Friday, 21 March 2025
Tucson, Arizona

Dear LFLatSea Companions and 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 being at home since Will and I cruised to Peru and I visited Machu Picchu this past December, I will be traveling solo on a transatlantic cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Dover to spend a week in London before flying back to the US. I leave Tucson on 3 April--only 12 days from today. I am sailing on Holland America's ms Nieuw Statendam (a larger ship than I am used to), for 14 days, visiting four ports before landing in Dover. After a week in a rental flat in Chelsea, I fly to New York on 26 April for two nights and then home to Tucson on 28 April. 

Thursday, 3 April

06:30am lv Tucson (TUS) 

AA 1791 / 2C / first class / 2h 10m / Airbus 321

10:40am av Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)

2:31pm lv Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW) 

AA 1993 / 4B / first class / 2h 38m / B737-800 

6:09pm av Ft Lauderdale (FLL)

Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale Downtown (2 nights)

Friday, 4 April

Ft Lauderdale 

Saturday, 5 April

5:00pm lv Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

HAL ms Nieuw Statendam Cultural Crossing (14 nights)  

Veranda Suite 8810

Sunday, 6 April - Monday, 7 April

2 Days at Sea

Tuesday, 8 April

9:00am av King's Wharf (Bermuda) 

5:00pm lv King's Wharf

Wednesday, 9 April - Tuesday, 15 April

7 Days at Sea

Wednesday, 16 April

 8:00am av Falmouth (England, UK)

7:00pm lv Falmouth

Thursday, 17 April

8:00am av Portland (England, UK)

9:00am Shore Excursion:  Stonehenge & Salisbury

5:30pm Shore Excursion Ends

8:00pm lv Portland

Friday, 18 April

7:00am av Le Havre (France)

7:00pm lv Le Havre

Saturday, 19 April

7:00am av Dover (England, UK)

Disembarkation

8:45am lv Dover

International Friends Transportation

10:45am av London

Rental: London Chelsea Apartment (7 nights) 

Saturday, 19 April - Saturday, 26 April

London

Saturday, 26 April

12:00nn lv London (LHR)

UA 17 / 3A / Polaris Business Class / 8h, 10m / B767-300   

3:10pm av New York/Newark (EWR)

Omni Berkshire Place Hotel (2 nights) 

Sunday, 27 April

New York City

Monday, 28 April

5:06pm lv New York (LGA)

AA 1476 / 3B / Business Class  

8:15pm av Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW)

10:33pm lv Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW)

AA 785 / 2C / Business Class 

10:55pm av Tucson (TUS)

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

Welcome Aboard!