This blog is to share our adventure of cruising from LA to London on a four month cruise.
As most of you followers know, Marty and I (Charlie) are enjoying life here in Suncadia – located in Cle Elum, Washington. We are 69 and 72 years old, Charlie almost retired from structural engineering and Marty fully retired from nursing. We have four wonderful sons and four wonderful daughters-in-law, and eight wonderful grandkids. So that’s that.
Here’s the winter scene at our Suncadia home – best to be following the sun!
The Cruise
The cruise is a wild hair to see what we can of the world while we can. We leave from Long Beach, CA on January 6 and fly home from London on May 6. Our itinerary looks like this, although we are getting on board in LA and joining the folks who got on in Florida. And Viking deleted the Yangon and Haifa stops due to “situations” in those areas.
Our schedule for ports and activities that we signed up for looks like this. The red and green highlighter days we have reservations at the special restaurants on board.
More to come
Charlie and Marty’s World Cruise 
18 responses to “About Us and the Cruise”
So happy you’ll be documenting your adventures for all of us to enjoy! Can’t wait to follow along your journeys!
– M, B, S, M, N ❤️❤️
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See you in LA on Jan. 6. Make sure to leave a bit of space for me in one of your duffel bags!! Karen
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Bruce and I will be living vicariously through you! 😊 You both will be greatly missed here in Suncadia, but we are super excited for you!
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This looks like fun! I’ll be following along, living vicariously through you & Marty:)
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Bob Voyage! Looks like a wonderful trip. I’m excited to read about your adventures. The ship will be a great homebase.
Kristy.
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You both will be missed. Looks like an amazing adventure.
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I hope you guys are enjoying your journey. Let us know what your excursion was in Santa Barbara. Chuck and I spent a lot of time there when we lived in Santa Maria for few years. Can’t wait to hear about the trip!!
Shelly
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Hope you’re not sea sick yet …bon voyage!
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Looks like a full agenda, Charlie. Linda and I are excited to see how it all unfolds. Bon voyage!
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We think you’re on the same ship we sailed on last summer—Viking Sky?
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CT and Marty, hope all goes well with your trip it looks great. My only advice is don’t try to pet a Komodo Dragon it might not go well.
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Hi! Hope things are going well and you are enjoying the cruise life! XOXO
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What an incredible adventure for you both! Thank you for taking us all along on your journey via your blog. I feel like I’ll be learning more about various locations around the world as I research where you’ve been and where you will go. Looking forward to more postings!!
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Loved seeing your pics and reading the captions!! The beginning of a great adventure for you two. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to more!! Miss you ! Jan & Gary
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Wow! Spectacular schedule! I’m so envious! It will be a trip of a lifetime for sure! I would be in total sponge mode👍✅✅✅💞Since you sound like a man of many talents, Charlie, I’m assuming you also take photos similar to a National Geographic Photographer would take… 🤭Embrace each day 💞 Have a fab time you two❤️❤️❤️❤️Cynthia
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I enjoyed looking at the clear, fantastic photos of your travels in NZ! It was especially interesting to see and read more about the Maori culture. Charlie, as an engineer, you must be enjoying seeing all the various architectural structures. Looking forward to seeing your next posting!
Kim
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great pictures, a nice video your 😀. HAVE FUN 😎
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Great pictures, they make up great video tour. HAVE FUN 😀 Jon C
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