Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 1, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Have a great cruise as you sail on the Royal Princess re positioning cruise from Fort Lauderdale to California taking the long way around South America . They will be tracing the path shipping took before the Panama Canal opened. We will be following on the bridge cam and any updates from anyone will be welcomed. Here is the fabulous itinerary Enjoy. Cruise Itinerary Date Activity Arrive Depart 02/02/19 Ft Lauderdale (Pt Everglades), USA 04:00 PM 03/02/19 At sea - - 04/02/19 At sea - - 05/02/19 St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 08:00 AM 06:00 PM 06/02/19 Antigua & Barbuda, British Leeward Islands 07:00 AM 04:00 PM 07/02/19 Barbados 10:00 AM 06:00 PM 08/02/19 Trinidad (Port of Spain) 07:00 AM 04:00 PM 09/02/19 At sea - - 10/02/19 At sea - - 11/02/19 At sea - - 12/02/19 Fortaleza, Brazil 08:00 AM 06:00 PM 13/02/19 At sea - - 14/02/19 At sea - - 15/02/19 Salvador de Bahia, Brazil 07:00 AM 04:00 PM 16/02/19 At sea - - 17/02/19 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 09:00 AM 11:00 PM 18/02/19 At sea - - 19/02/19 At sea - - 20/02/19 Montevideo, Uruguay 08:00 AM 05:00 PM 21/02/19 Buenos Aires, Argentina 05:00 AM overnight 22/02/19 Buenos Aires, Argentina 01:00 PM 23/02/19 At sea - - 24/02/19 Puerto Madryn, Argentina 09:00 AM 06:00 PM 25/02/19 At sea - - 26/02/19 Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 08:00 AM 06:30 PM 27/02/19 Cape Horn (Cruising) 05:00 PM 06:00 PM 28/02/19 Ushuaia, Argentina 07:00 AM 04:00 PM 01/03/19 Punta Arenas, Chile 08:00 AM 08:00 PM 02/03/19 Amalia Glacier, Chile 04:00 PM 05:00 PM 03/03/19 At sea - - 04/03/19 Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 07:00 AM 05:00 PM 05/03/19 Puerto Montt, Chile 08:00 AM 06:00 PM 06/03/19 At sea - - 07/03/19 Santiago, Chile 05:00 AM 06:00 PM 08/03/19 Coquimbo, Chile 07:00 AM 06:00 PM 09/03/19 At sea - - 10/03/19 At sea - - 11/03/19 San Martin, Peru 06:00 AM 05:00 PM 12/03/19 Callao (Lima) Peru 05:00 AM 10:00 PM 13/03/19 At sea - - 14/03/19 At sea - - 15/03/19 At sea - - 16/03/19 Puntarenas,Costa Rica 07:00 AM 07:00 PM 17/03/19 San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua 07:00 AM 05:00 PM 18/03/19 At sea - - 19/03/19 At sea - - 20/03/19 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 12:00 PM 08:00 AM 21/03/19 At sea - - 22/03/19 At sea - - 23/03/19 Los Angeles, California, USA 06:15 AM Itinerary may vary by sailing date and itineraries may be changed at the cruise lines discretion. Edited February 1, 2019 by Kiwi Kruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 1, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Bon Voyage to all, you will have a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stki Posted February 1, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 1, 2019 We did this cruise in 2013 on the Grand princess. Fabulous cruise Bon Voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted February 1, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thank You David 😊 We just arrived in Ft Lauderdale last night (US time). packetau and retep55555 are also joining us on this cruise. packetau is doing a blog of this cruise which you can read here: http://gaznjosouthamerica2019.blogspot.com/ I will try and post a few updates in here along the way depending on what the internet is like on the Royal Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 2, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said: Thank You David 😊 We just arrived in Ft Lauderdale last night (US time). packetau and retep55555 are also joining us on this cruise. packetau is doing a blog of this cruise which you can read here: http://gaznjosouthamerica2019.blogspot.com/ I will try and post a few updates in here along the way depending on what the internet is like on the Royal Princess. Thanks for link to blog, yall enjoy. We did a similar one on Golden Princess in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Thanks for the link . It will be interesting to see the passenger mix on this cruise. I am betting that there wont be too many blue cards and that nearly everyone will be Elite or Platinum . The CC Meet and Greet should be interesting if everyone on the Roll Call turns up. We did a similar cruise on Rotterdam but we joined in Chile , sailed around the Cape , up to Brazil , and then over to Africa and the Med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Sailaway Day for Royal Princess . Busy day for Port Everglades with 7 cruise ships today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassa Posted February 2, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Our friends are on this sailing. 