The TC2 wasn’t without its problems, but overall it was one of the best trips I have ever taken. Now Marlene has been offered another cruise – a 30-night cruise across the Pacific – at a price so low that I couldn’t say no. So I will be off, again on September 10, returning on or about October 20. The itinerary includes stops in Alaska, Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia before ending in Brisbane Australia. We will spend a few days in Brisbane before flying home. The trip to Seattle (where the cruise begins) will include a flight into Portland OR and a few days in Tillamook with my sister and her husband, then a leisurely drive up the coast to Seattle. Marlene has never been to the west coast.
I will designate this trip as TP1 – the First Transpacific Cruise. This is optimistic as it leaves open the possibility of a second transpacific cruise. And why not? If she keeps getting these incredible cruise offers I will keep going.