Itinerary
Table of Contents
Eastern North America • 30 June — 6 July 2023 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2023 | Train from Kingston to Montreal, arrive at Don’s |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Montreal |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Montreal, Lilacs and Jazz Fest |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Train from Montreal to New York City |
| 4 Jul 2023 | New York City |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Train to Bethel, CT, arrive at Cynthia’s |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Bethel, CT |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Train to New York City |
RMS Queen Mary 2 • 7–14 July 2023 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2023 | Board the RMS Queen Mary 2 at Brooklyn Pier 12, start Atlantic Crossing |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 10 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Sea day |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Arrive Southampton |
Europe • 14 July – 30 October 2023 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2023 | Train to Brussels |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Train to Göttingen, arrive at CoastlessCon juggling convention, with extra post for jugglers |
| 16 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 17 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 18 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 19 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 20 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 21 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 22 Jul 2023 | CoastlessCon |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Train to Berlin |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Berlin |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Berlin |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Berlin |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Train to Lublin |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Lublin |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Lublin at the European Juggling Convention |
| 30 Jul 2023 | EJC |
| 31 Jul 2023 | EJC |
| 1 Aug 2023 | EJC |
| 2 Aug 2023 | EJC |
| 3 Aug 2023 | EJC |
| 4 Aug 2023 | EJC |
| 5 Aug 2023 | EJC |
| 6 Aug 2023 | In Staffan’s car to Gdansk, ferry to Nynäshamn |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Ferry to Visby, arrive at Visby Medieval Week |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Medieval week |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Medieval week |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Medieval week |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Medieval week |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Medieval week |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Ferry to Nynäshamn and Stockholm |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Stockholm, stay with Staffan |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Stockholm |
| 16 Aug 2023 | Stockholm, breakfast with Jay Gilligan |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Train to Copenhagen |
| 18 Aug 2023 | Copenhagen |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Copenhagen |
| 20 Aug 2023 | Copenhagen |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Train to Hannover |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Hannover, stay with Bettina |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Hannover |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Hannover |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Train to Prague |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Prague |
| 27 Aug 2023 | Prague |
| 28 Aug 2023 | Prague |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Train to Vienna |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Vienna, stay with Helene |
| 31 Aug 2023 | Vienna |
| 1 Sep 2023 | Vienna |
| 2 Sep 2023 | Train to Budapest |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Budapest |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Budapest |
| 5 Sep 2023 | Budapest |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Train to Cluj-Napoca (exit Schengen Area) |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Cluj-Napoca |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Cluj-Napoca |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Cluj-Napoca |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Train to Bucharest |
| 11 Sep 2023 | Bucharest |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Bucharest, dinner with Steve and Julie |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Bucharest |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Night Train to Istanbul |
| 15 Sep 2023 | Arrive Istanbul. (Istanbul part 1 and Istanbul part 2), stay with Funda |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 17 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 18 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Istanbul |
| 22 Sep 2023 | Train to Ankara, stay with Allan and Arabella |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Ankara |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Ankara |
| 25 Sep 2023 | Bus to Çeşme |
| 26 Sep 2023 | Ferry to Chios (re-enter Schengen area) |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Chios |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Chios |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Chios |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Chios |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Chios |
| 2 Oct 2023 | Chois |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Overnight ferry to Piraeus (Athens) |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Arrive Athens |
| 5 Oct 2023 | Athens |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Bus to Patras, overnight ferry to Bari |
| 7 Oct 2023 | Arrive Bari |
| 8 Oct 2023 | Bari, day trip to Polignano a Mari |
| 9 Oct 2023 | Train to Bologna |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Bologna |
| 11 Oct 2023 | Bologna |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Bologna |
| 13 Oct 2023 | Train to Milan, stay with Doreen and Alberto |
| 14 Oct 2023 | Milan |
| 15 Oct 2023 | Milan |
| 16 Oct 2023 | Milan |
| 17 Oct 2023 | Milan (day trip to Bergamo) |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Milan |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Train to Florence |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Florence |
| 21 Oct 2023 | Florence |
