my wife and i will be on an extended trip nov 12 till jan 2012 on the voyageur

i will have her (i cant write) do daily updates of our travels

let me know if any other lcters will be on board

we are doing

luxor-barcelona
barcelona-dubai
dubai-singapore
and maybe singapore -sydney

all arranged in short time by the famous ngaire!!

I am looking forward to Rosanne's updates, you are off on a great journey!

great trip but rosannes shopping will far outweight the cost of cruise

wow. excellent

it will be a great trip

thanks all to ngaire!!!


and we may continue to sydney

and get the onboard booking benefit

i just so wish karen was there to lead the charge with rosanne

well great start and we still have not left

just got two tickets to cairo in business class

was dreading lufthansa economy!!


4 days to go to luxor egypt

Hope you and Rosanne have a great trip....no doubt in my mind you'll stay on till Sydney. We know you :D Send seamail!

this will be a first for us to send sea mail

it should be fun

the ports are great

christmas in india

and new years in sri lanka

and yes we may just stay on longer than 62 days

Looking forward to all your reports, Victor!! Christmas in India should be exciting.

Wow, I will look forward to following along and hearing all your adventures.

and now it gets even better

my brother will do luxor to barcelona

and now my inlaws 81 years old

both want to join in dubai to singapore

and we had them on navigator for 60 days and they

danced every night till 1-2 am

then called me at 7am for breakfast

they are like the everready battery keep going
and going!!


they actually celebrated their 50th anniversary on the navigator and captain romeo re married them
with all the officers in dress uniform on hand

when alfredo asked my father in law will you take her for your wife


after 50 years his reply was

do i have to?

this will now be a fun fun cruise!!

WOW...sorry we never got to meet your in laws. Keep having fun, sounds like a hoot.

That is so sweet. And what a happening cruise. Sounds perfect.

well after a niec flight on lufthansa in business
to germany and zurich we had a pleasant surprise
with swiss air where we got first class

on arrival cairo they met us and paid visa and took us through vip lane

then on to luxor

one bag left on belt

looked like ours
wasnt!! man an upset wife wityh no jewellry

they finally found bag and delivered to hotel
during the night

then a private transfer to ship

warning!!! 3 hour drive and nothing to see

now on board and nicely enough we know some of the crew (after 400 days guess so)

so now getting ready for muster drioll and prime 7

the voyageur looks and feels fantastic

we sail in one hour

cannot wait to feel the ship move

tomorrow more news

strangely enough

some passengers were with us on navigotor last year

wish i could rememember names!!

Yeah for Victor and Rosanne!

Thanks for checking in. Glad to hear your luggage made it. That's always a scary thing. Hope you felt safe in Egypt. I think that is what many would like to know. You are so right about that ride from Luxor to the ship. Pretty much desert, isn't it.

Please let us know who's on board as far as staff and crew.

Enjoy~Enjoy!!

yes. enjoy

arrived in petra for an overnight

went to see where lawrence of arabia was filmed'

just fantastic'


weather about 85 degrees and a little wind

there are about 70 empty cabins so really feels empty

suppose to pick up more on way to barcelona as the regent office sold this as two crusies

whereas for us market was only one cruise

capt macneil on board for anotehr couple days
then we get a new captain??

not much going on right now as is sunday am


will update later on highlights of petra

so far so great

Thanks for the sea mail! Looking forward to your Petra report. Enjoy!

Great to hear your reports Victor I too love the WADI RUM area I always want to see Lawrence of Arabia again after visiting there. It was one of my favorite movies. Glad all is well, luggage arrived, old friends to visit with and lots of space.

Victor, you and Rosanne are off to a good start! Next we need to teach you how to upload pictures :) Maybe Rosanne can email a few to me and I will upload them for you.

i wilol get rosanne to put pictures up

another gorgeous day here in jordan

rosanne went off to petra with my brother

i didnt want the 3 hour drive

very very quiet on ship but thats ok

i am on holidays

the strange part in jordan is you see very few women

the men here must lock them all up

all shops restauants etc all are male staff


had some great food last night at ali babas

in downtown and their beer is 8% alcohol

also just 2nd day and i have drunk all their german bitters

we sail tonight at 8 going back to egypt

it is a tough life and only 60 days left'


another update coming

ps we keep meeting people who tell us long time cruisers that have passed away

another reason to party as long as i can

I can't believe you skipped Petra! That has been on my bucket list since the first time I saw it in an Indiana Jones movie :)

Keep having a good time Victor...thanks for the seamail!!

we are back in petra on the return trip

will take the horse and buggy

now for my brothers words

good day from the suez canal

and it is very cool here

must wear a jacket

thought it may be warmer but as we go through the suez we have been told to expect colder weather


it is very noticeable that with so many empty
cabins we sure feel empty

but so far no wars to get into laundry room and internet

we will arrive haifa tomorrow for a couple of days
and i cant wait to seethis part of the world

even though i have travelled a lot this is all brand new to me!

