Exclusive Shoreside Events
June 30, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
One of the published "perks" for a world voyage with Oceania is the planned exclusive shoreside events. I say planned because they might change before — or even after — we embark upon ourRead more
SFO-DEN Flight ... ✔︎
August 14, 2022, Baffin Bay ⋅ 🌬 41 °F
I wasn’t anticipating that I would be writing in this journal while we are on our expedition voyage in the Canadian High Arctic. But something came up today that is directly related to RTW2023 …Read more
SWA Re-Priced
September 13, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
An article from Points Guy this afternoon led me to check the pricing on our Southwest Airlines flight from DEN to MIA on 13 December.
I wasn’t expecting that we’d be able to fly for theRead more
Festive Carib PreCursor Paid Off
September 14, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Technically, final payment for this precursor cruise wasn’t due until the 18th. But that’s when we are leaving on our RV road trip. Thus, when the reminder for the payment came from Oceania today,Read more
Itinerary Change #3
September 17, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Received an email from O today advising us of changes to our itinerary for the segment from San Francisco California to Santiago, Chile.
No big changes. By that I mean that we’re just losing anRead more
Visas ... ✔︎
November 6, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 64 °F
The main reason why our travels this year saw so much change was the visas for RTW2023. Primarily … the China visa. Possibly … the India visa. Both would require passports to be sent in. Both hadRead more
Luggage Forward Scheduled
November 7, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
One of the really useful amenities included with an Oceania world cruise booking is luggage shipment ... from our house to the ship and back home again at the end of the cruise. Two bags each ... 50Read more
Itinerary Change #4
November 8, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
First off, kudos to Oceania for announcing the itinerary change early … especially since this one is a biggie that impacts two segments of RTW2023 — Southeast Asia Array (Singapore to Hong Kong)Read more
Doing the Doc Dance
November 16, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
“Once you have traveled, the VOYAGE never ends …
The mind can never break off from the JOURNEY.”
❇︎ ❇︎ Pat Conroy ❇︎ ❇︎
Technically, there was no dancing involved. But we didRead more
Luggage Forward Tags Rec'd
November 18, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °F
BRRRR! A cold, cold day that is perfect for staying indoors and doing some voyage prep work. We are sorting through what we want to ship … what we can’t ship due to Luggage Forward restrictionsRead more
LF: Bagged & Tagged
November 22, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
That's right! 12 days before the bags are scheduled to be collected by UPS on behalf of Luggage Forward, all four duffels that we will be shipping to Insignia are packed and ready to go.
Each bag —Read more
FestiveCarib: Checked-In
November 26, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Three weeks out from embarking Insignia for the Festive Caribbean cruise and we're checked-in.
The email advising us that check-in was now open came early this morning. While Mui was preparingRead more
Shots & Pills … ✔️
December 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We’ve been busy with all kinds of prep work for our upcoming adventure. Including consulting with a travel clinic and getting shots and such.
Exotic travel destinations sometimes come with inherentRead more
LF: Pickup Window Changes
December 4, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
This close to departure, you don't want to receive an email from Luggage Forward with the subject line reading "Your pickup window has changed."
The good news? The pickup date has not changed. WeRead more
LF: Bye-Bye Bags
December 5, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Despite the notice we received yesterday that our Luggage Forward pick-up window for today was noon to 5:00p, the UPS driver rang our doorbell at 10:44a. No worries ... we were ready for him.
WeRead more
Checked Bags ... ✔︎
December 6, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
We've got our master bedroom back!
Yup ... exactly one week before we leave home, our checked bags are packed and sitting in the garage. What remains to be zipped up are our Miami bag and the twoRead more
RTW2023: Checked In
December 7, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
Technically, I did not have to do the check-in for the 198-day Continental Connoisseur today.
After all, we will be embarking Insignia on 17 December. Thus, 28 December is going to be a "turnaroundRead more
LF: P/U +3-Day Status
December 8, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Although the Luggage Forward email we received after the bags were picked up has a link to track our shipment, I prefer to do my tracking directly with UPS ... you get a tiny bit more detail thatRead more
Tip: AutoSlash
December 8, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 32 °F
After pricing various transportation options to get us from our house to DEN for our flight to Miami, we decided to book a one-way rental car. Then, of course, we needed a rental car in Miami, too ...Read more
Itinerary Change #5
December 9, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Just got an email with another change to our itinerary. This one is for the "Golden Gala" segment that embarks in Miami on 28 December.
With this change, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua is out ... theRead more
Happy Holidays from Oceania
December 9, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
A thoughtful Happy Holidays gift ... one that might be referred to as functional art. That the resin trim on the board matches the colors of our great room is a bonus!
We will make good use of thisRead more
Westin @ DEN
December 11, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Looks like crossing our fingers and toes did not help.
The snowstorm that is coming in from the west is going to arrive in Colorado sometime tomorrow, with snow continuing into the morning of theRead more
LF: Delivered
December 12, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Not only has our Luggage Forward shipment arrived in Miami, it has been delivered to wherever Oceania stages such shipments.
Now, we just need to deliver ourselves to Miami!
Colorado Springs to DEN
December 12, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
We beat the snow to Denver. But then, we knew that would be the case today since the white stuff is not expected to fall until later tonight.
The question that remains unanswered is “how much snowRead more




















































































TravelerJust curious, how many pieces of luggage do you bring on your WC? How many different outfits do you think you can make?
Two to TravelWe brought 10 pieces (including carry-ons) this time ... the four that O shipped for us + what we brought with us (including our carryon bags with electronics, prescriptions, etc). We did not fly domestic first class this time from our house to Miami, so smaller bags. Plus, we shipped a collapsible bench to the hotel (included in the number I gave above) ... it's probably the best thing we brought with us as it replaced the coffee table in the room that was useless with storage and a place to rest our feet. Everything fit easily into the space available in the cabin ... with space to spare. As for how many outfits I can make. I have not counted, but plenty. Nothing that was a one-off made the final packing list.
Two to TravelI hope to do a photo essay of how we organized ourselves. Maybe on the next day at sea before we return to Miami.