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The Experienced Tsai-ko Cruisers  (as of January 2012)
anklebiters  (AZ)
bb
BG & Betty
Bighilofan2
Bulla, Mrs.
Da Punchbowl Kid
Calvin from Kona
Curveball  (CA)
Garret  (CA)
Geri (mom Stretch)
gmahoney
Haleakala

hawnstln  (CA)
jm2375
KymryKauai
Lakesidegt
Lefty (lakerj32)
LizKauai
Lopaka43, M/M
Mark Takai
mikey
momo, M/M
myki

Papajoe2

Peaches
Rob25
sj-macro
SteveM
Tsai-ko Therapist (CFK)
Tunaluvr
Tom Mui
wena



Long Time UH Fan
Rasu Begasu (las vegas)
Gary Aoki
 ... Fair winds and following seas!

Pending
and Future Cruises



Name  (# pax)



Cruise
Region

Cruise Line
or Ship Name

Departure
date

Travel
Agency?

Notes &
Comments
Myki
Far East
Holland Zaandam
 780' - 63,000 GT
22 Jan 2012
self
14-nt o/w Hong Kong to Singapore via Hanoi (Halong Bay, Vietnam), Sanya (China), Na Thrang (Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My, Vietnam), Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Bangkok (Thailand), Ko Samul (Thailand).
hawnstln
Mexico
Holland Oosterdam
 951' - 85,00 GT
18 Feb 2012
self
7-nt r/t  San Diego.  Puerto Vallarta (overnight) and Cabo San Lucas.
Tom Mui
New Orleans River Cruise
American Queen 
418' - 3,707 GT
13 Apr 2012
self
6-nt r/t New Orleans river cruise.  New Orleans, Vacherie, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburgh, Houmas House.
Mom (Stretch's)
Far East Diamond Princess
951' - 113,000 GT
15 Apr 2012
NON-STOP
CruiseTour
24-day tour w/16-nt cruise. o/w Singapore to Beijing.  Bangkok (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh City & Nha Trang (Viet Nam), Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki (Japan), Busan (Korea)
Mrs. Bulla & Divas
W. Caribbean Carnival Magic
1,004' - 130,000 GT
22 Apr 2012
self
7-nt  r/t Galveston to Montego Bay (Jamaica), Grand Cayman, and Cozumel (Mexico).
papajoe2
Panama Canal
  (westbound)
Holland Statendam
 720' - 55,451 GT
27 Apr 2012
self
16-night Panama Canal.  Ft. Lauderdale to Aruba,  Panama Canal, Puerto Caldera (Costa Rica), Corinto (Nicarauga), Puerto Quetzel (Guatemala), Puerto Chipas (Mexico), Huatulco (Mexico), Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, end San Diego.
Mom (Stretch's) Alaska Cruisetour
Coral Princess  965' - 88,000 GT  14 May 2012
NON-STOP tour 5/12/12
7-nt o/w Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, College Fjord, Anchorage.  5-nt tour: Denali Nat'l Park and Talkneeta.
SailorBlue
Europe
(river cruise)
Viking Pokhamov
430' - 3,870 GT
07 July 2012
self
12-night o/w Moscow, cruise Volga River, Uglich, Yaroslavi, Goritsy, Kizhi, Mandrogy, cruise Svir River, and St. Petersburgh.
Mom (Stretch's) Alaska
Golden Princess
 951' - 109,000 GT
01 Sep 2012
NON-STOP tour 8/30/12
(escort)
7-nt r/t Seattle. Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Victoria, B.C.
hawnstln Canada/N.E.
Crystal Symphony
 781' - 51.044 GT
6 star
30 Sep 2012
Outrigger Travel air- cruise-trans pkg
7-night r/t Montreal. Saguenay River (cruising), Sept-Îles (QC, Canada), Magdalen Islands (QC, Canada), St. Pierre (French Territory), Quebec City.






