A Silver Shadow Over The World - December 2023 to May 2024

[mysty]

Lautoka to Sydney
Silver Shadow - 19 Days
February 5, 2024 Voyage SS240205019                        Avg Temp        Rain Days        
9 Bay of Islands, New Zealand                                            55                    18            
10 Auckland, New Zealand                                                   69                   10            
12 Tauranga, New Zealand                                                   67                   10                
13 Gisborne, New Zealand *                                                66                   10            
14 Napier, New Zealand                                                       66                   22                
15 Wellington, New Zealand                                                63                  10            
16 Akaroa, New Zealand *                                                   63                   8            
17 Kaikoura, New Zealand *                                               62                  10            
18 Nelson, New Zealand *                                                  63                   7                
22 Eden, Australia *                                                             76                   ...                
23 Sydney, Australia                                                            73                   12    

 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[mysty]

Sydney to Bali
Silver Shadow - 22 Days
February 24, 2024 Voyage SS240224022                        Avg Temp        Rain Days            
26 Brisbane, Australia                                                              77                     7                
27 Mooloolaba, Australia *                                                     77                    10            
28 Fraser Island, Australia *                                                   85                     9            
1 Airlie Beach, Australia *                                                       81                    17                
2 Cairns, Australia                                                                   80                    19                
5 Thursday Island, Australia                                                  81                    ...                 
8 Darwin, Australia                                                                  83                    20    
11 Broome (Kimberley), Australia *                                     86                     ...        
14 Komodo Island, Indonesia                                               78                    17                
15 Lembar Lombok, Indonesia *                                          79                   20            
16 Bali, Indonesia                                                                   83                    14    

 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[mysty]

Bali to Hong Kong
Silver Shadow - 18 Days
March 17, 2024 Voyage SS240317018                              Avg Temp        Rain Days         
19 Semarang (Gateway for Borobodur), Indonesia *            82                      ...        
22 Singapore, Singapore                                                           83                     15            
25 Kuching, Malaysia *                                                              81                     21            
27 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia *                                                   78                      ...            
29 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam                                                  84                       2                
1 Chan May (Hue/Danang), Vietnam *                                   79                      ...        
3 Hong Kong, China                                                                   73                      ...    

 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[mysty]

Hong Kong to Tokyo
Silver Shadow - 17 Days
April 4, 2024 Voyage SS240404017                                            Avg Temp        Rain Days         
8 Shanghai, China                                                                                  59                     15                
13 Tianjin (Beijing), China *                                                                  58                      ...            
17 Hiroshima, Japan *                                                                          59                      ...                
18 Osaka, Japan                                                                                    59                    14                
20 Tokyo, Japan                                                                                    58                     16  

 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[mysty]

Tokyo to Seward (Anchorage, Alaska)
Silver Shadow - 19 Days
April 21, 2024 Voyage SS240421020                              Avg Temp               Rain Days        
22 Shimizu, Japan *                                                                62                            19                
24 Kagoshima, Japan *                                                          62                             ...                

26 Kanazawa, Japan *                                                            55                             ...                
27 Niigata, Japan *                                                                  62                             ...                
28 Sakata, Japan *                                                                  50                            20                
29 Aomori, Japan *                                                                 47                            ...                
30 Hakodate, Japan *                                                             45                            ...                
1 Otaru, Japan *                                                                       42                            ...                
7 Dutch Harbor, USA  *                                                            41                           ...                
9 Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA     *                                           44                          16            
10 Seward (Anchorage, Alaska), USA                                   52                           13

 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[mysty]

Seward (Anchorage, Alaska) to San Francisco (California)
Silver Shadow - 16 Days                                               Avg Temp        Rain Days
May 10, 2024 Voyage SS240510016              
11 Whittier, Alaska, USA  *                                              50                      16            
12 Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, USA             
13 Icy Strait Point, Alaska, USA                                     44                       ...
14 Sitka (Alaska), USA  *                                                46                      18            
15 Tracy Arm, Alaska, USA  *                
15 Juneau (Alaska), USA                                               49                      16                
17 Wrangell, USA     *                                                      50                      18                
18 Ketchikan, USA                                                          49                      17                
19 Prince Rupert (British Columbia), Canada *         48                      18    
21 Victoria, Canada                                                        53                     12
22 Vancouver, Canada                                                   55                     13                
26 San Francisco (California), USA             
 

* - indicates a new port for us

... - indicates the data were not available

[highplanesdrifters]

I'm loving the plethora of stops in OZ, NZ and Japan.  Great itinary. 

