is good news. Perhaps I'll get to cruise aboard her eventually!

 

Sadly, I can't take any of these cruises. :( The 56 day cruise would be wonderful, but I can never be gone over easter. While the Jan/Feb cruise would be possible (and wonderful) I don't think I can afford that time either. Not in 2007.

[Grumpy1]

I'm so glad to see that the Prinsendam is scheduled for cruises in 2007! I was afraid that the Amsterdam's doing the world cruise in 2007 signaled that the Prinsendam would be leaving the fleet. This is good news. Perhaps I'll get to cruise aboard her eventually!

 

Sadly, I can't take any of these cruises. :( The 56 day cruise would be wonderful, but I can never be gone over easter. While the Jan/Feb cruise would be possible (and wonderful) I don't think I can afford that time either. Not in 2007.

 

RevNeal, you really need to rethink this... go for the big one, World Cruise on the Amsterdam for 2007. Convince your church that you really need a sabbatical for a few months and how wonderful it would be to be in Haifa, Isreal on Good Friday, not to mention all of those other places around the Mediterranean with so much biblical significance.

 

On the Prinsendam segment, good Friday in Paris and Easter in Livorno wouldn't be too hard to take either... as I recall, there's a couple of nice churches in both areas...

 

Grumpy

[blue whale]

Thanks, for the info on shuttles. We are booked on the Prinsendam for the west Africa out of Lisbon cruise and waitlisted for the world. First, is anyone else doing the fall cruise of 06 on Prinsendam? And has anyone who has done the world cruise ever felt that it was too long a time to be on ship? The longest we have done in the past is 64 nights on circle pacific. I wrote this message once and lost it, so it may get posted twice. D

[RevNeal]

RevNeal, you really need to rethink this... go for the big one, World Cruise on the Amsterdam for 2007. Convince your church that you really need a sabbatical for a few months and how wonderful it would be to be in Haifa, Isreal on Good Friday, not to mention all of those other places around the Mediterranean with so much biblical significance.

 

I will, some day, make the world cruise. But it will be after I retire (probably sometime around 2040, or so, when I'm in my 80s) due to issues of time and money. Even if I get to take a 3 month Sabbatical, it won't be in 2007 and it won't be during the first 3 months of the year. I could manage to be gone in January and Feb -- perhaps 60 or 65 days -- on a Sabbatical/vacation leave, so long as I'm back in time for most of Lent. But, barring health issues, no serving Senior pastor in the UMC could ever be absent from his/her appointment over Easter or Christmas. It just doesn't happen.