Itinerary

 

Less than a month now until embarkation. We have both almost finished practice-packing for our Luggage Forwarding. Viking is kind enough to ship one large suitcase each directly from our home to our stateroom!

So, for those of you who wish to follow along on our great adventure, here is our itinerary as of the moment - on a trip such as this, of course, everything is subject to change at a moment's notice! Our original itinerary had us going through the Suez Canal and around the Middle East - but that changed with the start of the Israeli-Hamas conflict. Now, we are going around Africa instead.

	World Cruise Itinerary
	DATE		DESCRIPTION	EXCURSION
	18-Dec-24	Wed	Depart The Villages
	19-Dec-24	Thu	Embark Viking Sky
	20-Dec-24	Fri	Sea Day
	21-Dec-24	Sat	Cozumel	9:30 AM; A Walk in the Clouds (3hr)
	22-Dec-24	Sun	Sea Day
	23-Dec-24	Mon	Sea Day
	24-Dec-24	Tue	Cartegena, Columbia	9:45 AM; Panoramic Cartagena (3hr)
	25-Dec-24	Wed	Colon, Panama	9:00 AM; Emberá Indian Village Visit (6hr)
	26-Dec-24	Thu	Panama Canal
	27-Dec-24	Fri	Sea Day
	28-Dec-24	Sat	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	9:15 AM; A Walk in the Clouds (7.75 hr)
	29-Dec-24	Sun	Sea Day
	30-Dec-24	Mon	Sea Day
	31-Dec-24	Tue	Sea Day
	1-Jan-25	Wed	Sea Day
	2-Jan-25	Thu	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	Sport fishing?
	3-Jan-25	Fri	Sea Day
	4-Jan-25	Sat	Sea Day
	5-Jan-25	Sun	Los Angeles, California
	6-Jan-25	Mon	Sea Day
	7-Jan-25	Tue	Sea Day
	8-Jan-25	Wed	Sea Day
	9-Jan-25	Thu	Sea Day
	10-Jan-25	Fri	Sea Day
	11-Jan-25	Sat	Oahu, Hawaii	Diamond Head hike
	12-Jan-25	Sun	Kauai, Hawaii	11:30 AM; Ōpaekaʻa Falls & Kilohana Plantation (3hr)
	13-Jan-25	Mon	Sea Day
	14-Jan-25	Tue	Sea Day
	15-Jan-25	Wed	Sea Day
	16-Jan-25	Thu	Sea Day
	17-Jan-25	Fri	Sea Day
	18-Jan-25	Sat	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	12:00 AM; Bora Bora Cruise (1hr)
	19-Jan-25	Sun	Moorea/Papeete	8:45 AM; Moorea Lagoon & Scenic Cruise (1.5hr)
	20-Jan-25	Mon	Papeete, Tahiti	2:45 PM; Walking Tour of Papeete
	21-Jan-25	Tue	Sea Day
	22-Jan-25	Wed	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1:45 PM; Muri Beach Village (3hr)
	23-Jan-25	Thu	Sea Day
			International Date Line
	25-Jan-25	Sat	Sea Day	Manfredi's for 80th BD dinner
	26-Jan-25	Sun	Sea Day
	27-Jan-25	Mon	Sea Day
	28-Jan-25	Tue	Bay of Islands, New Zealand	8:30 AM; Bay of Islands Panorama (2.5hr)
	29-Jan-25	Wed	Auckland, New Zealand	8:30 AM; Highlights of Auckland (3hr)
	30-Jan-25	Thu	Rotorua, New Zealand	9:45 AM; Geothermal Rotorua (6hr)
	31-Jan-25	Fri	Napier, New Zealand	2:30 PM; Super Trike tour (Trip Adv/2hr)
	1-Feb-25	Sat	Wellington, New Zealand	1:00 PM; Te Papa & Highlights of Wellington (3hr)
	2-Feb-25	Sun	Sea Day
	3-Feb-25	Mon	Sea Day
	4-Feb-25	Tue	Sea Day
	5-Feb-25	Wed	Sydney, Australia	8:45 AM; Sydney Harbour Cruise (2.5hr)
	6-Feb-25	Thu	Sydney, Australia
	7-Feb-25	Fri	Sea Day
	8-Feb-25	Sat	Mooloolaba, Australia	9:30 AM; Noosa & The Sunshine Coast (4hr)
	9-Feb-25	Sun	Sea Day
	10-Feb-25	Mon	Whitsunday Islands, Australia	8:30 AM; Sailing The Whitsundays (2.5hr)
	11-Feb-25	Tue	Cairns, Australia	Scuba dive?