7 weeks is abit too long for me. Did Buenos Aires to LA on the Golden in 2015. Just as well that the ship was overnight in BA as the majority of the passengers boarding the ship did not get their luggage until the next day, but not me. Loved the tango dancers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted February 2, 2019 https://www.portevergladeswebcam.com/ Just watching the ships sail out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted February 2, 2019 There goes Oosterdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted February 2, 2019 They have just pulled away. A twilight sailout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Edited February 2, 2019 by Kiwi Kruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 3, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Worth having a few days in FL pre cruise, a bit to see, lovely cruising the waterways, looking at all the mega yachts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 3, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 11:49 AM, Kiwi Kruzer said: Thanks for the link . It will be interesting to see the passenger mix on this cruise. I am betting that there wont be too many blue cards and that nearly everyone will be Elite or Platinum . The CC Meet and Greet should be interesting if everyone on the Roll Call turns up. We did a similar cruise on Rotterdam but we joined in Chile , sailed around the Cape , up to Brazil , and then over to Africa and the Med. Probably a few days wait on the Elite laundry turn around as well, with all those Elites. Having been on Royal in Europe last year, one needs to hit the Princess theatre at least 45 minutes before show time, just not enough seats for the 3600 pax, even with two performances - theatre seats about 850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 5, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted February 5, 2019 For their first port of call in the Caribbean they will be rather busy....5 ships in port with 20,000 passengers. Ships in Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas) on 05/02/2019 Ship ................................ Passengers Carnival Glory ................ 2,980 Celebrity Equinox............2,850 MSC Seaside ..................5,179 Royal Princess ............... 3,600 Symphony of the Seas....5,400 5 Ships...........................20,009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 5, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted February 5, 2019 They are"parked" in St Thomas behind the colossal , MSC Seaside. .... now that really does look like a floating block of apartments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted February 5, 2019 #17 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Bon Voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 6, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just caught them as they were leaving St Johns, Antigua, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 7, 2019 Author #19 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Enjoying the Caribbean sunshine in Bridgetown , Barbados today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 8, 2019 #20 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Thanks David, great pics again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 8, 2019 #21 Share Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/3/2019 at 2:00 PM, NSWP said: Worth having a few days in FL pre cruise, a bit to see, lovely cruising the waterways, looking at all the mega yachts. Just read the blog, they did just that, the $28 canal ride, checking out the rich and famous in their mega yachts, big cruisers and palaces on the waterfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 8, 2019 Author #22 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Trinidad today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted February 12, 2019 #23 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hello from the Royal Princess Sorry I have not posted since we got on the Royal Princess. We have been having some issues and confusion over the new Medallion.Net internet access that is on the Royal Princess. The first 3 days of this cruise, you should have seen the line for the internet manger!, it went just about the whole length of the plaza! This cruise we are on is counted as 3 different legs, and in the past when we have done these type of cruises (like when we brought the Emerald Princess to Australia in 2016, we use to get more internet minutes after each leg. On the Royal Princess (not too sure if this applies to other ships that have the Medallion Net), if say your cruise is 30 days, 49 days or 100+ days you will ONLY get those minutes for the entire cruise, NOT just for that leg. For example in my case as we are on the Royal Princess for 49 days, I only get 500 mins for the full 49 days!! So I am only able to updates about weekly….. 😞 Apart from that, the internet is very quick!, (This is the best we have every had at sea!) (This was in till we went in to the southern hemisphere!.) We have had 3 days at sea and tomorrow we are in Fortaleza, Brazil. Today we had the crossing the equator ceremony, which was not bad :), but I think the one we had on Emerald Princess (when we brought her down to Australia in 2016 was better). We also had a good one on the Maasdam, when we brought her down last year, but I am not comparing Holland America with Princess :) 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 12, 2019 Author #24 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thanks for the update . Have a great time in Brazil . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 12, 2019 Author #25 Share Posted February 12, 2019 They have arrived in Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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