Returned from Trip

We just returned from a trip to Thailand, Myanmar, and cruising for 28 days across the South Pacific on the Crown Princess.  We met 8 people on board who will be doing the upcoming World Cruise.  It was great to see how excited each of them are about this wonderful trip.

Lots of things to catch up on and time to finish getting ready for the World Cruise coming up in just 64 days!  This morning I submitted for the Carnival Shareholder Benefit and got it back from Princess in less than an hour.  Really great service lately from this department.  Then I called Princess and purchased the World Cruise Internet Package (1100 additional minutes).  Probably will need this additional Internet time while doing our blog.  The Internet is usually very slow across the South Pacific.  

Anyway, the clock is really starting to countdown now.  Won't be long until Sail-Away!

Captain Ciruzzi

Today, Princess Cruises announced our ship's master, Captain Mario Ciruzzi.  This will be the first time we will have sailed with him.

Greetings from the bridge of Pacific Princess. Our crew can't wait to bring you and your fellow guests to some of the most amazing places on your sailing on the World Cruise. Please take a look at this email for more information about your cruise and your ship, and be sure everything is in order for your embarkation. I'm looking forward to welcoming you aboard soon! Sincerely, Captain Mario Ciruzzi Pacific Princess

World Cruise 2015 Trivia

Here are some pieces of trivial information about the upcoming World Cruise.

How far will the Pacific Princess Travel?

·         65,081 Kilometers

·         35,141 Nautical Miles

·         40,439 Statute Miles

How many ports will we visit?

·         33 Ports

To how many continents will the Pacific Princess travel?

·         Six

Will the Pacific Princess cross the Equator?

·         Yes, twice.  Prior to arriving at Apia, Western Samoa and after leaving Darwin, Australia.

What affect will crossing the International Date Line have on the cruise?

·         This will cause us to lose or not have February 2, 2015.

How many laps around the Pacific Princess Jogging Track equal a mile?

·         13 laps

What are the vital statistics for the Pacific Princess?

·         Passenger Capacity 680

·         Length 593 feet

·         Gross Tonnage 30,200

WORLD CRUISE SEGMENTS

1.    Los Angeles to Sydney 23 Jan 15 (22 days)

2.    Sidney to Hong Kong 15 Feb 15 (18 days)

3.    Hong Kong to Dubai 5 Mar 15 (20 days)

4.    Dubai to Rome 25 Mar 15 (16 days)

5.    Rome to Fort Lauderdale 10 Apr 15 (18 days)

6.    Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles 28 Apr 15 (17 days)

Final Payment

With our upcoming trips to Thailand and Myanmar rapidly approaching, we went ahead and made final payment today on the WC. So, it looks like we need to really get serious about organizing and preparing. We have a couple more vaccines to get next week and hopefully pickup the flu vaccine. 140 days and counting.

Changed Staterooms

After watching pricing and other factors for a long time, today we changed from stateroom 7107 to 7121 which is an aft-facing balcony.  This will afford us more balcony space on this 111-day cruise which is extremely sea-day intensive (71 sea days).  We were able to pickup additional on board credit due to the sale that Princess is currently running.  Looking forward to this great cruise.

Countdown Continues

The time to prepare for this upcoming adventure is really starting to get short. We are down to 153 days until the Pacific Princess sails away from Los Angeles. In previous years, we would have already had a list of Special Speakers from Princess. Hopefully they will finalize this soon. And we can expect them to release the list of Shore Excursions within the next month or so.

Last week we got our vaccinations updated for travel to Burma next month and for the World Cruise. Our Yellow Fever had expired and we needed several boosters for previous vaccinations. If you would like to view a list of vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for each country in the world go to this link Link To CDC

After you CLICK on the country name you are looking for, then CLICK on Vaccines and Medicines.

Won't be long now before we will be sailing across the Pacific to great destinations.

Cancelled and Rebooked

Two days ago, we cancelled the World Cruise and immediately rebooked at a substantially lower fare.  Of course we lost the $1000 each in on board credit (OBC), but the discounted fare made up for this and more.  We were able to keep our stateroom on the starboard side of the ship.  Looking forward to the next 203 days passing quickly and getting on board the Pacific Princess.