	12-Feb-25	Wed	Cairns, Australia	9:30 AM; Cairns Aquarium
	13-Feb-25	Thu	Sea Day
	14-Feb-25	Fri	Thursday Island, Australia	9:00 AM; Introduction to Thursday Island (1.5hr)
	15-Feb-25	Sat	Sea Day
	16-Feb-25	Sun	Sea Day
	17-Feb-25	Mon	Darwin, Australia	8:45 AM; Northern Territory Museum & Art Gallery (2hr)
	18-Feb-25	Tue	Sea Day
	19-Feb-25	Wed	Sea Day
	20-Feb-25	Thu	Komodo Island	2:30 PM; The Rulers of Rinca Island (1.25hr)
	21-Feb-25	Fri	Bali, Indonesia	Private tour
	22-Feb-25	Sat	Bali, Indonesia
	23-Feb-25	Sun	Sea Day
	24-Feb-25	Mon	Semarang, Java	9:00 AM; Dutch Heritage of Semarang (3.25hr)
	25-Feb-25	Tue	Jakarta, Java	1:30 PM; Puppet Collection, Museum Wayang (3.5hr)
	26-Feb-25	Wed	Jakarta, Java
	27-Feb-25	Thu	Sea Day
	28-Feb-25	Fri	Singapore	10:00 AM; Panoramic Singapore (3.5hr)
	1-Mar-25	Sat	Singapore	Thur PM; Singapore at night (Viator/8hr)
	2-Mar-25	Sun	Sea Day
	3-Mar-25	Mon	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	8:00 Am; Batu Caves & Pewter Factory (6hr)
	4-Mar-25	Tue	George Town, Malaysia	10:00 AM; A Snapshot of George Town (3hr)
	5-Mar-25	Wed	George Town, Malaysia
	6-Mar-25	Thu	Phuket, Thailand	9:45 AM; Panoramic Phuket (3.5hr)
	7-Mar-25	Fri	Sea Day	Fly to Delhi
	8-Mar-25	Sat	Sea Day	The Taj Mahal
	9-Mar-25	Sun	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Fly to Sri Lanka
	10-Mar-25	Mon	Colombo, Sri Lanka	9:00 AM; Snapshots of Colombo (2.5hr)
	11-Mar-25	Tue	Sea Day
	12-Mar-25	Wed	Male, Maldives	9:30 AM; Malé on Foot (2hr)
	13-Mar-25	Thu	Sea Day
	14-Mar-25	Fri	Sea Day
	15-Mar-25	Sat	Sea Day
	16-Mar-25	Sun	Mahe, Seychelles	9:00 AM; Beau Vallon Beach Break (4hr)
	17-Mar-25	Mon	Sea Day
	18-Mar-25	Tue	Sea Day
	19-Mar-25	Wed	Mombasa, Kenya	1:30 PM; Mombasa Highlights (4hr)
	20-Mar-25	Thu	Mombasa, Kenya	(Tsavo safari)
	21-Mar-25	Fri	Zanzibar, Tanzania
	22-Mar-25	Sat	Zanzibar, Tanzania	10:00 AM; Stone Town, Zanzibar’s UNESCO Gem
	23-Mar-25	Sun	Sea Day
	24-Mar-25	Mon	Nosy Be, Madagascar	1:00 PM; Village of Dzamandzar (3.5hr)
	25-Mar-25	Tue	Sea Day
	26-Mar-25	Wed	Sea Day
	27-Mar-25	Thu	Sea Day
