Greetings friends!

David and I are about to embark on an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime journey:  Crystal's 2016 World Cruise.  We will be on board for 102 days, longer than we have ever been on a single cruise.  The longest prior to this was our 71 day Grand Voyage on Crystal Symphony around South America and to Antarctica.

We hope you will follow along on this remarkable journey.  I will try and post frequently.  Just a few housekeeping items:

We will have internet on board the ship and in port:  Ricki@aol.com and Drlv@live.com, so we will be able to stay in touch with you and also handle any travel related issues:  booking new trips or cruises, questions about existing reservations or potential cruises, etc.  In an emergency, our West Coast Associate, Chuck Conine, is available to you, too:  949 632-2282.  Backing Chuck up will be our friend, and fellow Travel Agent, Randell Johnson at 877 377-9321.

Our ship is the beautiful Crystal Serenity.  Her capacity is 1070 guests, but it is unlikely that there will be that many guests.  Crystal attracts many solo guests, so many of the cabins have only one guest. Crystal Cruise Line is consistently rated as the best cruise line by Conde Nast Travel and Travel and Leisure.  It is our favorite cruise line and we are looking forward to being back on board where we know so many of the staff and crew.

This is our ship and its itinerary:302-6307

Round-trip San Francisco (Full World Cruise) on Crystal Serenity
DATES : January 24 - May 6, 2016 (102 Days)  CRUISE-ONLY FARES FROM : 