SteveM
Kekoa & Diana
UHfan808
Iwonderwhytheyhateme
BG & Betty

Hawaii
Pride of America
921' - 81,000 GT
(2012 price & time off  opportunity) various
7 night r/t Honolulu.  Kahului, Hilo, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali Coast

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Blog Name & Ports Visited

Ship Name

ALASKA –

      inside passage
Calvin from Kona:  7-night r/t Seattle.  Juneau, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Ketchikan, Vancouver B.C.  Sept 2010 Carnival Princess
Garret:  Seattle, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, and Victoria B.C
Norwegian Star
  965' - 93,530 GT
Haleakala: Vancouver, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, and Ketchikan. June 2010
Holland Volendam
 781' - 63,000 GT
jm2375:  Seattle, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Victoria BC (2009)
Norwegian Pearl
  965' - 93,530 GT
KymryKauai:  Vancouver, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, Ketchikan.  2003 Celebrity Mercury
  866' - 77,713 GT
myki & sj-macro: Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, [Ketchikan], Victoria B.C.  May 2008
Holland Veendam
  720' - 55,541 GT
papajoe2: Vancouver, Skagway, Ketchikan, Juneau
Holland
Rob25:  Vancouver, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Ketchikan. (1981) Princess Sun
SteveM:  Seattle, Juneau, Skagway, Sawyer Glacier Fjord, Ketchikan, Victoria B.C.  June 2001

SteveM: 
Seattle, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Victoria B.C.  July 2010
Norwegian Sky
  853' - 77,104 GT
Norwegian Pearl
  965' - 93,530 GT
Tom Mui:  Seattle, Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, Glacier Bay, Homer, Vancouver & Victoria B.C.
Tom Mui:
  Seattle, Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, Glacier Bay, Victoria B.C. 
Norwegian Sky
  853' - 77,104 GT
Norwegian Star
  965' - 91,740 GT
Tunaluvr:   Vancouver, Tracy Arm (Sawyer Glacier), Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan. June 2011 Disney Wonder
964' - 83,000 GT



ALASKA –


  Cruise-Tour

   one way
las vegas:  Southbound Alaska (cruise only): Anchorage (Seward), cruise Prince William Sound, Valdez, cruise College Fjord, Sitka, Juneau, cruise Lynn Canal, Skagway, Ketchikan, Vancouver. (Carnival)
Long Time UH Fan:  Southbound Alaska: Anchorage (Seward), Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver, Jaspar, Lake Louise, Banff, and Calgary Dawn Princess
  856' - 77,000 GT
Momma Stretch:  Northbound Alaska (cruise only): Vancouver,  Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, College Fjord, Anchorage. (Princess)
Tom Mui: 9 day cruise-tour (Northbound). Vancouver, Sawyer Glacier, Juneau, Skagway.  Land tour: Whitehorse, Beaver Creek, Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage.  May 2009
Holland Volendam
  781' - 63,000 GT
BG & Betty: 7-nt o/w  Vancouver to Anchorage (Whittier). Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, College Fjord.  August 2011
Diamond Princess
951' - 113,000 GT


BAHAMAS

Bighilofan2:  7-nt  r/t Port Canaveral.  Key West, Cozumel (Mexico), Grand Cayman,  Castaway Cay (Bahamas).
Disney Magic
  964' - 83,000 GT
Garret:  Miami/Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau  (3-day) (Royal Caribbean)
jm2375:  4-nt  r/t Miami to Grand Bahama Island, Great Stirrup Cay, Nassau.  July 2011
Norwegian Sky
 853' - 77,104 GT
Mark Takai:  4-nt  r/t Port Canaveral.  Nassau and Castaway Cay (Bahamas). Disney Wonder
  964' - 83,000 GT
mikey:  4-nt  r/t Port Canaveral to Bahamas  (November 1989 Disney Package) Big Red Boat I  *
  772' - 39,241 GT
BERMUDA


CANADA  &
  NEW ENGLAND

lakesidegt: 7-nt r/t  New York. Newport RI, Boston MA, Bar Harbor ME, St. Johns & Halifax Canada.  Sept. 2009 Caribbean Princess
  950' - 116,000 GT
Long Time UH Fan:  o/w Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, St. John's, Bar Harbor, Boston, Newport and New York Crown Princess
  950' - 116,000 GT
myki & sj-macro: o/w Boston, Bar Harbor, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, Quebec City, Montreal. Oct. 2009 Holland Maasdam
  720' - 55,451 GT
papajoe2: 10-nt o/w  New York, Boston, Halifax, Sydney, Saguenay, Quebec Holland -
Tom Mui:  o/w  New London, Newport, Bar Harbor, Charlottetown (Prince Edward Isle), Sydney, Halifax (Nova Scotia), Quebec City, Montreal Holland Maasdam
  720' - 55,451 GT