	28-Mar-25	Fri	Maputo, Mozambique	3:00 PM; Panoramic Maputo (2.5hr)
	29-Mar-25	Sat	Richards Bay, South Africa	2:30 PM; St. Lucia Boat Cruise (5hr)
	30-Mar-25	Sun	Durban, South Africa	9:30 AM; Scenes of Durban (4hr)
	31-Mar-25	Mon	East London, South Africa	2:00 PM; East London History (2.5)
	1-Apr-25	Tue	Gqeberha, South Africa	9:00 AM; Snapshots of Gqeberha (2.5hr)
	2-Apr-25	Wed	Sea Day
	3-Apr-25	Thu	Cape Town, South Africa	8:00 AM; Table Mountain (3hr)
	4-Apr-25	Fri	Cape Town, South Africa	9:00 AM; Chapman’s Peak & Ou Kaapse Weg Drive (3hr)
	5-Apr-25	Sat	Sea Day
	6-Apr-25	Sun	Luderitz, Namibia	11:30 AM; Kolmanskop—Ghost Town of the Namibia (3hr)
	7-Apr-25	Mon	Walvis Bay, Namibia
	8-Apr-25	Tue	Walvis Bay, Namibia	10:00 AM;Walvis Bay Lagoon & Dunes (2.5hr)
	9-Apr-25	Wed	Sea Day
	10-Apr-25	Thu	Sea Day
	11-Apr-25	Fri	Luanda, Angola	8:30 AM; Architecture & Coastal Views of Luanda (2hr)
	12-Apr-25	Sat	Sea Day
	13-Apr-25	Sun	Sea Day
	14-Apr-25	Mon	Sea Day
	15-Apr-25	Tue	Sea Day
	16-Apr-25	Wed	Sea Day
	17-Apr-25	Thu	Sea Day
	18-Apr-25	Fri	Praia, Cape Verde	1:30 PM; Panoramic Ilha de Santiago (4hr)
	19-Apr-25	Sat	Midelo, Cape Verde	8:30 AM; Panoramic Sao Vicente (3hr)
	20-Apr-25	Sun	Sea Day
	21-Apr-25	Mon	Sea Day
	22-Apr-25	Tue	Canary, Islands	12:30 PM; Impressions of Tenerife (4.5hr)
	23-Apr-25	Wed	Agadir, Morocco
	24-Apr-25	Thu	Agadir, Morocco	(Marrakesh overland - 4days)
	25-Apr-25	Fri	Casablanca, Morocco	Marrakesh
	26-Apr-25	Sat	Casablanca, Morocco
	27-Apr-25	Sun	Cadiz, Spain	11:00 AM; Vejer de la Frontera & Cape Trafalgar (4.5hr)
	28-Apr-25	Mon	Algarve, Portugal	8:30 AM; Ferragudo & Alvor (5hr)
	29-Apr-25	Tue	Porto, Portugal	2:00 PM; Porto by Foot (3.5hr) (Tram ride into the past
	30-Apr-25	Wed	Vigo, Spain	10:00 AM; Cies Island Escape (4.5hr)
	1-May-25	Thu	A Coruna, Spain	10:00 AM; A Coruna & The Old Town (1.75hr)
	2-May-25	Fri	Sea Day
	3-May-25	Sat	Honfleur, France
	4-May-25	Sun	Dover, England	8:45 AM; Historic Canterbury (3.5hr)
	5-May-25	Mon	Sea Day
	6-May-25	Tue	Greenwich, England	10:30 AM; Royal Greenwich by Foot (1.5hr)