The Inside Cabin

The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage

by | Dec 30, 2017 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, California, San Diego, USA | 17 comments

  1. The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
  2. Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
  3. Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
  4. Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
  5. Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
  6. Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
  7. Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
  8. Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
  9. Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
  10. Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
  11. Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
  12. Day 8, At Sea
  13. Day 9, At Sea
  14. Day 10, At Sea
  15. Day 11, At Sea
  16. Day 12, At Sea
  17. Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  18. Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  19. Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  20. Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
  21. Day 17, At Sea
  22. Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
  23. Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  24. Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
  25. Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
  26. Day 22 – At Sea
  27. Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  28. Day 24, At Sea
  29. Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
  30. Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
  31. Day 27 – At Sea
  32. Day 28 – At Sea
  33. Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
  34. Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
  35. Day 31 – Napier
  36. Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
  37. Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
  38. Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
  39. Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
  40. Day 36 – At Sea
  41. Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
  42. Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
  43. Day 39 – At Sea
  44. 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
  45. Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
  46. Day 41, At Sea
  47. Day 42, At Sea
  48. Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
  49. Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
  50. Day 45 – At Sea
  51. Day 46 – At Sea
  52. Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
  53. Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
  54. Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
  55. Day 50 – At Sea
  56. Day 51 – At Sea
  57. Day 52 – At Sea
  58. Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
  59. Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
  60. Day 55 – At Sea
  61. Day 56 – At Sea
  62. Day 57 – At Sea
  63. Day 58, Puerto Princesa
  64. Day 59, – At Sea
  65. Day 60, Manila, Philippines
  66. Day 61, Manila, Philippines
  67. Day 62 – At Sea
  68. Day 63 – Hong Kong
  69. Day 64, Hong Kong
  70. Day 65 – At Sea
  71. Day 66 – At Sea
  72. Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
  73. Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
  74. Day 69 – Siem Reap
  75. 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
  76. Day 70 – Singapore
  77. Day 71 – At Sea
  78. Day 72 – Phuket
  79. Day 73 – At Sea
  80. Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
  81. Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
  82. Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
  83. Day 77 – At Sea
  84. Day 78 – At Sea
  85. Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
  86. Day 80 – At Sea
  87. Day 81 – At Sea
  88. Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
  89. Day 83 – At Sea
  90. Day 84 – At Sea
  91. Day 85 – At Sea
  92. Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
  93. Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
  94. Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
  95. Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
  96. Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
  97. Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
  98. Day 92 – At Sea
  99. Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
  100. Day 94 – At Sea
  101. Day 95 – At Sea
  102. Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
  103. Day 97 – At Sea
  104. Day 98 – At Sea
  105. Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
  106. Day 100 – At Sea
  107. Day 101 – At Sea
  108. Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
  109. Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
  110. Day 104 – At Sea
  111. Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
  112. Day 106 – At Sea
  113. Day 107 – At Sea
  114. Day 108 – At Sea
  115. Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
  116. Day 110 – At Sea
  117. Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
  118. Day 112 – At Sea
  119. Day 113 – At Sea
  120. Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
  121. 2018 World Cruise Entertainers

Come along with The Inside Cabin as we embark on another Grand World Voyage aboard the ms Amsterdam.

We are going to have an amazing adventure as we circle the globe in 113 days.   After we return to Fort Lauderdale April 28th we will hop onto the Crystal Symphony for a re-positioning cruise back to the west coast.

The first official step of our 2018 Grand World Voyage was shipping our advance bags via FEDEX to the ms Amsterdam.  Even though the ship doesn’t arrive in Fort Lauderdale until January 4th, 2018, we are required to ship the bags on December 18th so the Holland America staff has time to process all the bags and get them ready for the ship.  It’s probably a good thing regardless as it forces you to get some stuff ready sooner so you can’t leave all your packing until the last minute.

As you can see from this picture, we shipped seven items – 4 bags and 3 boxes.  This is down from 8 bags/boxes on the 2016 cruise – as we decided to not take some items that we didn’t use very much.

