Our Travel Plans
South America base (2026):
Vina Del Mar, Chile — until Mar 22
Pocitos, Montevideo, Uraguay — until Apr 22
Cartegena, Columbia — until May 1
North America base (2026):
USA — in and out for family events until Sept 19
Royal Caribbean Serenade May 8 (West Coast)
Caribbean Princess May 31 (Caribbean/Puerto Rico)
MSC Seaside June 8 (Ocean Cay)
Emerald Princess B2B July 7 (Alaska)
Sapphire Princess Sept 3 (Canada
Royal Princess Sept 19 (Repo Seattle to Tokyo—mostly AK ports)
Northeast Asia base (2026):
Japan: land stays in Yokohama, Kanazawa, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka — until Nov 1
Shanghai, China (based in Kunshan Geoxin for day trips to all surrounding areas — until Nov 9
Busan, South Korea (Gwangalli Beach) — until Nov 22
Tokyo, Japan until Nov 25
Diamond Princess Nov 27 (Repo Tokyo to Singapore) — ports in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam
South Asia base (2026-27):
Sri Lanka from Dec 10 to Feb 4, beginning in Weligama, heading inland then to other coast — TBD
Goa, India (for Carnival) until Feb 16, 2027
Kerela (and Pondicherry?), India until mid-April — TBD
Hainan, China (an island off Vietnam) until mid-May — TBD
Southeast Asia base (2027):
Bali & Gili Islands until approx mid-July
Borneo — mainly Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a detour to do an orangutan safari for a few nights until late Sept
Sapphire Princess Sept 28, 2027 Repo Singapore to Perth, Australia with ports in Malaysia, Thailand, & Bali
Australia/NZ base (2027):
Sapphire Princess Oct 10, 2027 Perth to Sydney
Sapphire Princess Oct 26, 2027 Sydney to Auckland, NZ
(Sapphire is a b2b2b)
New Zealand Nov 10-21 TBD but probably the northern part of South Island
Celebrity Edge Nov 21 Auckland to Sydney
Sydney-based from about Dec 1 - Dec 7 TBD then flight to U.S.A.
