One week to go! My luggage left yesterday...at least most of it...thank heavens. I thought I'd never decide on what to put into those suitcases! But whatever is in there now is what I will live with for the trip. I tell myself that it's not like I'm going to the moon...I should be able to buy en route almost anything I've forgotten to pack.

Happy New Year to all...

Less than a month to departure. I'm still trying to decide what to pack plus collecting all the little miscellaneous stuff that has to go along. I'm alternating between being excited and a little nervous about going on such a long trip.

Itinerary ms Prinsendam Jan 5 to Mar 12, 2007

Date -- Port
Jan 5 -- Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 6 -- At Sea
Jan 7 -- Georgetown, Grand Cayman -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 8 -- At Sea
Jan 9 -- Limon, Costa Rica -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Jan10 -- San Blas Islands, Panama -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 11 -- Panama Canal, Panama -- ar 6:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Jan 11 -- Amador, Panama -- ar 7:30 pm -- lv 12:30 am
Jan 12 -- Isla de San Jose -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 3:00 pm
Jan 13 -- At Sea
Jan 14 -- Manta, Ecuador -- ar 7:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Jan 15 -- At Sea
Jan 16 -- Trujillo, Peru -- ar 8:00 am -- lv5:00 pm
Jan 17 -- Lima (Callao), Peru -- 9:00 am
Jan 18 -- Lima (Callao), Peru -- lv 6:00 pm
Jan 19 -- At Sea
Jan 20 -- Arica, Chile -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 21 -- Antofagasta, Chile -- ar 1:00 pm -- lv 7:00 pm
Jan 22 -- At Sea
Jan 23 -- La Serena (Coquimbo), Chile -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Jan 24 -- Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile -- ar 7:00 am -- lv5:00 pm
Jan 25 -- At Sea
Jan 26 -- Puerto Montt, Chile -- ar 7:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 27 -- Puerto Chacabuco, Chile -- ar 10:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Jan 28 -- At Sea
Jan 29 -- At Sea
Jan 30 -- Punta Arenas, Chile -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 8:00 pm
Jan 31 -- Ushuaia, Argentina -- ar 1:00 pm -- lv 7:00 pm
Feb 1 -- At Sea
Feb 2 -- Palmer Station, Antartica -- (scenic cruising only)
Feb 3 -- Petermann Island, Antartica -- (scenic cruising only)
Feb 4 -- Elephant Island, Great Britain -- (scenic cruising only)
Feb 5 -- At Sea
Feb 6 -- Pt. Stanley, Falkland Islands -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 4:00 pm
Feb 7 -- At Sea
Feb 8 -- At Sea
Feb 9 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- ar 8:00 am
Feb 10 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina -- lv 8:00 pm
Feb 11 -- Montevideo, Uruguay -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Feb 12 -- At Sea
Feb 13 -- At Sea
Feb 14 -- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am
Feb 15 -- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Feb 16 -- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil -- lv 3:00 pm
Feb 17 -- At Sea
Feb 18 -- Salvador, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 11:00 pm
Feb 19 -- At Sea
Feb 20-- Recife, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Feb 21 -- At Sea
Feb 22 -- Fortaleza, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Feb 23 -- At Sea
Feb 24 -- Belem, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv6:00 pm
Feb 25 -- At Sea
Feb 26 -- Santarem, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Feb 27 -- Boca Da Valeria, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 2:00 pm
Feb 28 -- Manaus, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am
Mar 1 -- Manaus, Brazil -- lv 6:00 pm
Mar 2 -- Parintins, Brazil -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 2:00 pm
Mar 3 -- At Sea
Mar 4 -- At Sea
Mar 5 -- Devil's Island, French Guiana -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Mar 6 -- At Sea
Mar 7 -- Bridgetown, Barbados -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 6:00 pm
Mar 8 -- Castries, St. Lucia -- ar 8:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Mar 9 -- At Sea
Mar 10 -- Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos -- ar 10:00 am -- lv 5:00 pm
Mar 11 -- At Sea
Mar 12 -- Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- ar 8:00 am