Itinerary Map & Chronological Itinerary

Welcome blog followers.  Two more weeks to tie up loose ends here at home and say our goodbyes, and then we're off on this amazing 120-day journey.  Have no idea at this point how often we'll post, but we'll start with this.  We'll be traveling on Viking Cruises' Viking Sun, depicted here, a 930-passenger ship launched in 2017.  Here's our route of travel (we join the cruise in Los Angeles on January 5th; the earlier additional three week leg originated in Miami on December 15th and is now underway).  Click on "Read More" and then on the map to see the entire route in detail:



And here's our itinerary in detail:

Cruise Itinerary 
DAY 1   Los Angeles, California   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 3   At Sea 
DAY 4   At Sea 
DAY 5   At Sea 
DAY 6   At Sea 
DAY 7   At Sea 
DAY 8   At Sea 
DAY 9   Marquesas Islands (Taiohae), French Polynesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 11   Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 6:00 PM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 12   Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 13   Bora Bora (Vaitape), French Polynesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 15   Rarotonga (Avatiu), Cook Islands   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 17   At Sea 
DAY 18   Cruising 
DAY 19   Tongatapu (Nuku’alofa), Tonga   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 21   Suva, Fiji   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 2:30 PM
DAY 23   At Sea 
DAY 24   Bay of Islands (Russell), New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 25   Auckland, New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:30 AM
DAY 26   Auckland, New Zealand   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 27   Rotorua (Tauranga), New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 4:00 PM
DAY 28   Napier, New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 PM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 29   Wellington, New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 9:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 30   Christchurch, New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:30 PM
DAY 31   Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 32   Cruise the Tasman Sea 
DAY 33   At Sea 
DAY 34   At Sea 
DAY 35   Melbourne, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 36   Cruise the Tasman Sea 
DAY 37   Sydney, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 38   Sydney, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 39   Cruise the Tasman Sea 
DAY 40   Brisbane, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 41   Cruise the Coral Sea 
DAY 42   Whitsunday Island (Cid Harbor), Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 2:00 PM
DAY 43   Cairns, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:00 PM
DAY 44   Cruise the Coral Sea 
DAY 45   Thursday Island, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 46   Cruise the Arafura Sea 
DAY 47   At Sea 
DAY 48   Darwin, Australia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 1:30 PM
DAY 49   Cruise the Timor Sea 
DAY 50   Komodo, Indonesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 9:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 51   Bali (Benoa), Indonesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 PM   PORT DEPARTURE: 10:00 PM
DAY 52   Cruise the Java Sea 
DAY 53   Semarang, Java, Indonesia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 54   Cruise the Java Sea 
DAY 55   At Sea 
DAY 56   Bandar Seri Begawan (Muara), Brunei   PORT ARRIVAL: 9:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 57   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 59   Manila, The Philippines   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 60   Manila, The Philippines   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 12:00 PM
DAY 63   Shanghai, China   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 64   Shanghai, China   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 8:00 PM
DAY 67   Hong Kong, China   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 68   Hong Kong, China   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 1:00 PM
DAY 69   Haikou, China   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 72   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 PM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 73   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:00 PM
DAY 75   Sihanoukville, Cambodia   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 8:00 PM
DAY 76   Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:30 PM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 77   Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 78   Koh Samui (Nathon), Thailand   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 3:00 PM
DAY 80   Singapore, Singapore   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:59 PM
DAY 81   Singapore, Singapore   PORT ARRIVAL: 12:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 4:00 PM
DAY 82   Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang), Malaysia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:30 PM
DAY 83   George Town, Malaysia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 84   Phuket (Patong Beach), Thailand   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 1:00 PM
DAY 85   Cruise the Andaman Sea 
DAY 86   At Sea 
DAY 87   Chennai, India   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 89   At Sea 
DAY 90   Cochin, India   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 91   Cruise the Arabian Sea 
DAY 92   Goa (Mormugao), India   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 3:00 PM
DAY 93   Mumbai, India   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:00 PM
DAY 94   Cruise the Arabian Sea 
DAY 95   At Sea 
DAY 96   Muscat, Oman   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 5:00 PM
DAY 97   Cruise the Arabian Sea 
DAY 98   Cruise the Red Sea 
DAY 99   At Sea 
DAY 100   At Sea 
DAY 101   At Sea 
DAY 102   At Sea 
DAY 103   Aqaba, Jordan   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 104   Luxor (Safaga), Egypt   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 11:00 PM
DAY 105   Sharm El-sheikh, Egypt   PORT ARRIVAL: 6:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 3:00 PM
DAY 107   Alexandria, Egypt   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 8:00 PM
DAY 109   At Sea 
DAY 110   Valletta, Malta   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 4:00 PM
DAY 111   Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 112   Sardinia (Cagliari), Italy   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 2:00 PM
DAY 113   Algiers, Algeria   PORT ARRIVAL: 10:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 114   Murcia (Cartagena), Spain   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 4:00 PM
DAY 115   Granada (Málaga), Spain   PORT ARRIVAL: 8:00 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 6:00 PM
DAY 117   Porto, Portugal   PORT ARRIVAL: 7:30 AM   PORT DEPARTURE: 1:30 PM
DAY 119   At Sea 
DAY 120   London (Greenwich), England   PORT ARRIVAL: 3:51 AM

Comments

  1. Geri and Lenny BlogDecember 20, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    Safe travels and grand adventures. Come back to us with talee to tell. Send us emails when you post on your blog as we won't want to miss a word.

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  2. UnknownDecember 22, 2017 at 11:38 AM

    Bon Voyage. Enjoy-will be thinking of you. Cheers
    Arleen and Fred

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  3. Liz CantarineDecember 22, 2017 at 11:40 AM

    Can't wait to follow you on your adventures on the high seas! Can you provide a button on the blog where we can sign up to receive automatic emails each time you post?

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  4. COLLEENDecember 22, 2017 at 12:45 PM

    Have a wonderful and safe journey around the globe!!

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  5. Apologies to Mr. TolkienDecember 22, 2017 at 2:13 PM

    Oh this sounds wonderful - Harold and I are envious !! Enjoy every minute. If there is a shore excursion in Dunedin, NZ, do not miss the golden eyed penguins coming ashore in the evening - it is an unbelievable adventure ! Cannot wait until you join the ship and start blogging

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  6. John and KimDecember 23, 2017 at 6:52 AM

    The blog is a great idea - we will follow you! If time in Tahiti permits a side trip, we highly recommend the nearby island of Moorea (about 10 mi away). Spectacular volcanic island with a quiet pace. Wishing you safe and fun travels! Also hope you find a few progressives among the fellow passengers! John and Kim

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  7. MaxineDecember 24, 2017 at 5:20 PM

    We will be living vicariously as you traverse the world! May you be blessed with fair winds and following seas!

    Maxine and Bob

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  8. UnknownJanuary 4, 2018 at 7:35 AM

    Enjoy this amazing adventure . Wishing you all the best and I look forward to following your fantastic journey .
    Agnes

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