The Challenge

When Chris and I cruised with Princess in May, I wrote my first ever travel blog, which I uploaded onto the Crow's Nest site. It was only a week, but I really enjoyed the writing, and especially reading occasional comments from Crows Nest members who were kind enough to respond. I do admit, though, it took a big effort to write something every day of my holiday. So that's my challenge...to contribute to this blog every single day that I am cruising up to the end of May 2012.







I will start with the Crow's Nest Party Cruise on 26th November 2010 and finish when we fly back from Vancouver on 20th May 2012. I promise to do my best with photos and details of places visited. If you enjoy reading my blog, then please add a comment on this site or Crow's Nest, or register with google and become a 'follower'. Better still, follow this link to my challenge on Diabetes UK, and donate a fiver....or whatever!
http://www.diabeteschallenge.org.uk/challenge/cruisingclaire
If you are feeling really generous, you don't have to wait until November, The challenge is all set up, you can donate now. My aim is to raise £1000 by the end of May 2012. I wonder if that's possible.



For anyone interested this is my itinerary:

Nov. 26th 2010 Hilton Hotel, Southampton (pre-cruise evening with Crow's Nesters)

Nov 27th Set sail Nov. 28th Zeebrugge Nov 29th Southampton



Sometime in 2011...another cruise, yet to be booked! (Now done: Oct 2011, Eastern Med and Adriatic, including Venice)



13th April 2012 Fly to Singapore 14th April Overnight in Singapore 15th April Set sail16/17th April At sea 18th April Laem Chabang 19th April At sea 20th April Phu My 21st April Nha Trang 22nd April At sea 23rd April Hong Kong 24/25th April At sea 26th April Shanghai 27th April At sea 28th April Nagasaki, Japan 29th April Busan 30th April At sea 1st May Xingang

2nd May Dalian 3rd May At sea 4th May Busan 5th May At sea 6th May Vladivostock, Russia 7th May Muroran, Japan 8/9th May At sea 10th May Cross international dateline

11/12/13th May At sea
14th May Seward, Alaska 15th May Hubbard Glacier 16th May Juneau, Alaska 17th May Ketchican, Alaska 18th May At sea 19th May Arrive Vancouver, Canada and fly home 2oth May Arrive UK