[mysty]

 

10 minutes ago, highplanesdrifters said:

I'm loving the plethora of stops in OZ, NZ and Japan.  Great itinary. 

 

That was a big part of the appeal of this particular World Cruise.  Myster and I like to explore new places.  The number of opportunities to do that with this itinerary was amazing.  There would be 14 countries visited of which 3 would be new to us and 65 ports of which 35 would be new to us.  We have been very fortunate with travel.  We did our first World Cruise in 2016 and our second in 2019.  All digits and bendy bits are crossed that this leaky pipe dream is a go.  

[Host Jazzbeau]

So it looks like packing will be quite simple:  just bring everything you own, since the various climates will require all of it by the end of the cruise!  🤣

[Daveywavey70]

I Can’t wait to follow along M. What a delicious adventure!

[mysty]

11 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said:

I Can’t wait to follow along M. What a delicious adventure!

 

It will be great fun to have you along for the ride DW!  🥰

[mysty]

45 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

So it looks like packing will be quite simple:  just bring everything you own, since the various climates will require all of it by the end of the cruise!  🤣

 

If Myster heard you make that suggestion he would spit out his teeth (his real ones)!  🤣  We have four "wardrobe-like" closets in this apartment.  My garb takes up 3 of the closets.  With 2 of the closets having double bars (one over the other).  And that does not take into account the triple dresser and the top of the highboy.  I am an admitted clothes horse.  No apology!  I do try to be reasonable for voyages though.  Packing planning takes me a while!  😅

[Stumblefoot]

4 hours ago, mysty said:

I do try to be reasonable for voyages though.

Don’t try and beat JP.  You can’t.  Just pack like a Stumble going on a beach vacation does and you’ll have loads of room for your WC wardrobe.

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by Stumblefoot

[mysty]

1 minute ago, Stumblefoot said:

Don’t try and beat JP.  You can’t.

Just pack like a Stumble going on a beach vacation and you’ll have loads of room for your WC wardrobe.

 

 

I have to say that I'm more a Stumblelite than a JPlite.   😁

[spinnaker2]

I always try to pack jpesque.

Sadly I stumble.

 

 

 

Not necessarily a bad thing if I don't fall.

Just a lotta luggage.

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by spinnaker2

[jpalbny]

We bought smaller rollaboard bags recently. Just so we could enjoy the challenge!

[Host Jazzbeau]

22 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

We bought smaller rollaboard bags recently. Just so we could enjoy the challenge!

We got Delta Silver status recently – just so we can bring as much luggage as we please!

[jpalbny]

Just now, Host Jazzbeau said:

We got Delta Silver status recently – just so we can bring as much luggage as we please!

 

We could bring tons of luggage, if we wanted to (missed Diamond status on DL by $27 this year, but Platinum is very nice). It's just easier not to. No waiting for baggage at Heathrow last week while the baggage handlers were on strike. Easy to take the tube to our hotel.

 

It does come in handy when we want to check a few suitcases full of wine on the way home, though!

But the luggage allowances are over the top. When we flew business class to Helsinki in November we could have each brought 3 checked bags of 32kg, plus two carry-on bags, plus a personal item. I'd have to buy more  clothes in order to have that much to bring!

 

Apologies to Mysty for dragging this way OT.

[Host Jazzbeau]

19 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

I'd have to buy more  clothes in order to have that much to bring!

You could bring some of mysty's 3rd closet for her!!!

