Tampa Girl Posted January 19, 2021 #51 Share Posted January 19, 2021 22 hours ago, KirkNC said: There you go! Still eight ports between New Zealand and Africa. But 6 are in Australia. I guess I should have said between Australia and Africa. Not enough of a difference in culture between New Zealand and Australia, so I count them as one. The point is, for my purpose, the 2023 is not as interesting, but each to his/her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted January 19, 2021 #52 Share Posted January 19, 2021 44 minutes ago, scubadawg said: We just waitlisted for Ft Lauderdale to Sydney. Can't be gone for 128 days or I would book the whole cruise!. OK, how do you know what the potential segments will be, can you waitlist for a specific stateroom category, and did you have to put down a deposit to waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandThyme Posted January 19, 2021 #53 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Interesting, Tampa Girl. I was hoping to persuade you guys to book it. There are a ton of ports I haven't been to already, so to me it is a super-interesting itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubadawg Posted January 19, 2021 #54 Share Posted January 19, 2021 27 minutes ago, zelker said: OK, how do you know what the potential segments will be, can you waitlist for a specific stateroom category, and did you have to put down a deposit to waitlist? My PC called WC desk. Segments are Ft Lauderdale to Sydney Sydney to Capetown Capetown to Amsterdam and I assume Amsterdam to Ft Lauderdale as I only inquired about the 1st 3. I did $100 futuredam and said inside or outside. Segments are only guarantee, cant pick your cabin. Price not known yet. When waitlist opens up then they ask for a deposit or that was how 2020 worked. Unfortunately my Singapore to Capetown segment got caught up in the early days of Covid so didn't get to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiz'nBaers Posted January 19, 2021 #55 Share Posted January 19, 2021 My husband and I are thinking about booking this World Cruise, the itinerary looks great, for the most part. We have never been on a cruise for longer than 23 days, and that was on the Zaandam from Ft. Lauderdale to Seattle in 2018. I imagine there is a lot of planning involved for the cruise, but, also in making arrangements to have our home looked after while we would be gone. Any tips or suggestions for a couple of WC novices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted January 19, 2021 #56 Share Posted January 19, 2021 @Cruiz'nBaers, the World Cruising forum here on CC has a lot of posts and information dealing with preparations for a WC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame42 Posted January 19, 2021 #57 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, IslandThyme said: Is it insanely early to start a rollcall? NO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted January 19, 2021 Author #58 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Cruiz'nBaers said: My husband and I are thinking about booking this World Cruise, the itinerary looks great, for the most part. We have never been on a cruise for longer than 23 days, and that was on the Zaandam from Ft. Lauderdale to Seattle in 2018. I imagine there is a lot of planning involved for the cruise, but, also in making arrangements to have our home looked after while we would be gone. Any tips or suggestions for a couple of WC novices? You are more than welcome to email us and ask questions we have done 4 Gail and marty martygottlieb13@gmail.com 904 219 9880 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted January 20, 2021 #59 Share Posted January 20, 2021 8 hours ago, IslandThyme said: Interesting, Tampa Girl. I was hoping to persuade you guys to book it. There are a ton of ports I haven't been to already, so to me it is a super-interesting itinerary. Hi Abra! Would love to see you on another cruise. Would join you until after Australia. We will see . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted January 20, 2021 Author #60 Share Posted January 20, 2021 It is filling up fast ...😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whogo Posted January 20, 2021 #61 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I am a not a world cruiser, don't get a vote, realize that repeat world cruisers want some variety, but this is not my dream itinerary. Hal gets points for making their world cruises a complete circumnavigation. A 130 day cruise that sails west from Florida through the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal an ends in Barcelona is not a world cruise, it is a repositioning cruise. I want a world cruise that visits places that I would not fly to or that are not part of "normal" cruises. The Holland America world cruise gets points added for Indian Ocean and West African ports, points deducted for Europe (Bergen in April?) and for completely missing South America and Asia. I did not verify the accuracy of this itinerary: Jan 3 Tuesday Ft. Lauderdale, FL embark 5:00 PM Jan 5 Thursday Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jan 7 Saturday Puerto Limón (San José), Costa Rica 7:00 AM 4:00 PM Jan 8 Sunday Transit Panama Canal-Cruise Only -- -- Fuerte Amador, Panama* 8:00 PM -- Jan 9 Monday Fuerte Amador, Panama -- 5:00 PM Jan 18 Wednesday Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia 8:00 AM 11:00 PM Jan 20 Friday Fakarava, Tuamotu, French Polynesia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jan 21 Saturday Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia* 8:00 AM -- Jan 22 Sunday Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- 5:00 AM Moorea, French Polynesia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jan 23 Monday Bora Bora, French Polynesia 8:00 AM 11:00 PM Jan 25 Wednesday Rarotonga, Cook Islands 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jan 27 Friday Cross International Date Line-Lose a Day -- -- Jan 29 Sunday Vava'u, Tonga 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jan 30 Monday Nuku'alofa, Tonga 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Feb 2 Thursday Auckland, New Zealand 7:00 AM 5:00 PM Feb 3 Friday Tauranga (Rotorua), New Zealand 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Feb 4 Saturday Gisborne, New Zealand 8:00 AM 3:00 PM Feb 5 Sunday Wellington, New Zealand 8:00 AM 11:00 PM Feb 9 Thursday Sydney, Australia* 8:00 AM -- Feb 10 Friday Sydney, Australia -- 6:00 PM Feb 12 Sunday Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Hobart, Tasmania, Australia* 8:00 PM -- Feb 13 Monday Hobart, Tasmania, Australia -- 4:00 PM Scenic Cruising Cape Raoul-Cruise Only -- -- Feb 15 Wednesday Adelaide, South Australia, Australia* 2:00 PM -- Feb 16 Thursday Adelaide, South Australia, Australia -- 11:00 PM Feb 17 Friday Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Feb 21 Tuesday Fremantle (Perth), Australia* 8:00 AM -- Feb 22 Wednesday Fremantle (Perth), Australia -- 5:00 PM Mar 2 Thursday Port Louis, Mauritius 8:00 AM 7:00 PM Mar 3 Friday La Possession, Réunion, France 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Mar 5 Sunday Tôlanaro, Madagascar 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 8 Wednesday Maputo, Mozambique 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Mar 10 Friday Durban, South Africa 7:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 12 Sunday East London, South Africa 10:00 AM 6:00 PM Mar 14 Tuesday Cape Town, South Africa* 7:00 AM -- Mar 15 Wednesday Cape Town, South Africa -- 11:00 PM Mar 17 Friday Luderitz, Namibia 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 18 Saturday Walvis Bay, Namibia 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Mar 21 Tuesday Luanda, Angola 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 25 Saturday Takoradi, Ghana 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 26 Sunday Adbijan, Côte d'Ivoire 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 29 Wednesday Banjul, The Gambia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Mar 30 Thursday Dakar, Senegal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 2 Sunday Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 3 Monday Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 4 Tuesday Agadir, Morocco 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 6 Thursday Casablanca, Morocco 7:00 AM 7:00 PM Apr 7 Friday Tangier, Morocco 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Apr 8 Saturday Málaga (Granada), Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Apr 9 Sunday Cadiz (Seville), Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Apr 10 Monday Lisbon, Portugal 10:00 AM 9:00 PM Apr 12 Wednesday A Coruña, Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 14 Friday Brest, France 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 15 Saturday Portland, England, UK 7:00 AM 7:00 PM Apr 16 Sunday Le Havre (for Paris), France 7:00 AM 7:00 PM Apr 17 Monday Zeebrugge (Brugge/Brussels), Belgium 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 18 Tuesday Amsterdam, The Netherlands* 8:00 AM -- Apr 19 Wednesday Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- 5:00 PM Apr 21 Friday Copenhagen, Denmark 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Apr 22 Saturday Oslo, Norway 11:00 AM 6:00 PM Scenic Cruising Oslofjord -- -- Apr 23 Sunday Kristiansand, Norway 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 24 Monday Stavanger, Norway 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 25 Tuesday Eidfjord, Norway 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Scenic Cruising Hardangerfjord -- -- Apr 26 Wednesday Bergen, Norway 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Apr 28 Friday Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Apr 29 Saturday Oban, Scotland, UK 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Apr 30 Sunday Dublin, Ireland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM May 1 Monday Cobh (Cork), Ireland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM May 4 Thursday Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM May 11 Thursday Ft. Lauderdale, FL 7:00 AM Disembark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 20, 2021 #62 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Very few of the WC’s visit all six (or seven) continents each year. I think perhaps Viking and Oceania may but they are over 200 days long. HAL’s approach has been to shuffle the continent’s so every two or three years so everything is covered. As I mentioned before, part of the problem is it’s cold in Asia in the winter. They could start at a different time of year I guess. Another option is to sail eastward so you hit Asia in the spring but sailing eastward means you lose an hour 24 times. Gaining an hour 24 times is bad enough but losing one is much worse. Particularly since they come in bunches. Edited January 20, 2021 by KirkNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolyn22 Posted January 21, 2021 #63 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Sigh. Yet another year where I’m not interested in the itinerary. Way too much Africa for me, which I have no desire to see. I was supposed to go on the 2019 WC, which had a dream itinerary for me. Then my mom got sick a few weeks before we were supposed to depart, and we had to cancel. I still tear up when I think about missing it. I’ve not seen an itinerary close to that again. Maybe in a few more years they’ll offer something similar. I don’t know why HAL keeps doing Grand Africa and Grand South America in the same years when the WC covers many of the same ports. Quite a few years ago they had a Grand that went to Hawaii, French Polynesian, NZ, and Australia, then back to the US. I would love to do that one. Or even a Grand European one, which I also haven’t seen offered in the last few years. C’mon HAL! Mix up your Grands a little more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon chaser 1957 Posted January 21, 2021 #64 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) On 1/19/2021 at 10:28 AM, zelker said: OK, how do you know what the potential segments will be, can you waitlist for a specific stateroom category, and did you have to put down a deposit to waitlist? On the HAL site, search Grand Voyages. Open the Filters menu, and choose ‘Inactive’. That will bring up the segments. There is no pricing available on them, and you can’t book, but they do show up. We’re booked for the Singapore - Ft. Lauderdale segment of the 2022, or at least waitlisted. They needed to know the highest and lowest stateroom category we would take, and required a first payment somewhere north of $3000 to be on the list. We won’t get a price or a cabin until they know what’s available much later on. Edited January 21, 2021 by Horizon chaser 1957 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeislayman Posted January 21, 2021 #65 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said: On the HAL site, search Grand Voyages. Open the Filters menu, and choose ‘Inactive’. That will bring up the segments. There is no pricing available on them, and you can’t book, but they do show up. We’re booked for the Singapore - Ft. Lauderdale segment of the 2022, or at least waitlisted. They needed to know the highest and lowest stateroom category we would take, and required a first payment somewhere north of $3000 to be on the list. We won’t get a price or a cabin until they know what’s available much later on. First of all, thank you for that very helpful tip. And also, your choice of segment looks very appealing.... Ronnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BVILady Posted January 21, 2021 #66 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 7:35 AM, KirkNC said: Initially they just sell the whole cruise but later on segments will become available. My cruise specialist told me that it is questionable for segments to become available since there is so much demand for world cruises right now with 2020 and 2021 having been cancelled. I have spoken to HAL because I wanted to book a segment for my son and they told me we can put down a refundable deposit to wait list in case they ever will open a segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whogo Posted January 21, 2021 #67 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I hope the world cruises are fellow sea day fans, you will have 9 nights at sea between Panama and French