CARIBBEAN


   - Eastern
   - Southern

KymryKauai:  9-night o/w from Barbados to Ft. Lauderdale.  St. Lucia, Roseau, Antigua, Gustavia, St. Marteen, Tortola.  Nov. 2010
Silverseas
Silver Spirit
  642' - 36,000 GT
papajoe2: 10-night Norfolk, Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St. Kitts, San Juan Holland -
papajoe2: 11-night New York, Tortola, St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Marteen, San Juan
Holland -
papajoe210-night r/t  Fort Lauderdale.  Nassau, San Juan, St. Barts, Roseau (Dominica), Antigua, St. Thomas, Half Moon Cay (Bahamas). Nov, 2010
Holland Maasdam
  720' - 55,451 GT
SteveM:  San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Marteen, Curacao, Aruba, Miami.  Nov. 2004 Norwegian Crown
  615' - 34,000 GT



CARIBBEAN


  - Western

bb:  7-nt  r/t  Galveston.  Montego Bay (Jamaica), Grand Cayman, Cozumel.  Jan 2009

Carnival C
onquest
  953' - 110,000 GT
KymryKauai:  7-nt  r/t  Miami.  Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica.  March 1999 Carnival Destiny
  892' - 101,353 GT
Tom Mui:  Miami, Cozumel, Grand Cayman Islands, Ocho Rios (Jamaica) Carnival Triumph
  893' - 101,509 GT
LizKauai:  8-nt  r/t  Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel, Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Colon (Panama).  August 2011 Carnival Freedom
952' - 110,000 GT



EUROPE

  (Baltic)
LakesideGT:  11-nt r/t Copenhagen. Stockholm (Sweden), Helsinki (Finland), St. Petersburgh (Russia), Tallinn (Estonia), Berlin, Aarhus (Denmark), Oslo (Norway). May 2011
Emerald Princess
950' - 116,000 GT
Long Time UH Fan:  Scandinavia/Russia: Tallin (Estonia), St. Petersburg, Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Oslo (Norway). Norwegian Dream
  754' - 50,764 GT
myki:  Scandinavia/Russia:  10-night r/t  Copenhagen. Berlin, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinsi, Stockholm, Kiel. July 2010 Holland Eurodam
  935' - 86,000 GT
Tom Mui:  Scandinavia/Russia:  Dover, Tallin (Estonia), St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo. Norwegian Dream
  754' - 50,764 GT



FAR EAST
SteveM:  Honolulu, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Manila, Yokohama  (1967)
SteveM:  Yokohama to Honolulu  (1967)

U.S.S. President Wilson & Cleveland:   Gross tons: 18,962; Length: 609 ft; Beam: 75 ft; Draft: 30 ft; Speed: 20 knots.  Passengers: 324 First Class, 454 Economy Class.
Am. President Lines
USS President Wilson
President Cleveland

609' - 18,962 GT
mikey:  Yokohama to Honolulu  (August 1959)
USS President Wilson
Tom Mui:  Hong Kong to Singapore. Hue (Da Nang), Ho Chi Minh City, Sihanoukville, Bangkok, Singapore. (14-nt, Feb 2010) Azamara Quest
 593' - 30,277 GT
Tom Mui:  o/w Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, (China), Seoul & Jeju Island (S. Korea),  Hong Kong. (12-nt, Mar 2011)
Azamara Quest
 593' - 30,277 GT

HAWAII





See SteveM's web
page on NCL's Pride
of America

hawnstln: 14-nt  r/t  San Diego to Hawaii.  Hilo, Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Lahaina, Ensenada. Nov. 2010
Holland Zaandam
 780' - 63,000 GT
Da Punchbowl Kid:  (7 day):  Kahului, Hilo, Kona, Nawiliwili. 1980's
U.S.S. Constitution **
   682' - 20,221 GT
LizKauai:  (4 day) U.S.S. Constitution **
Long Time UH Fan:  7-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali coast

