Thank you!!!

Thank you for all the lovely messages on this site and on Facebook.

To answer a few questions.

YES we are very excited to be going.

As for what we have been up to, Mum and I are currently busy with work and getting ready for this trip. Researching our ports of call is time consuming, but oh so much fun!!!

Yes, We have begun telling MJ small bits about our trip and are showing him pictures of where we are going and the ship itself.

Yes, we have a fixed itinerary. Detailed below...

We sail from Southampton on the 7th of January, stopping first in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, before continuing on to Barbados, St Lucia and Curacao. From here we transit through the Panama Canal taking us onwards to Huatulco in Mexico, then to watch the world famous cliff divers at La Quebrada in Acapulco, Mexico.

Next is the USA where we travel to San Francisco for two days before heading to the Hawaiian islands for Honolulu, and Hilo. We also call at colourful Bora Bora and Tahiti’s capital, Papeete, before we arrive in New Zealand visiting Auckland, Napier and Wellington. Next up is the instantly recognisable Opera House of Sydney, Australia, followed by Brisbane and Cairns, which is our gateway to the Great Barrier Reef!!!

Our journey continues with a stop in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea which is found inside a large collapsed volcanic crater, before heading to Japan’s third largest city, Osaka and then onto Nagasaki. From Xingang, China we will visit Beijing and the Great Wall. Then its on to Shanghai and two days in busy Hong Kong followed by the Vietnamese resorts of Nha Trang and Phu My, our base for touring Ho Chi Minh City.

In Thailand, we will explore Bangkok from Laem Chabang and the island resort of Ko Samui. Next up is Singapore, then Port Kelang for trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mumbai, India, is our next port of call followed by Muscat in Oman, leading up to an overnight call in Dubai, UAE.

The Red Sea cruise port of Safaga is our entry into Egypt and Luxor. Sokhna, Egypt is before Suez, where we will disembark so we can tour Cairo and the Pyramids, while the ship transits through the Suez Canal. Onwards to Limassol in Cyprus and Haifa, Israel. Our ship next calls at Civitavecchia for visits to Rome and then to Portugal to visit Lisbon, before heading home to Southampton on the 24th of April

So that's it, our trip of a lifetime, which would not be possible without the support of a great many people. THANK YOU!!!

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