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Date	Port	Arrival	Departure
Jan 24, Sunday	San Francisco, California, USA Full World Cruise Welcome Celebration on board (overnight) »		Embark pm
Jan 25, Monday	San Francisco, California, USA »		4 pm
Jan 26, Tuesday - Jan 29, Friday	Cruising the North Pacific Ocean  »
Jan 30, Saturday	Oahu/Honolulu, Hawaii, USA(overnight) »	12 pm
Jan 31, Sunday	Oahu/Honolulu, Hawaii, USA »		1 am
Feb 1, Monday	Cruising the Pacific Ocean  »
Feb 2, Tuesday	Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati »	10:30 am	4 pm
Feb 3, Wednesday - Feb 4, Thursday	Cruising the Pacific Ocean  »
Feb 5, Friday	Apia, Western Samoa »	12 pm	6 pm
Feb 7, Sunday	Crossing the International Dateline  »
Feb 8, Monday	Yasawa-I-Rara, Fiji »	8 am	6 pm
Feb 9, Tuesday	Lautoka, Fiji »	8 am	6 pm
Feb 10, Wednesday	Cruising the Pacific Ocean  »
Feb 11, Thursday	Mystery Island, Vanuatu »	8 am	6 pm
Feb 12, Friday	Maré Island, New Caledonia »	8 am	6 pm
Feb 13, Saturday	Nouméa, New Caledonia »	8 am	6 pm
Feb 14, Sunday - Feb 15, Monday	Cruising the Pacific Ocean  »
Feb 16, Tuesday	Sydney, Australia (overnight) »	8 am
Feb 17, Wednesday	Sydney, Australia (overnight) »
Feb 18, Thursday	Sydney, Australia »		1 am
Feb 19, Friday	Brisbane, Australia »	11 am	10 pm
Feb 20, Saturday	Cruising the East Coast of Australia  »
Feb 21, Sunday	Hamilton Island/Whitsunday Island, Australia »	6 am	4 pm
Feb 22, Monday	Cruising the Great Barrier Reef, Australia  »
Feb 23, Tuesday	Thursday Island, Australia »	12 n	5 pm
Feb 24, Wednesday	Cruising the Arafura Sea  »
Feb 25, Thursday	Darwin, Australia »	10 am	6 pm
Feb 26, Friday	Cruising the Timor Sea  »
Feb 27, Saturday	Komodo Island, Indonesia »	9 am	5 pm
Feb 28, Sunday	Bali/Benoa, Indonesia (overnight) »	9 am*
Feb 29, Monday	Bali/Benoa, Indonesia (overnight) »
Mar 1, Tuesday	Bali/Benoa, Indonesia »		6 pm*
Mar 2, Wednesday	Cruising the Java Sea  »
Mar 3, Thursday	Semarang/Borobudur, Indonesia »	7 am	7 pm
Mar 4, Friday	Cruising the Java Sea  »
Mar 5, Saturday	Cruising the Malacca Strait  »
Mar 6, Sunday	Kuala Lumpur/Port Kelang, Malaysia(overnight) »	8 am
Mar 7, Monday	Kuala Lumpur/Port Kelang, Malaysia »		6 pm
Mar 8, Tuesday	Penang, Malaysia »	8 am	6 pm
Mar 9, Wednesday	Langkawi, Malaysia »	8 am	6 pm
Mar 10, Thursday	Cruising the Malacca Strait  »
Mar 11, Friday	Singapore (overnight) »	8 am
Mar 12, Saturday	Singapore (overnight) »
Mar 13, Sunday	Singapore »		6 pm
Mar 14, Monday	Cruising the South China Sea  »
Mar 15, Tuesday	Koh Samui, Thailand »	9 am	4 pm
Mar 16, Wednesday	Bangkok/Laem Chabang, Thailand »	6 am	6 pm
Mar 17, Thursday	Sihanoukville, Cambodia »	10 am	11 pm
Mar 18, Friday	Cruising the Coast of Vietnam  »
Mar 19, Saturday	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (overnight) »	10 am*
Mar 20, Sunday	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (overnight) »
Mar 21, Monday	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam »		6 pm*
Mar 22, Tuesday	Cruising the South China Sea  »
Mar 23, Wednesday	Chan May, Vietnam »	7 am	5 pm
Mar 24, Thursday	Hanoi/Hongai, Vietnam »	9 am	9 pm
Mar 25, Friday	Cruising the South China Sea  »
Mar 26, Saturday	Hong Kong SAR, China (overnight) »	8 am
Mar 27, Sunday	Hong Kong SAR, China »		5 pm
Mar 28, Monday	Xiamen, China »	11 am	5 pm
Mar 29, Tuesday	Cruising the East China Sea  »
Mar 30, Wednesday	Shanghai, China (overnight) »	10 am*
Mar 31, Thursday	Shanghai, China (overnight) »
Apr 1, Friday	Shanghai, China »		4 pm*
Apr 2, Saturday	Cruising the Yellow Sea  »
Apr 3, Sunday	Beijing, China (overnight) »	10 am
Apr 4, Monday	Beijing, China (overnight) »
Apr 5, Tuesday	Beijing, China »		7 pm
Apr 6, Wednesday	Cruising the Yellow Sea  »
Apr 7, Thursday	Incheon, South Korea »	8 am	6 pm
Apr 8, Friday	Jeju Island, South Korea »	10 am	6 pm
Apr 9, Saturday	Pusan, South Korea »	8 am	7 pm
Apr 10, Sunday	Fukuoka, Japan »	7 am	7 pm
Apr 11, Monday	Cruising the Coast of Japan  »
Apr 12, Tuesday	Shimizu, Japan »	7 am	9 pm
Apr 13, Wednesday	Tokyo, Japan (overnight) »	1 pm*
Apr 14, Thursday	Tokyo, Japan »		9 pm*
Apr 15, Friday	Cruising the East Coast of Japan  »
Apr 16, Saturday	Aomori, Japan »	9 am	6 pm
Apr 17, Sunday	Otaru, Japan »	8 am	4 pm
Apr 18, Monday	Korsakov, Russian Federation »	8 am	3 pm
Apr 19, Tuesday	Cruising the North Pacific Ocean  »
Apr 20, Wednesday	Petropavlovsk, Russia »	2 pm	9 pm
Apr 21, Thursday	Cruising the North Pacific Ocean  »
	Crossing the International Dateline  »
Apr 22, Friday	Cruising the North Pacific Ocean  »
Apr 23, Saturday	Dutch Harbor, Alaska, USA »	8 am	5 pm
Apr 24, Sunday	Cruising the Gulf of Alaska  »
Apr 25, Monday	Kodiak, Alaska, USA »	8 am	5 pm
Apr 26, Tuesday	Anchorage/Seward, Alaska, USA »	8 am	5 pm
Apr 27, Wednesday	Cruising Hubbard Glacier *  »
Apr 28, Thursday	Cruising Glacier Bay  »
Apr 29, Friday	Skagway, Alaska, USA »	8 am	6 pm
Apr 30, Saturday	Juneau, Alaska, USA »	8 am	4 pm
May 1, Sunday	Ketchikan, Alaska, USA »	8 am	6 pm
May 2, Monday	Cruising the Inside Passage  »
May 3, Tuesday	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada »	7 am	10 pm
May 4, Wednesday - May 5, Thursday	Cruising the West Coast of USA  »
May 6, Friday	San Francisco, California, USA »	8 am

*  Subject to permit specifications/approvals. As such, the order of ports and/or cruise itinerary are subject to change at any time.

As you can see, we go from very hot equatorial weather to the Russian Far East and Alaska where we may encounter snow!  Packing has been a bit of a challenge!

Speaking of packing, my procedure is to lay out everything I might potentially take and then put at least one half back!  Let's see if I can actually do that!

More later...