| 22 Oct 2023 | Florence (day trip to Siena, Monteriggioni, and San Gimignano) |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Train to Genoa |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Genoa |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Genoa |
| 26 Oct 2023 | Overnight ferry to Barcelona |
| 27 Oct 2023 | Arrive Barcelona |
| 28 Oct 2023 | Barcelona |
| 29 Oct 2023 | Barcelona |
| 30 Oct 2023 | Barcelona |
MS Queen Elizabeth • 30 October – 3 December 2023 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2023 | Board the MS Queen Elizabeth in Barcelona |
| 31 Oct 2023 | Sea day |
| 1 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 2 Nov 2023 | Heraklion, Crete |
| 3 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Transit Suez Canal |
| 5 Nov 2023 | Safaga, Egypt, tour to Luxor |
| 6 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 7 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 8 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 9 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 10 Nov 2023 | Salalah, Oman |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 12 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 15 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Singapore |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 21 Nov 2023 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 22 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Bali, Indonesia |
| 24 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 25 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 26 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Fremantle, Australia |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 30 Nov 2023 | Sea day |
| 1 Dec 2023 | Adelaide, Australia |
| 2 Dec 2023 | Sea day |
| 3 Dec 2023 | Arrive Melbourne, Cruise summary |
Australia • 3 December 2023 – 14 February 2024 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2023 | Melbourne, stay with Liz in St Kilda East |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 8 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 10 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 11 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 12 Dec 2023 | Melbourne |
| 13 Dec 2023 | Train to Wagga Wagga |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Wagga Wagga |
| 15 Dec 2023 | Wagga Wagga |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Wagga Wagga |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Wagga Wagga |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Train and bus (taxi!) to Wollongong |
| 19 Dec 2023 | Wollongong |
| 20 Dec 2023 | Wollongong |
| 21 Dec 2023 | Wollongong |
| 22 Dec 2023 | Wollongong |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Train to Sydney, part 1 and part 2, stay with Liz in Grays Point |
| 24 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 25 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 26 Dec 2023 | Sydney, Christmas with Karen’s Aunt Marg and cousins |
| 27 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 28 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 29 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 30 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Sydney |
| 1 Jan 2024 | Sydney |
| 2 Jan 2024 | Sydney |
| 3 Jan 2024 | Sydney |
| 4 Jan 2024 | Sydney |
| 5 Jan 2024 | Train to Canberra, stay with Sandy and Alex in Calwell |
| 6 Jan 2024 | Canberra |
| 7 Jan 2024 | Canberra |
| 8 Jan 2024 | Canberra |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Canberra |
| 10 Jan 2024 | Train to Katoomba |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Katoomba |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Katoomba |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Katoomba |
| 14 Jan 2024 | Train to Newcastle |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Newcastle |
| 16 Jan 2024 | Newcastle |
| 17 Jan 2024 | Newcastle |
| 18 Jan 2024 | Newcastle |
| 19 Jan 2024 | Train to Coffs Harbour |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Coffs Harbour |
| 21 Jan 2024 | Coffs Harbour |
| 22 Jan 2024 | Coffs Harbour |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Coffs Harbour |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Train and bus to Byron Bay |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Byron Bay |
| 26 Jan 2024 | Byron Bay |
| 27 Jan 2024 | Byron Bay |
| 28 Jan 2024 | Byron Bay |
| 29 Jan 2024 | Bus to Brisbane, stay with Marg |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Brisbane |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Brisbane |
| 1 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 2 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 3 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 8 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 13 Feb 2024 | Brisbane |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Flight, Brisbane to Auckland |
New Zealand • 14 February 2024 – 2 April 2024 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2024 | Arrive Auckland |
| 15 Feb 2024 | Auckland |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Auckalnd |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Day trip to Hobbiton Movie Set |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Auckland |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Bus to Hamilton, visit Waitomo, stay in Raglan with Irene |
| 20 Feb 2024 | Raglan |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Raglan |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Bus to Rotorua |
| 23 Feb 2024 | Rotorua |
| 24 Feb 2024 | Rotorua |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Bus to Napier, stay with Etty |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Napier |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Napier |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Bus to Stratford, stay with Bev and Stew |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Stratford |
| 1 Mar 2024 | Stratford |
| 2 Mar 2024 | Stratford (sick day) |
| 3 Mar 2024 | Bus to Palmerston North, drive to Carterton, stay with Tim |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Carterton |
| 5 Mar 2024 | Carterton |
| 6 Mar 2024 | To Wellington, stay with Graham and Em |
| 7 Mar 2024 | Wellington |
| 8 Mar 2024 | Ferry to Picton |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Picton |
| 10 Mar 2024 | Picton |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Bus to Nelson |
| 12 Mar 2024 | Nelson |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Bus to Franz Josef |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Franz Josef |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Franz Josef, tour to Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers and Lake Matheson |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Bus to Queenstown |
