Monday, 13 April 2026
Tucson, Arizona

Dear LFLatSea Companions and Friends Far and Near:

It's been more than four months since Will and I returned from our last journey (six weeks from Istanbul to Miami), and I am now ready to share the details of my next trip, starting on 23 April--only ten days away.

After traveling to Phoenix on the 23rd and Miami on the 24th, I will be sailing solo on a 14-day transatlantic cruise from Miami to Lisbon. I will be returning home one day after the cruise ends. I had originally planned to spend two additional weeks in Europe, but circumstances at home have led me to cancel the land portion of the trip.

I will spend two nights in Miami before boarding Seabourn's Quest on its voyage across the Atlantic. I like to have the extra day in Miami to shop for toiletries and other necessities rather than trying to pack them for the flight. Luckily, I am using frequent flyer miles for the flight from Phoenix to Miami and for the hotel.

This will be my fifth cruise with Seabourn (my 41st cruise since 2007); my second on the Quest, which is slightly smaller and significantly newer than the Encore, on which we sailed this past fall. The Quest carries about 450 passengers and offers all the usual Seabourn amenities (including free drinks and caviar for the entire journey). Because I have accumulated traveler credits for 68 sailing days on Seabourn, I also have several extra benefits, like unlimited laundry and $300. to spend on board.

14-Day Atlantic Crossing

Thu 23 Apr 

12:45pm Lv Tucson (Twin Peaks)

                            Groome Shuttle

 02:00pm Av Phoenix (PHX)

                            Free Shuttle / Hilton Garden Inn PHX North / Free Night

Fri 24 Apr 

11:15am Lv Phoenix (PHX)

                           AA 1429 / First Class, 3C / A 321 Neo / 4h 32m / Lunch / Free Flight

 06:47pm Av Miami (MIA)

 07:30pm Lv MIA

                            Transferz Car to Hilton Miami Downtown / 1601 B Biscayne Blvd, Miami 33132 / 2 Free Nights

 Sat 25 Apr               

 Miami

 Sun 26 Apr 

 10:30am Lv Hilton Hotel

                            Local Taxi

  11:00am Av Miami Cruiseport

                            Seabourn Quest: 14-Day Atlantic Crossing / Veranda Suite 524 / Shipboard Credit $300. 

  05:00pm Lv Miami

  Mon 27 Apr-Mon 04 May

  7 Days at Sea

  Tue 05 May

  08:00am Av Ponta Delgado, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal

  05:00pm Lv Ponta Delgado

  Wed 06-Thu 07 May

  2 Days at Sea

  Fri 08 May

  12:00nn Av Tangier, Morocco

  10:00pm Lv Tangier

  Sat 09 May 

  1 Day at Sea

  Sun 10 May 

  07:00am Av Lisbon

  08:30am Seabourn Quest Disembarkation

                              Local Taxi to VIP Executive Eden Aparthotel  / Praça dos Restauradores, nº 24, Santa Maria Maior, 1250-187 Lisbon / Free Night

  Mon 11 May

  07:00am Lv Eden Aparthotel

                             Heycars to LIS

  11:05am Lv Lisbon (LIS) - Terminal 1

                              AA 1429 / B 787-9 / Business Class, 3C / 7h 50m / Lunch / Free Flight   

  01:55pm Av Philadelphia (PHL)

                              Layover:  2h 3m

  03:58pm Lv Philadelphia

                               AA 1762 / A 321 Neo / First Class, 4C / 4h 32m / Lunch / Free Flight   

   06:20pm Av Phoenix (PHX) 

       Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport  / 427 N 44th Street Phoenix 85008 / 1 Night

  Tue 12 May

  09:00am Lv Phoenix (PHX)

                               Groome Shuttle

  10:20am Av Tucson (Twin Peaks)

Seabourn Quest 

458 Passengers

Length:  650 Feet

Width:  84 Feet

Launched:  2011

Over the next week before my departure I hope to publish more information about the cruise and the ports, with photos from my previous journey on board the Quest, and my previous trips to the Azores, Tangier, and Lisbon.