Which Itinerary would you pick..

[hazelson]

I would love to see South America - anything will do.

[coloradocruisers]

I would love to see South America - anything will do.

And Jenn's South America cruise could be combined with my Antarctica stop.

[Joanandjoe]

I've never considered South America because of the timing: winter here. Basically, I can't take vacation from mid-December to mid-April, late July to mid September, and during the Jewish holiday periods of Rosh Hashoanah through the end of Succot (which normally rules out the rest of September and most of October) and Passover. That basically leaves May, June, and November, ruling out both of my first choices, plus South America and Antarctica

[boba]

How about the South Pacific. That would be pretty cool.

[Joanandjoe]

How about the South Pacific. That would be pretty cool.

Or pretty warm. LOL.

As memebers of Regent's Seven Seas Society, we are bombarded with email and snail mail offers to sail in FP on the Paul Gauguin. So far, the thought of flying nearly 10,000 miles to begin a cruise has had no attraction. I must admit, many people dream of going to French Polynesia (FP) or other parts of the South Pacific: I've just never been one of them. (But, then, I don't like any place that's hot.) To each his own.

[singledout]

Since I've done a few of these, maybe I can be of help. I've been to most of the ports, and heading west is the way to go. This world tour would begin and end in NYC...seems fitting, since it's the center of the universe ;)

1 - NYC

2 - St. Georges, Bermuda

3 - Charleston, South Carolina

4 - Miami

5 - Bahamas

6 - St. Maarten

7 - BVI

8 - Puerto Rico

9 - La Romana, Dominican Republic

10 - Port Antonio, Jamaica

11 - Havana, Cuba (oh sorry, Americans can't go there)

12 - Grand Cayman

13 - Cozumel

14 - Roatan, Honduras

15 - Curacao

16 - Bridgetown, Barbados

17 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

18 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

19 - Falkland Islands

20 - Antarctica

21 - Valparaiso Chile

22 - Santiago Chile

23 - Galapagos Islands

24 - Easter Island

25 - French Polynesia

26 - Cook Islands

27 - Hawaii

28 - Costa Rica

29 - Acapulco

30 - Cabo San Lucas

31 - San Diego

32 - Catalina Island

33 - San Francisco

34 - Astoria

35 - Victoria

36 - Seattle

37 - Vancouver

38 - Parksville

39 - Queen Charlotte Islands

40 - Ketchikan

41 - Juneau

42 - Skagway

43 - Glacier Bay

44 - Anchorage

45 - Adak, Alaska

46 - Petropavlosk, Russia

47 - Vladivosktok, Russia

48 - Otaru, Japan

49 - Hakodate, Japan

50 - Tokyo

51 - Shimizu

52 - Kobe / Osaka

53 - Hiroshima

54 - Nagasaki

55 - Naha (Okinawa)

56 - Cheju, S.Korea

57 - Pusan, S. Korea

58 - Mokpo, S. Korea

59 - Dalian, China

60 - Tianjin (Beijing)

61 - Qingdao, China

62 - Nanjing

63 - Shanghai

64 - Putuoshan, China

65 - Ningbo, China

66 - Xiamen, China

67 - Taipei, Taiwan

68 - Hong Kong

69 - Macau

70 - Manila, Philippines

71 - Cebu, Philippines

72 - Boracay, Philippines

73 - Da Nang, Vietnam

74 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

75 - Pattaya (Bangkok)

76 - Ko Samui, Thailand

77 - Singapore

78 - Bali, Indonesia

79 - Darwin, Australia

80 - Cairns, Australia

81 - Whitsunday Islands, Australia

82 - Sydney

83 - Melbourne

84 - Hobart, Tasmania

85 - Milford Sound, NZ

86 - Dunedin, NZ

87 - Christchurch, NZ

88 - Wellington, NZ

89 - Napier, NZ

90 - Tauranga, NZ

91 - Auckland

92 - Brisbane, Australia

93 - Port Douglas, Australia

94 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

95 - Lombok, Indonesia

96 - Klang, Malaysia

97 - Penang, Malaysia

98 - Phuket, Thailand

99 - Male, Malvides

100 - Cochin, India

101 - Goa, India

102 - Mumbai

103 - Mahe, Seychelles

104 - Mahajanga, Madagascar

105 - Cape Town, South Africa

106 - Durban, South Africa

107 - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

108 - Mombasa, Kenya

109 - Jiddah, Saudi Arabia

110 - Safaga, Egypt

111 - Elat, Jordan

112 - Port Said, Egypt

113 - Haifa, Israel

114 - Iraklion, Greece

115 - Kusadasi, Turkey

116 - Santorini, Greece

117 - Rhodes, Greece

118 - Mykonos, Greece

119 - Athens

120 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

121 - Bari, Italy

122 - Catania, Italy (Sicily)

123 - Naples

124 - Rome

125 - Venice

126 - Nice, France

127 - Marseilles, France

128 - Barcelona, Spain

129 - Eivissa (Ibiza), Spain

130 - Malaga, Spain

131 - Lisbon, Portugal

132 - Vigo, Portugal

133 - Saint Nazaire, France

134 - Le Havre (Paris), France

135 - Bruges, Belgium

136 - Southampton, UK

137 - Amsterdam

138 - Hamburg

140 - Copenhagen, Denmark

141 - Gdansk, Poland

142 - Riga, Latvia

143 - St. Petersburg, Russia

144 - Helsinki, Finland

145 - Stockholm, Sweden

146 - Goteburg, Sweden

147 - Oslo, Norway

148 - Edinburgh, Scotland

149 - Bergen, Norway

150 - Kristiansund, Norway

151 - Trondheim, Norway

152 - Tromso, Norway

153 - Hammerfest, Norway

154 - North Cape, Norway

155 - Longyearbien, Norway (Svalbard)

156 - Jan Mayen, Norway

157 - Akureyri, Iceland

158 - Reykjavik, Iceland

159 - Lindenow Fjord, Greenland

160 - Nanortalik, Greenland

161 - Qaqortuk, Greenland

162 - Goose Bay, Canada

163 - St. John's, Canada

164 - St. Pierre & Miquelon, France

165 - Sydney, Canada

166 - Charlottetown, Canada

167 - Quebec City, Canada

168 - Montreal, Canada

169 - Halifax, Canada

170 - Portland, Maine

171 - Boston

172 - Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard)

173 - Newport, RI

174 - NYC

Quite the trip...I've done most of it twice. A few gaps here and there, but I know people who have been to all of these ports, and I think this would be a pretty amazing way to spend a year or two. I used to work on "The World", and they do this all the time. www.aboardtheworld.com.

[JoeyandDavid]

Jeff that is quite a list.. you have compiled there...

[hazelson]

Kevin - at least I wouldn't have to shave my les for your cruise!

[coloradocruisers]

Kevin - at least I wouldn't have to shave my les for your cruise!

That's fine. Neither would I.

[elfed]

Great question guys.I think most of us have to think of our budgets.You're right, I would love to do a World cruise but obviously that is either for the rich and famous or people who have won the lottery!!Frankly a 10 day cruise is within our limit. To the Caribbean. Alaska does not interest us nor Europe.Barbados and Aruba would be a part of the intenary. The ship sailing out of either Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.

Regards,

James.