Here We Go Again........ ???

Here I am.......  waiting............... waiting............waiting..................
Not much to do now.  All the tours at every port have been booked,  speciality restaurants aboard have been booked. Our luggage was picked up two days ago, all 5 bags.  The next time we see them will be when we arrive in our cabin, our third world cruise, Crystal Serenity ........ In how MANY DAYS???????????  We leave in four days. Yep.  I was not going to do a blog (again) but now that I AM ALL PACKED WITH NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT, I have time on my hands to think.  Are the gates locked?  Where is the battery charger for the movie camera we bought four years ago and never used?  Should I bring it?  We have 57 casual nights on board, 15 elegant casual, and 17 FORMAL!!!  Yikes.  In addition we need clothing for day, tours in hot, cold, and/or rainy weather, bathing suits, exercise clothes...and shoes all around....  Oh Oh.... Don't forget the jewelry.   Average weather at each port duly noted....   All those last minute things around the house need doing, planning, organizing, cleaning  because I will be away 3 months.  Is that too long?  Not long enough?  Did I pack enough?  Overpack?

Umbrella, check..... Meds for three months, check..... iPod, iPad, iPhone, Kindle..... How many books did I download? Don't ask....  Oh, yes lets try Audio.com, let's try AUDIO BOOKS for when my eyes tire at the pool because of the glare of the sun, check.  Earphones or earplugs?  I know, no sympathy but gosh darn, this is not so easy..... mail .....thanks to a GREAT daughter, check..... garbage out, frig cleaned ...... toiletries, toothpaste, shampoo check check check.  And NO David I have no more room in my suitcase for YOUR stuff.  He doesn't want to take a bigger bag.... David gets to do taxes while I play at blogging..he!he!

What to do. What to do.....  while we wait for Thursday to come?  Thursday we head to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.  Rodeo Drive and having dinner with my niece at Cut beckons us along with the World Cruise Formal Gala.  Am I excited?  Yes.  Am I nervous about being away for so long?  Leaving Home? Yes.  Do I really want to do a blog again???  Not sure.  Maybe the 7 followers from my last blog will weigh in.......

3 Months,

• Overnight stays in Honolulu, Hawaii; Osaka, Japan; Shanghai, China; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Bangkok, Thailand; plus an incredible three days in Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Ho Chi Minh City; Singapore; and Cape Town, South Africa!

• Maiden call at Luanda, Angola

Date                Port                              Arrival                Departure 
Sat Jan 18 Los Angeles, CA 5:00pm 
Sun Jan 19 At Sea 
Mon Jan 20 At Sea 
Tue Jan 21 At Sea 
Wed Jan 22 At Sea 
Thu Jan 23 Hilo, Hawaii, HI Noon 6:00pm 
Fri Jan 24 Honolulu, Oahu, HI 8:00am 
Sat Jan 25 Honolulu, Oahu, HI Noon 
Sun Jan 26 At Sea 
Sun Jan 26 At Sea (Crossing International Dateline) 
Tue Jan 28 At Sea 
Wed Jan 29 At Sea 
Thu Jan 30 At Sea 
Fri Jan 31 At Sea 

Sat Feb 1 At Sea 
Sun Feb 2 At Sea 
Mon Feb 3 Guam, U.S. Territory 8:00am 6:00pm 
Tue Feb 4 Saipan, N. Marianas Islands, U.S. Territory 8:00am 5:00pm 
Wed Feb 5 At Sea 
Thu Feb 6 At Sea 
Fri Feb 7 Okinawa (Naha), Japan 7:00am 5:00pm 
Sat Feb 8 At Sea 
Sun Feb 9 Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan 1:00pm 
Mon Feb 10 Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan 
Tue Feb 11 Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan 10:00pm 
Wed Feb 12 At Sea 
Thu Feb 13 Osaka, Japan 7:00am 
Fri Feb 14 Osaka, Japan 2:00pm 
Sat Feb 15 Nagasaki, Japan 8:00am 6:00pm 
Sun Feb 16 At Sea 
Mon Feb 17 Shanghai, China 8:00am 
Tue Feb 18 Shanghai, China 7:00pm 
Wed Feb 19 At Sea 
Thu Feb 20 Hong Kong 6:00pm 
Fri Feb 21 Hong Kong 
Sat Feb 22 Hong Kong 
Sun Feb 23 Hong Kong 6:00pm 
Mon Feb 24 Hainan Strait (Cruising) 
Tue Feb 25 Hanoi (Hong Gai), Vietnam 8:00am 
Wed Feb 26 Hanoi (Hong Gai), Vietnam 7:00am 
Thu Feb 27 Chan May, Vietnam 8:00am 9:00pm 
Fri Feb 28 At Sea 

Sat Mar 1 Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam 11:00am 
Sun Mar 2 Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam 
Mon Mar 3 Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam 3:00pm 
Tue Mar 4 At Sea 
Wed Mar 5 Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand 8:00am 
Thu Mar 6 Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand 6:00pm 
Fri Mar 7 Sihanoukville, Cambodia 8:00am 10:00pm 
Sat Mar 8 At Sea 
Sun Mar 9 Singapore 8:00am 
Mon Mar 10 Singapore 
Tue Mar 11 Singapore 6:00pm 
Wed Mar 12 At Sea 
Thu Mar 13 Jakarta, Indonesia 8:00am 6:00pm 
Fri Mar 14 At Sea 
Sat Mar 15 At Sea 
Sun Mar 16 At Sea 
Mon Mar 17 At Sea 
Tue Mar 18 At Sea 
Wed Mar 19 At Sea 
Thu Mar 20 Mauritius (Port Louis) 8:00am 6:00pm 
Fri Mar 21 At Sea 
Sat Mar 22 At Sea 
Sun Mar 23 At Sea 
Mon Mar 24 Durban, South Africa 7:00am 6:00pm 
Tue Mar 25 At Sea 
Wed Mar 26 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 7:00am 5:00pm 
Thu Mar 27 Cape Town, South Africa 6:00pm 
Fri Mar 28 Cape Town, South Africa 
Sat Mar 29 Cape Town, South Africa 6:00pm 
Sun Mar 30 At Sea 
Mon Mar 31 Walvis Bay, Namibia 8:00am 6:00pm 

Tue Apr 1 At Sea 
Wed Apr 2 At Sea 
Thu Apr 3 Luanda, Angola 8:00am 6:00pm 
Fri Apr 4 At Sea 
Sat Apr 5 Bom Bom Island, Principe 8:00am 9:00pm 
Sun Apr 6 At Sea 
Mon Apr 7 Takoradi, Ghana 9:00am 6:00pm 
Tue Apr 8 At Sea 
Wed Apr 9 At Sea 
Thu Apr 10 Dakar, Senegal 8:00am 6:00pm 
Fri Apr 11 At Sea 
Sat Apr 12 At Sea 
Sun Apr 13 Agadir, Morocco 8:00am 6:00pm 
Mon Apr 14 At Sea 
Tue Apr 15 Lisbon, Portugal 8:00am 6:00pm 
Wed Apr 16 At Sea 
Thu Apr 17 At Sea 
Fri Apr 18 London (Southampton), England 8:00am 

Here it is.  All written down.  Easy.