WORLD CRUISE ITINERARY

Mon Jan 5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thu Jan 8 Cartagena, Colombia
Fri Jan 9 Panama Canal (Full Transit)
Sun Jan 11 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
Tue Jan 13 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Wed Jan 14 Huatulco, Mexico
Thu Jan 15 Acapulco, Mexico
Sat Jan 17 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Mon Jan 19 Los Angeles, CA
Sat Jan 24 Hilo, Hawaii, HI
Sun Jan 25 Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Thu Jan 29 Crossing the International Date Line
Sun Feb 1 Funafuti, Tuvalu -- REPLACED by Luganville, Vanuatu
Wed Feb 4 Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Fri Feb 6 Noumea, New Caledonia
Sat Feb 7 Ile des Pins, New Caledonia
Tue Feb 10 Sydney, Australia
Wed Feb 11 Sydney, Australia
Fri Feb 13 Melbourne, Australia
Sun Feb 15 Adelaide, Australia
Thu Feb 19 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
Fri Feb 20 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
Tue Feb 24 Lembar, Indonesia
Wed Feb 25 Slawi Bay, Indonesia
Fri Feb 27 Semarang, Indonesia
Sat Feb 28 Crossing the Equator
Wed Mar 4 Hong Kong, China
Thu Mar 5 Hong Kong, China
Sun Mar 8 Shanghai, China
Mon Mar 9 Shanghai, China
Fri Mar 13 Nha Trang, Vietnam
Sun Mar 15 Kemaman, Malaysia
Mon Mar 16 Singapore
Wed Mar 18 Phuket, Thailand
Sun Mar 22 Cochin, India
Tue Mar 24 Bombay (Mumbai), India
Wed Mar 25 Bombay (Mumbai), India
Sat Mar 28 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sun Mar 29 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tue Mar 31 Muscat, Oman
Sun Apr 5 Seychelles
Mon Apr 6 Seychelles
Thu Apr 9 Mombasa, Kenya
Fri Apr 10 Mombasa, Kenya
Sun Apr 12 Nosy Be, Madagascar -- CANCELLED due to political unrest
Mon Apr 13 Mayotte, Comoro Islands -- CANCELLED due to political unrest
Thu Apr 16 Maputo, Mozambique (maiden stop for Holland America)
Fri Apr 17 Richards Bay, South Africa
Sat Apr 18 Durban, South Africa
Mon Apr 20 Cape Town, South Africa
Tue Apr 21 Cape Town, South Africa
Wed Apr 22 Cape Town, South Africa
Fri Apr 24 Luderitz, Namibia
Sat Apr 25 Walvis Bay, Namibia
Tue Apr 28 St. Helena, UK Territory
Thu Apr 30 Ascension Island, U.K. Territory
Tue May 5 Devil's Island, French Guiana
Thu May 7 Port of Spain
Fri May 8 Barbados
Sun May 10 St. Barts
Wed May 13 Fort Lauderdale, FL

AboutMe:
My lifetime dream of cruising the world is finally coming true!! On January 5th our ship, Holland America Line's ms Rotterdam leaves Fort Lauderdale on the first leg of our journey -- through the Panama Canal on the way to many faraway ports of call on five continents. We invite you to join us (on line!) as we share some of our experiences. Our shipboard group consists of our friends Chuck and Erlyne Beltz (whose idea it was in the first place!), my sister Stela, my husband and myself. After 4-1/2 months together, there should be no secrets left -- we should have some interesting and entertaining stories to tell on our return....! We'll miss our regular club meetings and working on projects, but promise to make up for lost time before the summer fundraisers begin. Trading in the ski season for lounging on south sea islands wasn't too difficult a choice. We're excited and looking forward to learning about new places and new cultures. Welcome aboard!