C & E Go To Sea

We have changed ships in Sydney and are now on the Quantum. After two days crossing the Tasman Sea, we arrived to Picton on the South Island of New Zealand. The town is built around a sheltered harbour and its seafront is dotted with cafés, restaurants, and various types of galleries.

Next stop was Port Chalmers NZ, the port for the nearby city of Dunedin. In Dunedin you will find Baldwin Street, the world's steepest residential street.

Another changed itinerary resulted in a return to Hobart, Tasmania for an overnight stay.

Our first visit to the small coastal town of Eden in the southeast of Australia.

Our next cruise to New Zealand included a day cruising the fiords through Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, and Dusky Sound.

We have returned to Sydney, Australia to begin cruises in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Our first cruise had a change of itinerary and took us to Hobart, Tasmania for an overnight stay.

Our last cruise of 2024 was a 10-day Southern Caribbean cruise from Miami, and we were joined by family. Our itinerary included port stops in Puerto Plata, San Juan, St. Marten, St Lucia, Antigua, and St. Croix. Our grandson celebrated his first birthday while on board and made a new friend, Super Mario, Royal Caribbean’s top cruiser.

Our next stop was the Dutch island of Curacao. It is a traveler’s paradise with its cultural diversity, Dutch colonial architecture, beaches tucked into coves, and coral reefs rich with marine life.

After safely arriving to Miami, we headed out on a Southern Caribbean cruise. We visited the small Dutch island of Aruba in the southern Caribbean just north of the Venezuelan coast and had an overnight stay.

After leaving Tenerife and cruising across the Atlantic Ocean the ship encountered an unexpected strong gust of wind that caused the ship to list for a few minutes. Merchandise and glassware were thrown about and one person was injured and required hospital medical attention. The captain turned the ship around and headed to the nearest port, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. We stopped for the day for supplies and refueling and are now on our way for seven sea days before reaching Miami. All is calm so far.

The change in our itinerary also took us to an unplanned stop in Las Palmas on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria.

A change in our itinerary took us to Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary Island of Tenerife. The island has mountainous terrain, black-sand beaches and a mild climate year-round.