Saturday, 29 October 2023
Tucson, Arizona

Dear LFLatSea Companions, 

Friends Far and Near:

It is time once again to depart upon the high seas. I am excited to share my next adventure, coming up very soon, in my constant quest to see what the world has to offer.

After enjoying being at home since my trip to New Zealand and Australia six months ago, I will be leaving Tucson on 10 May--only 11 days away--for a three-part European adventure. I will be sailing on Holland America's ms Zuiderdam from Ft Lauderdale to Miami (16 days, visiting seven ports); followed by four days in London and three days in Paris; followed by an  Avalon Imagery II river cruise down the Mosel and up the Rhein Rivers to Frankfurt (nine days); ending with two days in Amsterdam before flying home to Tucson on 13 June.

Wednesday, 10 May

11:11am lv Tucson (TUS) / 3:40pm av Houston (IAH)

UA 5289 / first class / free flight

4:57pm lv Houston (IAH) / 8:27pm av Ft Lauderdale (FLL)

UA 1382 / first class / free flight 

Hilton Ft Lauderdale Marina Hotel (2 nights)

Thursday, 11 May

Ft Lauderdale 

Friday, 12 May

5:00pm lv Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

HAL ms Zuiderdam Sails Eastward to Rotterdam (16 nights)

Veranda Stateroom 5083

Saturday, 13 May - Thursday, 18 May

Days at Sea

Friday, 19 May

8:00am av Praia di Vitoria, Terceira, Azores (Portugal)

Shore Excursion: Terceira Island & the City of Lords (7 hrs)

11:00pm lv Praia di Vitoria

Saturday, 20 May

8:00am av Ponta Delgada, Saõ Miguel, Azores (Portugal)

Viator Excursion: Saõ Miguel East Full Day Tour (8 hrs)

5:00pm lv Ponta Delgada

Sunday, 21 May - Monday, 22 May

Days at Sea

Tuesday, 23 May

10:00am av Ringaskiddy, Cork (Ireland)

11:00pm lv Ringaskiddy

Wednesday, 24 May

7:00am av Dunmore East, Waterford (Ireland)

Shore Excursion: Medieval Kilkenny & Castle (7 hrs, 45 mns)

6:00pm lv Dunmore East

Thursday, 25 May

10:00am av Torquay, Torbay (England, UK)

Shore Excursion: Discover Devon (6 hrs)

7:00pm lv Torquay

Friday, 26 May

7:00am av Le Havre (France)

7:00pm lv Le Havre

Saturday, 27 May

8:00am av Dover (England, UK)

5:00pm lv Dover

Sunday, 28 May

7:00am av Rotterdam / ms Zuiderdam Disembarkation

Shore Excursion: Easy Rotterdam with Airport Transfer (8 hrs)

7:15pm lv Amsterdam (AMS) / 7:40pm av London (LHR)

British Air 441 / business class / free flight

Heathrow Express Rail:  LHR to Paddington Station

Mercure London Paddington Hotel (4 nights)

Monday, 29 May - Wednesday, 31 May

London

Thursday, 1 June

6:00 am Heathrow Express Rail:  LHR to Paddington Station

9:00am lv London (LHR) / 11:25am av Paris (CDG)

Air France 1681 / business class 

Allocab:  CDG to Marriott Hotel

Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel (3 nights)

Friday, 2 June - Saturday, 3 June

Paris

Start Avalon River Cruise Tour:  Active & Discovery on the Mosel with Two Nights in Paris 

Sunday, 4 June

Paris to Verdun by Coach

Tour of Verdun Battlefields

Verdun to Remich (Luxembourg) by Coach

Avalon Imagery II Embarkation (7 nights)

Panorama Suite #220

Overnight in Remich on the Mosel

Monday, 5 June

Remich

Tour:  History Making in Luxembourg (2 hrs)

Tour:  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 

Gibraltar of the North (5 hrs, 30 mns) 

Sail Remich to Trier (Germany)

Tour:  Highlights of Ancient Trier (4 hrs)

Overnight in Trier on the Mosel

Tuesday, 6 June

Sail Trier to Bernkastel

Tour:  Medieval Marvels of Bernkastel (1 hr) 

Sail Bernkastel to Traben-Trabach (Germany)

Overnight in Traben-Trabach on the Mosel 

Wednesday, 7 June

Sail Traben-Trabach to Cochem (Germany)

Tour:  Cochem with Reichsburg Castle (2 hrs) 

Overnight in Cochem on the Mosel

Thursday, 8 June

Sail Cochem to Koblenz (Germany)

Tour:  Marvelous Medieval Marksburg 

with Wurst Tasting (3 hrs, 30 mns)

Tour:  Highlights of Koblenz (1hr, 30 mns) 

Overnight in Koblenz at the Convergence of 

the Mosel and the Rhein

Friday, 9 June

Sail Koblenz to Rüdesheim to Eltville (Germany)

Tour:  Siegfried's Mechanical Musical 

Instrument Museum (2 hrs) 

Overnight in Eltville on the Rhein

Saturday, 10 June

Sail Eltville to Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany)

Tour:  Frankfurt-am-Main, Manhattan of Europe (4 hrs) 

Overnight in Frankfurt-am-Main

Sunday, 11 June

Imagery II Disembarkation

10:15am lv Frankfurt (FRA) / 11:30am av Amsterdam (AMS)

KLM 1764 / economy comfort class 

Cordon Plaza AMS Hotel (2 nights)

Monday, 12 June

Amsterdam

Tuesday, 13 June

10:00am lv Amsterdam (AMS) / 

1:02pm av Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)

British Air 1630/AA 221 / business class / free flight

2:26pm lv Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW) / 2:44pm av Tucson (FLL)

British Air 4343/AA 584 / first class / free flight

Home

Holland America's ms Zuiderdam

Avalon's Imagery II

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I will be posting additional information about the trip over the next several days before my departure. During my travels, I hope to describe my discoveries and adventures, and to publish as many photos as I can.

Welcome Aboard!