Last week, Paul pointed out to me that next year is our 25th wedding anniversary.
Anyone who knows us won't be at all surprised that we then immediately thought that a cruise would be a really nice way to celebrate - Paul's suggestion actually but I wasn't going to argue :-)
Of course, there's only the minor issues of paying for it, and also of getting leave from work when we'll only have been back for three months after this year's long holiday! However, our employer is actually quite insistent that everyone should take at least two weeks of their annual leave every year, and clearly that's a fine plan as far as we're concerned :-)
So, it turns out there aren't actually a lot of cruises in February. The vast majority of the cruises that time of year seem to be in the Mediterranean or Caribbean - since it's the northern winter they seem to be avoiding the colder places. But we're going to do two separate Caribbean cruises this year, and the Mediterranean is a big part of our 2015 cruise. There are a couple of interesting South American ones that are already sold out! and there are a few others but nothing that we can afford and that really appeals, specially given the cost of airfares and the amount of extra time it adds just flying there.....
So, if we do this, it will probably be somewhere close - these ones would all have us on board on our anniversary:
10 Night South Pacific Cruise
11
Night South Pacific Cruise
14
Night New Zealand Cruise
All three cruises are with Royal Caribbean, all leave from and return to Sydney so airfares aren't a problem. We have been to almost all of the places on all three cruises, but in some ways that's not necessarily a bad thing - we know a little about each place now and have an idea about what to do, what we missed first time around, and what to avoid.
Definitely more thinking to be done here!
Paul and Sandy on holiday - stories from our last few holidays and plans for the next one(s)!
Upcoming holidays:
Upcoming Holidays:
25 January 2025 - Sandy is taking a four day cruise - Sydney to Hobart and return.
April 2025 - Not a cruise! - instead a trip to Brisbane to watch the Panthers vs Dolphins game, and of course to see the family.
August 2025 - And again, not a cruise! - a weekend in Sydney to see Star Wars: A New Hope, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing the music live.
27 September 2025 - Slightly early celebration for Paul's 70th birthday - 7 day Barrier Reef cruise on the Carnival (ex-P&O) Encounter.
August - September 2026 - 12 day "British Isles with France and Belfast" cruise on the Majestic Princess then a stay in the UK afterwards.
25 January 2025 - Sandy is taking a four day cruise - Sydney to Hobart and return.
April 2025 - Not a cruise! - instead a trip to Brisbane to watch the Panthers vs Dolphins game, and of course to see the family.
August 2025 - And again, not a cruise! - a weekend in Sydney to see Star Wars: A New Hope, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing the music live.
27 September 2025 - Slightly early celebration for Paul's 70th birthday - 7 day Barrier Reef cruise on the Carnival (ex-P&O) Encounter.
August - September 2026 - 12 day "British Isles with France and Belfast" cruise on the Majestic Princess then a stay in the UK afterwards.
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