There is always an expectation that you will have so much spare time that you will be able to do certain things that you don’t have time for on a shorter cruise.  We found that we stayed pretty busy all the time and didn’t really have much time for other stuff.

Judy is an outstanding packer and she very efficiently used all the space in each bag.  One item that has proven to be very valuable are the eBags Packing Cubes.  She also inventoried and itemized the contents of every bag which makes it easy to pack for the next time – as well as easy to file a claim if something is missing.  She used our 2016 packing inventory as a checklist for our packing for this cruise.

You can find eBags Packing Cubes thru the link to Amazon at the bottom of the page.

More to come as we begin this wonderful voyage.  As always you will be able to find copies of the daily menus, Where and Whens and the name of the featured entertainer elsewhere on this blog.  It will all be in the drop down menus.

The first page of the blog for the 2018 World Cruise will show a world map with a marker for each day’s post – this will allow you to easily see where we are plus jump around to find any particular port of interest.

Be sure to hit the subscribe button at the bottom of the page so you get an email whenever I add a new post.

Questions?  Ask away in the comments section or send me an email via the contact page.

 

 

17 Comments

  1. Bodogbodog
    Bodogbodog on December 30, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    Bon Voyage

    Reply
    • Dorothy
      Dorothy on December 31, 2017 at 5:50 am

      Bon Voyage. Can’t wait to read about this cruise.

      Reply
  2. Ali H
    Ali H on December 31, 2017 at 6:15 am

    I’m so excited to follow you on this trip – your last world cruise made me book our first HAL cruise, and we loved it! Ben Voyage!

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on December 31, 2017 at 8:42 am

      Thanks for following! Where did you go on your first HAL cruise?

      Reply
  3. Helen Fidded
    Helen Fidded on December 31, 2017 at 6:20 am

    Love your posts and since I can’t take a worl cruise I will certainly enjoy reading all about yours. Have a great cruise. Bon Voyage. Helen Fiddes

    Reply
  4. Wendy T
    Wendy T on December 31, 2017 at 6:30 am

    Thank you ! This will give us something to look forward to on these cold and snowy mornings! Looking forward to seeing your posts very much.

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on December 31, 2017 at 8:41 am

      Glad you enjoy the blog….thanks for following

      Reply
  5. Kay Lynn
    Kay Lynn on December 31, 2017 at 7:11 am

    Bon Voyage from a fellow Navy vet and San Diegan. A world cruise is on my travel wish list but is waiting until after retirement in a few years.

    In the meantime, I can’t wait to vicariously travel with you and Judy.

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on December 31, 2017 at 8:40 am

      Thanks! You will love a world cruise!

      Reply
  6. Elaine Wood
    Elaine Wood on December 31, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    Looking forward to your posts. Did you book the same cabin as before? Have a wonderful cruise!

    Reply
  7. Tom Roche
    Tom Roche on December 31, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    Bon Voyage ! I booked the 2019 WC on the Amsterdam in a soon to be retrofitted Lanai cabin.

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on December 31, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks – Those Lanai cabins will be really nice. Lots of light!

      Reply
  8. Robert F.
    Robert F. on January 4, 2018 at 3:31 am

    Bon voyage from a veteran World Cruiser! (Vicarious voyage for me this year.)

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on January 4, 2018 at 5:38 am

      Thanks for following. This should be exciting!

      Reply
  9. Linda Crissey
    Linda Crissey on January 4, 2018 at 4:55 am

    Looking forward to spending the Winter months with you on “our” World Cruise.
    Have a safe a lovely trip

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on January 4, 2018 at 5:37 am

      Thanks for following

      Reply
  10. Marla Vannice
    Marla Vannice on January 18, 2018 at 7:12 am

    I’ll be following along and have enjoyed everything so far.

    Reply

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