Polynesia, 8 nights between Australia and Mauritius. I assume the big dip down to the Azores from Cobh is to provide better weather for the final stretch into Fort Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted January 21, 2021 Author #68 Share Posted January 21, 2021 55 minutes ago, whogo said: I hope the world cruises are fellow sea day fans, you will have 9 nights at sea between Panama and French Polynesia, 8 nights between Australia and Mauritius. I assume the big dip down to the Azores from Cobh is to provide better weather for the final stretch into Fort Lauderdale. Good time to help with Project Linus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted January 21, 2021 #69 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: Good time to help with Project Linus Our longest cruise to date is 40 days but I always take small crochet projects to work on, no matter the length. Lately I've been making soap sacks to donate to the Soap S.A.C.K. project. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 21, 2021 #70 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 hours ago, whogo said: I hope the world cruises are fellow sea day fans, you will have 9 nights at sea between Panama and French Polynesia, 8 nights between Australia and Mauritius. I assume the big dip down to the Azores from Cobh is to provide better weather for the final stretch into Fort Lauderdale. Any world cruise will have stretches of sea days, the oceans are big and not a lot in the middle of them. Our longest stretch for us was on the 2019 WC when we were not able to get off in Easter Island (only about 1/3 did due to seas), that was an eleven day stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise NH Posted January 21, 2021 #71 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, KirkNC said: Any world cruise will have stretches of sea days, the oceans are big and not a lot in the middle of them. Our longest stretch for us was on the 2019 WC when we were not able to get off in Easter Island (only about 1/3 did due to seas), that was an eleven day stretch. ok, I can play that game...on the QM2 2020 WC we went 14 days at sea after all the Asian ports were cancelled and we went (after waiting for a fuel barge for awhile) to Fremantle for the first time. Couldn't be avoided but yes I was THRILLED to be on dry land at the end of that stretch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeDee Groff Posted January 26, 2021 #72 Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 2:00 PM, Tampa Girl said: We did Grand Asia in 2018. Wonderful cruise and would consider it if they ever offer it again. I wonder if there is any chance . . . One poster mentioned the reduced number of suites on the Zaandam. It is true that it has half the number of NS's on the 7th deck than had the Amsterdam, but does anyone know how many Vista Suites are available on that ship? Half of deck 7 were Vista Suites. I suspect that the poster's concern that the reduced number will be reflected in a higher cabin rate. I wonder what Cunard will come up in 2023 for their WC. A possibility. Still hoping for another Grand Asia in 2023 or 2024...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 26, 2021 #73 Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, DeeDee Groff said: Still hoping for another Grand Asia in 2023 or 2024...... Pre-pandemic that would have been highly likely, post pandemic, who knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted January 26, 2021 #74 Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 10:33 AM, KirkNC said: Yes there are six ports in Australia including two in Tasmania between NZ and Africa plus two ports in the Mauritius. FYI: Port-Louis is in Mauritius whilst La Possession is a cruise port on the French island of La Réunion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesGal Posted January 26, 2021 #75 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I like this itinerary better than the one Oceania has, which is the northern Asia route. On the other hand I like the free inclusions of the O world cruise better. When you add the cost of these to those given by HAL, it's probably a wash cost wise: With our limited-time inclusive package, enjoy 2 for 1 Cruise Fares & FREE First Class Roundtrip Airfare* plus OLife Choice*, choose one: FREE - 64 Shore Excursions FREE - Beverage Package FREE - $6,400 Shipboard Credit Amenities are per stateroom Plus:Exclusive Prestige Package*:FREE Pre-Paid Gratuities - a value of up to $8,200 FREE Onboard Medical Care FREE Internet FREE Laundry Services FREE Exclusive Shoreside Events FREE Visa Package FREE Luggage Delivery FREE 1-Night Pre-Cruise Luxury Hotel Stay FREE Roundtrip Transfers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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