enjoy

good morning from haifa israel

it is getting very very cool now

had dinner with capt macneil and paul reynolds

capt macneil is going home tomorrow so it was
nice that he took time to have dinner with us
even though he had no sleep all night with canal
transit

first time at tabel with just 4 with captain
we sort of pre celebrated my birthday since he will not be here for it

we now overnight in haifa for two nights as they cancelled tel aviv due to problems with local issues

all tours the same just a longer drive so it will
be 2 long days in cool ohn the buses with non stop talking guides

a lot of people are confused but i am sure it will
all work out

did you know each transit of suez canal cy the voyageur costs 354,000 one way

off to breakfast now and update later

Victor,
Just found this thread. We will be boarding in Barcelona for the segment to Dubai. I know at least one other LCT couple will board there, too. Really enjoy reading your posts and glad you're having a good holiday. I really envy that you are going all the way to Singapore (or Sydney)! Sounds like we have a few vacant suites BCN-DXB though not as many as you have now. I'll be easy to recognize on board: I'll be the short heavy set guy with two tall ladies, wife and cousin. See you in a couple of weeks, 'til then...ENJOY!
Greg

well day 2 in haifa

now i will tell you why i dont like ships tours

yesterday we drove to jaffa fro 3 hours due to traffic and were told only one hour there as we must be back on ship at 2pm

3 hours to stay one??

not tour compny fault or ships

some guests dont want to miss lunch!!

back to private tours an dlunch on shore for me

a word of caution if you ver book this part of world be ready for co9ol weather this time of year


my brotehr and wife went ofrf to jerusalum (by bus) and i staying on board


thank god i know staff and get my early morning martini!!

capt macneil gone today and i get to meet new captain
\
a note!the staff captain is a beautiful young italian!!(yes female!!)


ok i must get another martini as it is freezing

in the internet room


if i have the ability to type later today

i will tell you more gossip!!!

ps i think now we hit day 447 for seven seas society

seem like yesterday we were on diamond


ps if i bore you please go to next posting!!

Not boring at all, Victor. Too bad about the Jaffa tour. My thoughts are if the tour falls over lunch time, it should be included or time to get lunch on land should be available, if the food in that area is safe to eat. Many factors involved. It's nice to hear that your martinis are keeping you warm!!

Greg, hope you and your crowd will be getting on soon.

Beth,
We can now count the days until we fly and only take one hand out of my pocket.

Greg

good morning again from israel

these early morning and long day tours are starting to take a toll on passnegers

many are grumpy and not happy
some tour guised will not shut up

talk for full 3 hours and more

the cool weather does not help either

it was nice touch yesterday when tour busses
did get back they had a band at gangway with about 40-50 staff dancing and clapping to welcome all back to ship

almost like when it was bstandard on song of flower!


today is a short tour as we sail tonight at 6pm

3 days in same port gets very tiring so we sahll all be glAD to sail away


will update when we sail tonight

Too bad you are dealing with all those grumblers, Victor. They need to join you in your morning martinis!! Sounds like some folks need to take a self-imposed seaday as your cruise is very port filled.

Greg, I know you all are getting excited!!

now 5pm local and we sail to cypress at 6pm

so glad we will be back here again as so so much to see and do

so much history wish it were warmer though as it is cool till sun rises and of course all tours leave at 8 am so no late night drinking/parties!!

as to the complainers i dont listen

too bad they cannot just enjoy!!

prome 7 has been very empty most nights

i suspect because the tours have you tired out
you can walk in at almost anytime

i think next cruise will be busier but again same ports with long tours so who knows

the staff on board are great
i have yet to meet the new captain who is on board
dont even know his name yet just know he is italian and lives in peru

ralph the hotel manager has been fantastic checking to ensure all is well

and of course the bartenders can do enough!

oh and by the way i am supporting the casino to keep its lights on as usual never learn!!

ok going to pool bar for sailaway

more to come


ps

no captains welcome party due to sailing times and
long tours very unusual and also due to sailing times we never had bagpipes for sailaway!!

and have yet to find out if seven seas party??

Enjoying your posts immensely. The Italian captain with the Peruvian wife--we have sailed with him before. My husband loves the wife as she is very pretty.

Really enjoying your posts and appreciate the information you are sharing. We will join the Voyager on November 28th in Barcelona. Definitely packing some warmer clothes now that I have read your posts. Haven't tried a martini for breakfast yet but more than willing to give it a try (as long as it is a chocolate one;-)

Capt and his wife just wonderful - keep enjoying!

Ralph De Klijn is an outstanding Hotel Mgr, sincerely hope he is on board for Dubai to Istanbul in Mar-April.