[chrism23]

This could be fun, a year ahead and misty is already posting the weather.  I too am booked on the 1/24 world cruise.  At the moment I am regarding this as a place holder.  What attracts me to it is that it goes west out of the US instead of east.  I was loathe to go to the West  because of air time and other logistics.  This takes the sting out of 24 hour flights.  I am about to leave for 2 legs of the South American Grand Voyage, Lima to Rio 31 days.  The 31 days will be the longest I have been at sea.  We are using it as a dry run for the world cruise to see how we deal with longer voyages although the world cruise is 4x this.  Today I am looking at the weather on the cruise to try to figure out what to pack.  Packing for a mere 31 days already has my head spinning and I haven't started yet.  The thought of packing for 130+ days seems impossible right now. So anyhow.  I will post what I conclude after the cruise.  

 

I am puzzled about one thing.  Our upcoming cruise is on the Moon.  Why the Shadow-one of its older ships (2000) and not one of the newer models.  I am assuming that they intend on sailing into locations that the  larger ships can't navigate.  If I am wrong here let me know.  Otherwise I hope to be following this thread for the next year.

[mysty]

41 minutes ago, chrism23 said:

This could be fun, a year ahead and misty is already posting the weather.  I too am booked on the 1/24 world cruise.  At the moment I am regarding this as a place holder.  What attracts me to it is that it goes west out of the US instead of east.  I was loathe to go to the West  because of air time and other logistics.  This takes the sting out of 24 hour flights.  I am about to leave for 2 legs of the South American Grand Voyage, Lima to Rio 31 days.  The 31 days will be the longest I have been at sea.  We are using it as a dry run for the world cruise to see how we deal with longer voyages although the world cruise is 4x this.  Today I am looking at the weather on the cruise to try to figure out what to pack.  Packing for a mere 31 days already has my head spinning and I haven't started yet.  The thought of packing for 130+ days seems impossible right now. So anyhow.  I will post what I conclude after the cruise.  

 

I am puzzled about one thing.  Our upcoming cruise is on the Moon.  Why the Shadow-one of its older ships (2000) and not one of the newer models.  I am assuming that they intend on sailing into locations that the  larger ships can't navigate.  If I am wrong here let me know.  Otherwise I hope to be following this thread for the next year.

 

Speaking for ourselves,  we much prefer the World Cruise on the smaller ships.   Our last two were on the Lady Whisper, the Shadow's sister ship.  We were not taken by the various restaurant options on the Moon on our Grand Voyage in May-June.  We also prefer the intimacy of the smaller ships.

 

A large part of the fun for adventures like this for me lies in the planning and research.  It makes the wait more interesting.   I thought I'd share what seems like an important consideration when planning a wardrobe to take you through 132 days.   Especially true for this itinerary which covers the gamut of hot and cold temperatures.  About 1/3 of the sail will have cool temperatures. 

 

I hope you enjoy your Grand Voyage!  

[highplanesdrifters]

16 hours ago, mysty said:

Packing planning takes me a while! 

A dear friend said that she is at her most vulnerable when she is packing. I'm not far behind.  The multi climes get me every time! How do I pack for 2024s Antarctica to Namibia with all those weight restrictions? Penguin safari anyone? 😀  WWJPD

[mysty]

13 minutes ago, highplanesdrifters said:

A dear friend said that she is at her most vulnerable when she is packing. I'm not far behind.  The multi climes get me every time! How do I pack for 2024s Antarctica to Namibia with all those weight restrictions? Penguin safari anyone? 😀  WWJPD

 

It is definitely an interesting challenge with luggage weight restrictions.  Luckily for this cruise we will get complimentary ship ahead luggage for 2 bags each. One of the ship ahead bags will carry the heavy weight sweaters, jackets and hiking boots.  It won't be unpacked until we need warmer things and will spend the cruise under the bed.

I am very fortunate to actually enjoy the packing process.  I pack for the two of us.  If Myster was left to his own devices his wardrobe would arrive jumbled, wrinkled and with unlikely pairings.  😅

[Stumblefoot]

1 hour ago, highplanesdrifters said:

WWJPD

😆😆😆

[Host Jazzbeau]

5 hours ago, chrism23 said:

This could be fun, a year ahead and misty is already posting the weather.

And mysty is probably more accurate than the official weather people!  🤣