Long Time UH Fan:  7-nt r/t Honolulu. Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali coast. 2008
Pride of America
  921 ' - 81,000 GT
Pride of Hawaii*
  965' - 93,502 GT
Papajoe2 7-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali Coast  2006 Pride of America
SteveM:  7-nt  r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Fanning Island (Kiribati), Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili. 2001

SteveM:
  10-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Fanning Island (Kiribati), Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili. 2004
SteveM:  10-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali coast, cruise N. Molokai, Lahaina. 2007
Norwegian Star (3)
  965' - 93,530 GT
Norwegian Wind
  754' - 51,309 GT
Pride of Aloha*
  853' - 77,104 GT
SteveM:  7-nt r/t Honolulu.  Kahului,  Hilo,  Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali Coast. 2006, 2009, 2011 POA.  2006 & 2007 POH
Pride of America (3)
Pride of Hawaii* (2)
Tom Mui:  7-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali coast. 2008 Pride of America
  921' - 81,000 GT
Wena:  7-nt r/t Honolulu.  Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Nawiliwili, Na Pali coast. 
Pride of Aloha*
  853' - 77,104 GT



MEDITERRANEAN
Garret:   7-night r/t  Barcelona to Florence/Pisa, Rome, Naples, Palma de Mallorca (Spain). June 2011 Norwegian Epic
1,068' - 153,000 GT
Haleakala:  12-nt  o/w Venice to Barcelona.  Dubrovnik, Croatia;  Corfu, Greece; Argostoli, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Catania (Sicily), Italy; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia, (Rome), Italy; Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy.  June 2011
Nieuw Amsterdam
  936' - 86,000 GT
Lefty (lakerj32):   western
Long Time UH Fan:  Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence & Pisa, Naples, Isle of Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii, Venice, Athens, Ephesus, and Istanbul Grand Princess
myki:   western:  10-day.  Oct 2005

myki & sj-macro:  eastern:  10 day Venice, Aegean Greek Islands. May 2007
Holland Westerdam
  950' - 82,000 GT
Holland Veendam
  720' - 55,451 GT
Tom Mui:  Barcelona, Monte Carlo (Monaco), Rome, Sorrento, Valletta (Malta); Santorini, Athens (Greece)
Tom Mui:  Venice, Naples,& Rome (Italy), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Corfu, Olympia, Athens, Santorini, Rhodes, & Mykonos (Greece),  Kuradasi (Turkey) 
Orient Crown Ody.

Golden Princess
   951' - 109,000 GT



MEXICAN RIVIERA
 

curveball:    2002 Princess
Garret:  San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada.  Cruise photos

Garret:
Long Beach, Ensenada.  June 2010
Carnival Elation
  855' - 70,367 GT
Carnival Paradise
  855' - 70,367 GT
hwnstln:  7-nt Long Beach,  Puerto Vallarta, Mazaltan, Cabo San Lucas

hwnstln: 
7-nt San Diego, Catalina Isalnd, Ensenada.  2009

hwnstln:  10-nt  r/t  San Diego to Sea of Cortez.  Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, Guaymas, Topolobampo, Mazlatan, Puerto Vallarta.  Feb 2011
Carnival Pride
  963' - 88,500 GT
Carnival Elation
  855' - 70,367 GT
Holland Zaandam
780' - 63,000 GT
KymryKauai:  7-nt  r/t  Long Beach, Puerto Vallarta, Mazaltan, Cabo San Lucas. 1990
KymryKauai:  7-nt  r/t  L.A. - Catlina area (hurricane diversion). Sept. 1995

KymryKauai: 
7-nt 
r/t  L.A., Puerto Vallarta, Mazaltan, Cabo San Lucas. June 1998

