Casting-off Letter with Itinerary (Kid Stuff)

Hello All,

Around Christmas time in 2019, Jamie was about to retire and 2020 promised the big event of our 25th wedding anniversary - occasions to be celebrated.  So I popped the question:

    Oo-ee, oo-ee baby
    Oo-ee, oo-ee baby
    Oo-ee, oo-ee baby
    Won't ya let me take you on a sea cruise?

Somewhat surprisingly Jamie said yes and we signed up for a 10 day Caribbean cruise with Viking Ocean Cruises.  Well, no sooner had we thrown some money into the pot than the "bug" infested the world, the cruise was cancelled, and everything was locked down.  

Not to be deterred by the small matter of a quarantine, sometime later we decided to try for another cruise. This time we signed up for a 13 day Greek Isle cruise in commemoration of our 26th wedding anniversary.  And we got close.  But no sooner had we thrown some more money into the pot than Omicron proliferated to the point that the logistics of flying into Greece made that trip impossible as well.

So, here we are much closer to our 27th wedding anniversary than the 25th and we've signed up for yet another cruise, the third if you're counting.  Thankfully, this time we didn't have to put too much money into the pot as we had accumulated a fistful of vouchers from the previous two fiascos.  We're going to cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal.  18 days.  Here's hoping for fair winds and following seas.  Yes, I'm taking along an abundant supply of meclizine. 

As we're getting ready for this trip, it's really strange not to feel anxious about Faet's well-being although he was always well cared for in our absence.  We trust he is in a better place.  

We understand that there is internet on the boat so we'll probably be better connected to all of you while at sea than at home but here is our itinerary regardless just in case some unforeseen circumstance renders us lost at sea.  Such as pirates taking and holding us for ransom.  Although we're probably doomed in that case anyways as you all understand our value much better than the pirates. 

We'll have our phones:

Jamie - xxx-xxx-xxxx

Doug - xxx-xxx-xxxx  

Tuesday, March 22  

Bellair Airport Shuttle - home to Seatac

Delta flight 364 - Seattle to Atlanta

Delta Flight 2241 - Atlanta to Ft Lauderdale

Wednesday, March 23

Embarkation   

Ship Name: VIKING ORION

Ship Phone: +1 xxx xxx xxxx
Ship Email: xxxxxx@

THU       MAR 24, 2022         Scenic Cruising: Gulf of Mexico
FRI         MAR 25, 2022         Cozumel, Mexico 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
SAT        MAR 26, 2022         Cruise the Caribbean Sea
SUN       MAR 27, 2022         Cruise the Caribbean Sea
MON      MAR 28, 2022         Cartagena, Colombia 06:00 AM 02:00 PM
TUE       MAR 29, 2022          Scenic Cruising: Panama Canal
WED      MAR 30, 2022          Panama City (Fuerte Amador), Panama 12:01 AM 06:00 PM 
THU       MAR 31, 2022          Cruise the Pacific Ocean
FRI         APR 01, 2022           Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera), Costa Rica 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
SAT        APR 02, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
SUN       APR 03, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
MON      APR 04, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
TUE       APR 05, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
WED      APR 06, 2022           Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 09:00 AM 06:00 PM
THU       APR 07, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
FRI         APR 08, 2022           Cruise the Pacific Ocean
SAT        APR 09, 2022           Disembark in Los Angeles, California 

Delta flight 803 - Los Angeles to Seattle

Bellair Airport Shuttle - Seatac to home

That's about it.  Oo-ee baby!!!

Hoping to see you all soon.  Blessings.

Doug and Jamie

The Sun Deck at dusk.

Link for return to: Eighteen Days at Sea (Kid Stuff)