| 17 Mar 2024 | Queenstown |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Queenstown, tour to Milford Sound |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Queenstown |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Bus to Christchurch, via Mount Cook |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Christchurch |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Christchurch |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Christchurch |
| 24 Mar 2024 | Christchurch |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Bus to Dunedin |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Dunedin |
| 27 Mar 2024 | Dunedin |
| 28 Mar 2024 | Dunedin |
| 29 Mar 2024 | Aotearoa New Zealand Juggling & Circus Festival (ANZJCF) |
| 30 Mar 2024 | ANZJCF |
| 31 Mar 2024 | ANZJCF |
| 1 Apr 2024 | ANZJCF, bus to Christchurch |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Flight, Christchurch to Brisbane |
Australia (again) • 2–4 April 2024 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2024 | Arrive Brisbane, stay with Aunt Margaret |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Brisbane |
| 4 Apr 2024 | Brisbane |
Quantum of the Seas • 4–19 April 2024 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2024 | Board the Quantum of the Seas in Brisbane |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 7 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 7 Apr 2024 | International date line, sea day |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Papéété, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Moorea, French Polynesia |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Raiatea, French Polynesia |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Sea day |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Arrive Honolulu, O‘ahu, Hawaii |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Disembark |
Hawaii • 19–28 April 2024 #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2024 | Honolulu, O‘ahu, Hawaii |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
| 28 Apr 2024 | Honolulu |
Brilliance of the Seas • 28 April – 6 May #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2024 | Board the Brilliance of the Seas in Honolulu |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Hilo, Hawaii |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Kauai (Nawiliwili Bay), Hawaii |
| 1 May 2024 | Sea day |
| 2 May 2024 | Sea day |
| 3 May 2024 | Sea day |
| 4 May 2024 | Sea day |
| 5 May 2024 | Sea day |
| 6 May 2024 | Arrive Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Western and Central North America • 6 May – 30 June #
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2024 | Vancouver, British Columbia, stay with Shona and Dan in New Westminster |
| 7 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 8 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 9 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 10 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 11 May 2024 | New Westminster, World Bellydance Day and Shimmy Mob |
| 12 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 13 May 2024 | Ferry to Vancouver Island, stay with David and Emiko in Shirley, British Columbia |
| 14 May 2024 | Shirley |
| 15 May 2024 | Drive to Comox, British Columbia, stay with Harry and Cheryl |
| 16 May 2024 | Comox |
| 17 May 2024 | Ferry back to Vancouver |
| 18 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 19 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 20 May 2024 | New Westminster |
| 21 May 2024 | Drive to Kelowna, British Columbia, stay with Tracy |
| 22 May 2024 | Drive to Trail, British Columbia, stay with Victor |
| 23 May 2024 | Drive to Fernie, British Columbia |
| 24 May 2024 | Drive to Calgary, Alberta stay with Kara and Steve |
| 25 May 2024 | Calgary |
| 26 May 2024 | Calgary |
| 27 May 2024 | Drive to Stoney Plain, Alberta |
| 28 May 2024 | Stoney Plain |
| 29 May 2024 | Drive to Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| 30 May 2024 | Drive to Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, camp |
| 31 May 2024 | Drive to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, stay with Rose and Lorne |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Moose Jaw |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Drive to Regina, Saskatchewan stay with Debbie |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Regina |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Regina |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Drive to Brandon, Manitoba |
| 6 Jun 2024 | Brandon |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Drive to Winnipeg, Manitoba, stay with Alfie and Roberta |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Winnipeg |
| 9 Jun 2024 | Winnipeg |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Drive to Fargo, North Dakota |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Drive to St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 12 Jun 2024 | St. Paul |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Drive to Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Flatland Juggling Festival |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Flatland Juggling Festival |
| 16 Jun 2024 | Flatland Juggling Festival, drive to Lees Summit, Missouri, stay with Colin and Zed |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Lees Summit |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Lees Summit |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Lees Summit |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Lees Summit |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Drive to Fisher’s, Indiana, stay with Mike and Dierdre |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Fishers |
| 23 Jun 2024 | Drive to Middletown, Ohio then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, stay with Nathan |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Drive to Markham, Ontario, stay with Chris and Judy |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Drive to Cornwall, Ontario, stay with Henry and Linda |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Cornwall |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Drive to Ottawa, Ontario, stay with Jared and Alex |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Ottawa |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Ottawa |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Ottawa |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Drive to Kingston, Ontario — home! |