Friday, January 3, 2020

The 2020 World Cruise is Here...at Last!

We have wanted to do a full world cruise for a number of years, but real life kept changing our plans. Now, after planning this trip for what seems to be forever - what with researching shore excursions , making sure that things are planned for at home, and making sure we don't take too many clothes - we're finally within a few days of leaving for Miami to join Crystal Serenity for Crystal's 25th World Cruise. Funny thing, Monica's parents' first Crystal experience was on the first two segments of the very first World Cruise on Crystal Symphony in 1996. We're sure a lot has changed since then, but some things, like the level of service and the amazing onboard staff and crew, have stayed the same.


The world map showing the cruise itinerary

Thanks to the advice we got from many people who have done more than one world cruise, like our friends Keith and Annemarie, we're pretty sure we haven't packed too much stuff. Fifteen weeks on seven suitcases in total is at least manageable for getting to Miami and home from Rome.

Ready to go for the flight to Miami

We're really looking forward to this experience. Although the regular cruise segments are wonderful, the additional events for the world cruise guests are apparently quite a lot of fun. We'll find out! As you can see from the map, we will be visiting the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, the Arabian Peninsula and the eastern Mediterranean, transiting both of the world's major shipping canals on the way - the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal.

As usual, we hope that you will enjoy following the blog. As the cruise is 105 days long, the Itinerary posted on the sidebar will show the details of the current segment port stops. This will be quite an adventure for us and we'll do our best to pass along the most interesting and memorable parts of it.

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