KymryKauai: 
3-nt 
r/t  L.A. to Ensenada.  July 2008
Carnival Jubilee
Carnival Jubilee
Carnival Elation
  855' - 70,367 GT
Carnival Paradise
  855' - 70,367 GT
Momma Stretch:  7-nt  r/t  San Diego, Puerto Vallarta, Mazaltan, Cabo San Lucas. 1990 (Royal Caribbean)
papajoe2: 10-day Mazlatan, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, Alcapulco, Cabo San Lucas
papajoe2: 10-day Puerto Vallarta, Mazlatan, Topolobampo, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas
Holland
Holland
SteveM:  Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Acapulco  2003
SteveM:  11-nt r/t San Francisco. Topolobampo, Pichilingue/La Paz, Mazaltan, Puerto     Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas.  Sept. 2009
Norwegian Sun
Norwegian Sun
  853' - 78,309 GT
Long Time UH Fan: Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco Diamond Princess
  951' - 113,000 GT
Mrs Bulla:  7-night r/t Long Beach to Puerto Vallarta, Mazlatan, Cabo San Lucas.  Sept 2010 Carnival Splendor
  950' - 113,300 GT

AUSTRALIA /
  NEW ZEALAND
hawnstln:  14-nt o/w Sydney to Aukland NZ.  Melbourne, Tasmania, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park (cruising), Dunedin, Christchurch, Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound (cruising), Capt. Cook Ship Cove (cruising), Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty (cruising), and Coromendel Peninsula (cruising).  Nov. 2011
Holland Volendam
 781' - 63,000 GT
Long Time UH Fan:  Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Tasmania, Fjordland, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland
Star Princess
  951' - 109,000 GT
Tom Mui:  Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Fjordland (NZ), Hobart (Tasmania), Melbourne & Sydney (Australia) Emerald Princess
  950' - 116,000 GT

PANAMA CANAL
HAWNSTLN:  Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego. Aruba, Panama Canal, Puerto Caldera, Huatulco, Alcapulco, Cabo San Lucas.  Feb. 2010  (15-nt)
Holland Maasdam
  720' - 55,451 GT
Long Time UH Fan:  Acapulco, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, Grand Cayman Island, Cozumel, and Ft. Lauderdale Crystal Harmony
papajoe2Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego. Cartegena (Colombia), Panama Canal, Guatamala, Nicauraga, Skipped Mexico (swine flu)  2009  (15-nt) Holland
SteveM:  LAX, San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Acapulco, Puntaraenas (Costa Rica), Panama Canal, Aruba, and Miami.  Oct. 2003 (16-nt) Norwegian Sun
  853' - 78,309 GT
Tom Mui:  Miami, Kingston, Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Panama Canal, Trujillo & Callao (Peru), Arica & Valparaiso (Chile)

Norwegian Crown
  615' - 34,000 GT
S. AMERICA
  • Tom Mui:  Trujillo & Callao (Peru), Arica & Valparaiso (Chile)
Norwegian Crown
  614' - 32,000 GT
REPOSITIONING
  • SteveM:  Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Marteen, Curacao, Aruba, Miami.  Nov. 2004
  • Tom Mui:  Miami, Kingston, Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Panama Canal, Trujillo & Callao (Peru), Arica & Valparaiso (Chile)
  • Tom Mui:  Fort Lauderdale, Charleston, New London, Newport, Bar Harbor, Charlottestown (Canada), Sydney, Halifax (Nova Scotia), Quebec, Montreal       
Norwegian Crown
  614' - 32,000 GT
Norwegian Crown
  614' - 32,000 GT
Holland Maasdam
  720' - 55,451 GT

River Cruises

  • Long Time UH Fan:  Yangzte River cruise: Wuhan, Jingzhou, Three Gorges Dam construction site, Wanxian, Fengdu, Chungking
  • myki:  Yangzte River cruise:  Sep 2007
  • Tom Mui:  China: Beijing, Xian, Fengdu, Shibaozhai, Three Gorges, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing
  • Tom Mui:  Russia: St. Petersburg, Mandrogy Uglich, Yaroslavl, Goritsy, Kizhi Island, Moscow 
  • Tom Mui:  Danube: Budapest (Hungary), Vienna, Melk, Linz (Austria), Passai, Regensburg, Lelheim, Nuremberg (Germany), Prague (Chez Republic)             
Yellow Crane

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