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Welcome to our blog. We document our journeys in travel and food. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Welcome to our blog. We document our journeys in travel and food. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Our Journey starts
Jan. 22, 2020 - Apr. 20, 2020
This journey started 18 months ago after we read an article about the Crystal Cruise 2020 world cruise. We were intrigued by an itinerary that seemed perfect for us and the highly regarded six star service. However, cruising was not our thing. Up until then, we had only done one cruise to Alaska. Plus, both of us were still working at the time. Could we do this? After a couple weeks of studying, the answer was clear. The journey to see the world starts with an even bigger adventure to start our new chapter of life: retirement. We would like to share the experience and excitement with you in this blog. Click the following images to explore more detail about our journey.
我们89天的2020年环球之旅是在一月二十二日从洛杉矶上船， 停靠四十几个港口和二十几个国家，预订在四月二十一日罗马下船。我们在此博客中与您分享环球之旅的点滴。单击以下图片可了解有关我们旅程的更多详细信息。
March 11, 2020 - We are going home today after 46 days of travel. Because of COVID-19, the world is upside down as no one……
March 10, 2020 - We stayed with our friend’s family in Melbourne. They took us to the world-famous Great Ocean Road in……
March 9, 2020 - Today is a public holiday, Labor Day in Australia. The City of Melbourne also held the Moomba Festival over ……
March 7-8, 2020 - We flew from Sydney to Melbourne on March 7 to stay with Connie’s best friend’s family for a few days before……
March 6, 2020 - Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove River in ……
March 5, 2020 - We bought two Opal cards for local transportation including train, light rail, bus and ferry. It had a daily cap of ……
March 4, 2020 - Our World Cruise ended prematurely but this journey continues. We will stay in Sydney until March 7 then visit
March 3, 2020 - Unfortunately, our 89 days world cruise is ended today, 49 days shorter than planned. The Crystal Cruise has ……
Feb 28-March 2, 2020 (Day 38-41) - The COVID-19 epidemic is out of control as no one can predict. The confirmed cases were ……
Feb 27, 2020 (Day 37) - s the captain expected, the ship was rocking and rolling last night. A big storm hit the ship really hard……
Feb 26, 2020 (Day 36) - We anchored at Port Chalmers, ten miles away from Dunedin. This time we did separate shore excursions for ……
Feb 25, 2020 (Day 35) - Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, not ……
Feb 24, 2020 (Day 34 ) - Picton is a town in the South Island, not too far away from Wellington. In order not to damage the coral reef,….
Feb 23, 2020 (Day 33) - Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. We docked in the morning and then went on a shore excursion with ……
Feb 21-22, 2020 (Day 31-32) - Crystal Serenity arrived at Napier at 6:30 PM today. We were the first few in line to get off the ship. Napier was ……
Feb 20, 2020 (Day 30) - Tauranga, New Zealand is a beautiful small resort town in the north island. It is also a birthplace of kiwifruit…….
Feb 19, 2020 (Day 29) - The ship stayed overnight at Auckland. On the second day, we took a ferry to Waiheke Island, a beautiful wine ……
Feb 18, 2020 (Day 28) - We docked at Auckland at 8:00 am today (Feb 18). After breakfast, we joined a free walking tour at 10:00 AM……
Feb 17, 2020 (Day 27) - After two days at sea, we arrived at Waitangi, Bay of Islands. We did Waitangi Estuary by Kayak excursion. …..
Feb13-14, 2020 (Day 23-24 ) - After Tonga refused our ship, the captain decided to go to Fiji one day earlier. We added an extra tour on Feb 13……
Feb 11-12, 2020 (Day 22- 23) - It is hard to settle on a regular schedule on this world cruise. This is our first time sailing long distance on the ……
Feb 7-8, 2020 (Day 18-19) - Today is another day at sea. Crystal provides enrichment lectures when it is a sea day. Plus it also offers …...
Feb 6, 2020 (Day 17) - The ship stopped at another island, Raiatea, in French Polynesia. We went out on a shore excursion to visit ……
Feb 4-5, 2020 (Day 15-16 ) - Our ship arrived at Papeete yesterday night. Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, is located on the island …..
Feb 3, 2020 (Day 14) - When we walked up to Deck 12 for breakfast this morning, the cruise ship was already surrounded by …..
Feb. 2, 2020 (Day 13) - We stayed overnight at Bora Bora. When we woke up this morning it was still cloudy with high winds. We went……
Feb 1, 2020 (Day 12) - After another sea day, we anchored at Bora Bora at around 9 o’clock on the morning of Feb 1, 2020……
Jan 30, 2020 (Day 10) - Today is Jan 30, the 10th day of this world cruise. At 7:00 AM, our ship arrived at Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia……
Jan 27, 2020 (Day 7) - Today, we're crossing the equator to get to the other side of the earth. There was a commemoration of
Jan 26, 2020 (Day 6) - Unlike other big cruise lines, Crystal Cruise provides educational lectures during sea days. Typically there are …..
Jan 25, 2020 (Day 5) - Today is Chinese New Year Day. We woke up early morning to find out our ship arrived at Cabo San Lucas……
Jan 24, 2020 (Day 4) - Today is Jan. 24, Chinese New Years Eve. More detail about the medical emergency emerged this morning……
Today is the first full sea day of next six consecutive sea days. The ocean was rough. We definitely felt the ship
Jan 21, 2020 (Day 1) - We were one hour delayed last night to get to LAX. This morning we were picked up at the hotel by Crystal
Jan. 19, 2020 (Day -2) - It is the time! We are two days away from starting the journey we have dreamed of for many months. Over the ……
Dec, 2019 - We received the first gift set of World Cruise from our travel agent, Cruise Specialist……
July, 2018 - As we go on bigger adventures, we have started to plan our trips well in advance. Once we make a decision…...
