World Cruise 2025

Today we arrive back where we started this adventure 117 days ago, San Pedro, California. We have completed our lap around the planet while visiting 44 ports in… Read More

Today’s port, Puerto Vallarta Mexico, marks the next to last stop before we conclude this “Around the World” journey. Today’s weather is hot, the air is filled with… Read More

Today, the 112th day of this world trotting adventure, we make landfall in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. This in Central American country is bordered to the north and west by Mexico,… Read More

Day 110 finds us docking in the city center of Puntarenas, in the country of Costa Rica. It was a picture perfect clear warm day. We last visited… Read More

Way back in 1994, years before we were married, Sue and Dan embarked on their very first cruise. It was a15 Day Panama Canal voyage aboard the original Sky… Read More

Today’s port is Cartegena, Columbia. We originally visited this port on our very first cruise, 31 years ago (1994) aboard the original Sky Princess. She served many cruise… Read More

After 8 days at sea, we arrive just before sun up in Port Everglades, Florida. This marks the end of the 4th segment of our world cruise and… Read More

Another day another port, this time it’s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, an autonomous communities of Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of… Read More

Another itinerary change. As we were leaving Casablanca on Easter Sunday, we were informed that we would be diverting from our original destination of Lanzarote, Canary Island due… Read More

Happy Easter from Casablanca, Morocco! Another country checked off the list. For most Casablanca conjures up the 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid and the famous scenes… Read More

The Saturday before Easter finds us on a early morning very rough and windy approach to Cadiz, Spain. Caldiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, was… Read More

This morning we docked at Port Vell in Barcelona, Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of… Read More

It was raining off and on as we pulled into the harbor at Marseille, France. Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as… Read More

This morning we anchored in the deep bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, the gateway to the resort areas of Nice, France and Monte Carlo, Monaco. We have visited both… Read More

Day 85 of this cruise had us back in Italy, this time in Genoa. Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Wikipedia says Genoa has historically been one… Read More

It was pouring down rain as our pilot met us in the harbor to guide us to our berth in Livorno, Italy. This Ligurian Sea port city is… Read More

Today we dock in the picturesque city of Ajaccio, France, on the island of Corsica in the Ligurian Sea. Ajaccio, capital of the island, may be best known… Read More

Today is transition day as we dock at the Tyrrhenian sea port city of Civitavecchia, Italy. The Port of Civitavecchia is one of the major cruise ports of Europe… Read More

Today we visited the absolutely gorgeous city of Valletta on the Mediterranean island country of Malta. Check another country off the list! We would have to say, without… Read More

After a couple of diversions due to weather, we were once again back on schedule for this portion of the world cruise. Today we visited Taranto, Italy. Located… Read More

For those that have actually been following along, you will remember that our stop in Bar, Montenegro was canceled due to the Bora winds causing trouble in the… Read More

We received notice on April 4th that the Bora wind was kicking up storms in the Adriatic Sea so our scheduled stops in Dubrovnik Croatia and Bar, Montenegro… Read More

Today we venture back to the island of Crete, this time docking at Chania. To be honest, after the full day at Rhodes yesterday, he fact that we… Read More

As we continue the Mediterranean portion of this world cruise, we find ourselves visiting the island of Rhodes, Greece. Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one… Read More

Ah, the historic port of Kusadasi, Turkey. The gateway to the ancient city of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, the House of the Virgin Mary, and several other… Read More

As we were leaving Athens last night, the captain announced that our next scheduled port, the island of Patmos, Greece, was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and… Read More

We are in Athens, one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years,[9] and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. The city… Read More

Day 68 finds us docked in Siracusa on the Italian island of Sicily. The city is notable for its rich Greek and Roman history, culture, amphitheaters, architecture, and as the… Read More

Our next stop on this 117 day journey is the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Located in the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea exits into the… Read More

Today we visited the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal. The island region is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 320… Read More

We’ve been at sea for 7 days since leaving Namibia, cruising North up the West African coast, so we were excited to be making landfall in Mindelo, on… Read More

Today we land at the coastal city of Walvis Bay, Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, We picked our pilot up just before 8AM and were secured… Read More

This is our second day in Cape Town and today we embarked on the local Hop On Hop Off bus tour. We frequently use the HOHO tours to… Read More

Following 5 days at sea, we were anticipating an early morning landing in Cape Town, South Africa, but the weather had other plans. The ships foghorn had been… Read More

After 7 days at sea on a rocking ship, we were ready to feel dry land under our feet. Today we arrived in Mauritius, a tiny island nation… Read More

Our pilot tug met us at 6:30AM to guide us to our Victoria Quay berth located just beyond the maritime museum in Fremantle Harbor. It was another warm,… Read More

It’s February 18th so it must be Melbourne! We arrived at the port of this capital city just after 10AM and secured directly across from the Viking Orion.… Read More

Sunday, February 16th had us pulling into the familiar harbor of Sydney Australia. This is our 4th time here in 3 years with our last visit being November… Read More

Our journey through the South Island of New Zealand concludes with a scenic day of cruising through the Fiordland National Park, This is the largest national park in… Read More

Today we find ourselves in the charming little town of Port Chalmers, the gateway to Dunedin New Zealand. Dunedin is the second most populous city in on the… Read More

Today we docked in Picton, New Zealand. Picton is located on the South Island near the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound. It serves as the major transportation… Read More

We arrived at Hawke’s Bays, in the wonderful city of Napier, New Zealand in the early this morning on day 20 of our 116 day world cruise. Once… Read More

Thursday morning found us at anchor in the amazing Bay of Islands, an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. This… Read More

After 6 days at sea (7 if you count crossing the date line) we docked in Suva, Fiji. The weather was very warm with 90+% humidity. It rained… Read More

Today we crossed both the equator and the international date line as we sailed Southwest from Hawaii on our way to Fiji. We completely skipped January 31, 2025… Read More

We arrived in Nawiliwili Harbor in the early morning on January 27th after an unsettled overnight passage from Oahu. The weather was clear, sunny and cool, a welcome… Read More

After 5 days at sea, we finally arrived at our first stop of this 116-day voyage, Honolulu Hawaii. The sun was still down and it was just starting… Read More

The weather today is fairly unsettled with squalls and rolling waves. We are about 3/4 of the way to our first stop, Honolulu. Woke up early to attend… Read More

Up early to watch the sunrise. Read More

We woke up early this morning to watch the sunrise and ordered room service coffee. Weather was cool and pleasant, and the seas were calm. We love sunrises… Read More

We boarded the Island Princess today (Jan 20, 2025) to begin our 117 day World Cruise. For this adventure we are joined by our friends David and Gerne… Read More

We’ve recently updated our places visited list (aka our ISO 3166 Country List) and were thrilled to see that as of our last trip, we have checked off… Read More