We chose this itinerary initially because we liked the way the voyage took us around Australia, and we could stop off at the ports along the way and spend time with our Australian friends and family.
Well as luck would have it, having booked the voyage, and notified the relevant people of our proposed arrival in their neck of the woods, all of a sudden there was a flurry of out of town weddings, business meetings, and vacations, and they would not be in town. Coincidence? Hmmmmmmmm.
Not put off by this we decided to go ahead with the trip, and booked the Queen Mary 2 segments from Hong Kong to New York. A nice long time on board so we thought.
However, as tends to happen, life gets in the way of plans, and Brian’s work schedule became complicated, so he will have to leave the ship in Fremantle (Perth) and will join us again in Durban. He will be missing the best sea days of the trip!
My friend Ruth was talking about wanting to go on vacation but was concerned about the expense of traveling as a single. Suddenly the bright idea came to us – why don’t the two of us sail from Dubai to Hong Kong. She will then fly back home just as Brian joins the ship in Hong Kong. It was all too simple, and so now my itinerary is Dubai to New York. I’m not going “all the way around” this time, but will certainly have plenty of time to spend sightseeing and relaxing for the next 3 months.
On Monday January 27th I will be staying overnight on Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, and on the 28th I fly from Los Angeles to Dubai, arriving in the evening of January 29th.
I will stay overnight in Dubai with my friend Ruth, and then on the 30th we will get to embark on Queen Mary 2 J
| Thursday, January 30 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 8:00am | |
| Friday, January 31 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Noon | |
| Saturday, February 1 | Muscat, Oman | 9:00am | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, February 2 | At Sea | ||
| Monday, February 3 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, February 4 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, February 5 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 7:00am | 9:00pm |
| Thursday, February 6 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, February 7 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, February 8 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, February 9 | Phuket, Thailand | 6:30am | 6:00pm |
| Monday, February 10 | Penang, Malaysia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tuesday, February 11 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wednesday, February 12 | Singapore | 7:00am | |
| Thursday, February 13 | Singapore | 5:00pm | |
| Friday, February 14 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, February 15 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sunday, February 16 | Nha Trang, Vietnam | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Monday, February 17 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, February 18 | Hong Kong | 8:00am | |
| Wednesday, February 19 | Hong Kong | 8:00pm | |
| Thursday, February 20 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, February 21 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, February 22 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, February 23 | Bitung, Indonesia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Monday, February 24 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, February 25 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, February 26 | Darwin, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thursday, February 27 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, February 28 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, February 29 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, March 1 | Airlie Beach, Australia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Monday, March 2 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, March 3 | Brisbane, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wednesday, March 4 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, March 5 | Sydney, Australia | 6:30am | |
| Friday, March 6 | Sydney, Australia | 9:00pm | |
| Saturday, March 7 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, March 8 | Melbourne, Australia | 8:00am | 10:00pm |
| Monday, March 9 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, March 10 | Adelaide, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wednesday, March 11 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, March 12 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, March 13 | Busselton, Australia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Saturday, March 14 | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sunday, March 15 | At Sea | ||
| Monday, March 16 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, March 17 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, March 18 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, March 19 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, March 20 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, March 21 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, March 22 | Port Louis, Mauritius | 9:00am | 8:00pm |
| Monday, March 23 | Points des Galets, Reunion Island | 8:00am | 7:00pm |
| Tuesday, March 24 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, March 25 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, March 26 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, March 27 | Durban, South Africa | 6:00am | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, March 28 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, March 29 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 4:00am | 5:00pm |
| Monday, March 30 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, March 31 | Cape Town, South Africa | 6:00am | |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Thursday, April 2 | Cape Town, South Africa | 5:00pm | |
| Friday, April 3 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, April 4 | Walvis Bay, Namibia | 6:30am | 6:00pm |
| Sunday, April 5 | At Sea | ||
| Monday, April 6 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, April 7 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, April 8 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, April 9 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, April 10 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, April 11 | At Sea | ||
| Sunday, April 12 | At Sea | ||
| Monday, April 13 | Tenerife, Canary Islands | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tuesday, April 14 | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wednesday, April 15 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, April 16 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, April 17 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, April 18 | Southampton, UK | 6:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sunday, April 19 | At Sea | ||
| Monday, April 20 | At Sea | ||
| Tuesday, April 21 | At Sea | ||
| Wednesday, April 22 | At Sea | ||
| Thursday, April 23 | At Sea | ||
| Friday, April 24 | At Sea | ||
| Saturday, April 25 | New York (Brooklyn), NY | 6:30am | |
you are going to have such a great trip, Ive done that one in two stages over the years so been to pretty much all those ports and there wasn’t a single stop I would not have done again. Cant wait to read your adventures, hi to the big fella…
It’s a shame we don’t get to New Zealand this time, but around Australia was way too cool to miss!
Oh boy, Safarigal is heading to sea again. Your itinerary looks amazing, especially with the symbolic start on the QM. I, like the rest of your followers, so enjoy your postings on these journeys. Your excellent writing skill carries us all with you, at least in spirit. My wife and I will be cruising the Western Med while you are on your home-bound leg through Madeira and the Canary’s but will do our best to stay abreast of your adventures. Safe travels.
Jack Dawson
Bon Voyage once again! I couldn’t believe those long stretches of sea days. I love them but after about 5 days I’m ready to get off for a few hours. Enjoy it all, as you always do. ☹️
We did a travel class in Sunday School today (50 years of travel in one.hour🙄). One of my “show and tell” items was the Kruger Map and Guide you gave me before our first safari. We shared some other videos and finished with Stan’s (mostly elephant) video while we answered questions. I think it went okay. I also wore my piranha earrings from the Amazon.
Don’t know where the sad face came from 😘
Bon Voyage once again! I couldn’t believe those long stretches of sea days. I love them but after about 5 days I’m ready to get off for a few hours. Enjoy it all, as you always do. 😘
We did a travel class in Sunday School today (50 years of travel in one.hour🙄). One of my “show and tell” items was the Kruger Map and Guide you gave me before our first safari. We shared some other videos and finished with Stan’s (mostly elephant) video while we answered questions. I think it went okay. I also wore my piranha earrings from the Amazon.