World cruise 2025 number 2!!

[RichardBartlett]

Uff we're off again . Start and finish in Italy. 131 days.

Set off on the morning 03.00 for the airport. Shuttle bus to port on 7th



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[winst]

Looks great - Enjoy!

[JasoninDenver]

So, given that you just did this, I am curious….

Are you doing this as a lifestyle choice to only have a part time home base somewhere and travel the world as much as possible?

I ask as a friend has considered hopping from cruise to cruise for a couple of years and storing his possessions until he gets tired and wants to settle down somewhere.

[Beo3]

Wow! Looks like a fantastic trip!

[77T]

Bon voyage, fair winds and following seas.
Looking forward to the pictorial log ahead.


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[Old Expat Beast]

Interesting route. Unusual to see a world cruise that doesn't touch Asia at all.

[RichardBartlett]

Originally Posted by JasoninDenver

So, given that you just did this, I am curious….



Are you doing this as a lifestyle choice to only have a part time home base somewhere and travel the world as much as possible?



I ask as a friend has considered hopping from cruise to cruise for a couple of years and storing his possessions until he gets tired and wants to settle down somewhere.

We are taking the opportunity to travel whilst we can. Our intention is to be away from Tenerife during the winter time and by chance it coincides with most world cruises and it being the busy winter sun tourist season so as we rent our property out we get the best return

I suspect we have one more world cruise in us by then we would have done 99% of the ports these shops can reach and may take a few years out but it's kinda addictive tbf.

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[RichardBartlett]

Originally Posted by RichardBartlett

We are taking the opportunity to travel whilst we can. Our intention is to be away from Tenerife during the winter time and by chance it coincides with most world cruises and it being the busy winter sun tourist season so as we rent our property out we get the best return

I suspect we have one more world cruise in us by then we would have done 99% of the ports these shops can reach and may take a few years out but it's kinda addictive tbf.

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Ships. Bloody auto text

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[Carguy87]

Originally Posted by RichardBartlett

Ships. Bloody auto text

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Awesome man have the best time!!

[1William]

I hope you have a good and safe trip. Please keep us posted and pictures are great.

[RichardBartlett]

Arrived in Triviso and suitably settled in a very nice hotel closer to Venice itself.

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[Avs Fan]

Enjoyed following photo journal of your last cruise. Enjoy!

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Interesting route. Unusual to see a world cruise that doesn't touch Asia at all.

I guess we have too much icy water here

Have a great time on your cruise OP. Starting and ending in Italy would suit us just fine

[RichardBartlett]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Interesting route. Unusual to see a world cruise that doesn't touch Asia at all.

the issue is that the Suez being closed causes havoc with itinaries as it forces ships round Africa. The WC which we were booked on they clipped the far East out and added 10 more sea days instead. Luckily for us as they offered a full refund so as we didn't fancy that we cancelled and booked this..



But there's always next year which assuming the Suez is open includes the Far East and India we are already looking at that one starting Nov 2025 but we reserve judgement as we haven't tried this cruise line before.

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[AzPaul]

Have a great trip To fair winds and following seas

Originally Posted by brandrea

I guess we have too much icy water here

What a Canadian cruise looks like

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

Have a great trip To fair winds and following seas




What a Canadian cruise looks like

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[Brenngun]

Looking forward to the journey again. Loved the last pictorial. Good luck and good weather.

[OG1982]

Great stuff Richard, happy travels and remember to smile in photos!!

[JasoninDenver]

Guess I will start my world cruise as well…

[RichardBartlett]

Well it's the frosty morning of boarding.
We are staying at the Venice resort hotel near the airport.
Great room and breakfast included for 85 euro's.

Back to the airport at 09.15 to get the shuttle for a 2.5 coach ride to the port. Board ship at 13.00 all being well

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[RichardBartlett]

Onboard!

Made it and booked in all ok. Everything good. Had a quick walk round Trieste. Quite beautiful. Would be amazing in summer

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[Brenngun]

Looks like a great start with blue skies. Love the pics. Subscribed and looking forward to the updates.

[RichardBartlett]

Day 2 buffet breakfast all good apart from sausages which were dreadful. That's not us in the picture btw! Walk around the ship. Overall very good very pleased. Dubrovnik in a couple of hours. Weather is bad there sadly but heyho

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[1William]

Very nice.

[77T]

Subscribed...

Looks like a great embark and first day.

Beautiful photo, this one is:


I'm no mariner, but I don't think this ship...




Will fit under this bridge even at low tide...






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[RichardBartlett]

So weather proved to be worse than forecasted. Thunder and lightning strong winds and driving rain means we stay on board instead of braving it.

Lunch was nice food is proving to be very good standard.

Day 3 is a sea day so just a bit of padding around

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[Brenngun]

Well every day can't be a peach but as you say heyho. How's your cabin? Are you happy with the accommodations?

[77T]

I thought the hot tubs looked inviting and were under a roof?

Soaking and sipping champagne all day...such are the things that dreams are made of...


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[996marty]

Fabulous looking trip again. I look forward to the follow ups from port to port

[Tri-Tip]

Have a wonderful trip, looking forward to watching the progress via photos.

Not sure I could do 131 days, went for 16 days in October, and I was itching to be home after 13.