Day Day 61 Mar 7, Adelaide Australia
Today, Karen gets to play with a Kola bear at Cleland Wildlife Park.
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Sea Day: Days 60 Mar 6: At Sea Melbourne to Adelaide
Today we are sailing from Melbourne to Adelaide Australia. We set the clocks back 30 minutes because of a weird time zone that Adelaide is in. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day Day 59 Mar 5, Melbourne Australia
See all of our photos from Melbourne Australia. Today we spent the day with our good friends Tina and Peter. Frist we drove to Healesville Sanctuary, about 1 1/2 hours from the port up into the hills. After a wonderful visit seeing many of Australia’s animals, we did a wine tasting at one of the […]
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Day Day 58 Mar 4, Burnie Tasmania Australia
Please see all of our photos of Wings Wildlife park as this is just a small sample. Today we tour to Wings Wildlife Park and it included a two route countryside drive. The drive was about an hour and set in a beautiful location of the Gunns Plain. We arrived before the cruise busses and […]
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Day 57 Mar 3: At Sea Sydney to Burnie Tasmania
Today we are sailing from Sydney to Burnie Tasmania. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 56 Mar 2, Sydney, Australia
See all of our photos from our day in Sydney Australia. There are many more than shown below. We docked in Sydney Harbor right downtown and next the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge and just across the water from the UNESCO Sydney Opera House. After going through formal customs and immigration procedures, we spent the day […]
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Days 54 and 55 Feb 28 – Mar 1 At Sea New Zealand to Australia
Today we are sailing from New Zealand to Australia. We will be setting our clocks BACK 1 hour each day. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 53 Feb 27 , Fiordland National Park (Scenic Cruising)
Today we spent 4 hours cruising through the Milford Sound which is part of Fiordland National Park. A few of the peaks still had snow, even though this was late summer / early fall in New Zealand. There lots of waterfalls and people on sightseeing boats, planes, and helicopters. There were many waterfalls, some large […]
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Days 52 Feb 26: New Plymouth to Fiordland National Park NZ
Today we are sailing from New Plymouth to Fiordland National Park New Zealand. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 51 Feb 25 New Plymouth, New Zealand
See all of our photos of New Plymouth New Zealand. There is not a lot to see in New Plymouth, New Zealand but there is a beautiful park, Pukekura Park. We took the shuttle bus from the port into the city central area and then walked about 15 minutes to the park. Along the way, […]
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Day 50 Feb 24 Picton, New Zealand
See our Picton photo gallery for all of the pictures. Today we took a four hour wildlife boat tour in the Queen Charlotte Sound from Picton. We rode aways down the sound and found a pod of Hector’s Dolphins, one of the rarest species in the world with a population of only about 35 and […]
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Days 49 Feb 23: At Sea Tauranga to Picton New Zealand
Today we are sailing from Tauranga to Picton New Zealand. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 48 Feb 22 Tauranga, New Zealand
See all of our photos of our adventure to Hobbiton Movie Set from Tauranga New Zealand. Today we rented a car so we could visit the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata New Zealand. It was about an hour drive from Tauranga. On our way, we stopped at McLaren Falls. There were wild hydrangea flowers everywhere. […]
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Day 47 Feb 21 Auckland, New Zealand
See all of our photos of Auckland New Zealand. We took a 2 hour walking tour of Auckland. There is not really much to do or see here, its just a big city. After our tour, we found a place to get Ken a haircut and then Karen a manicure. Afterwards, we had a few […]
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Days 45-46 Feb 19-20: At Sea New Caledonia to New Zealand
Today we are sailing from New Caledonia to New Zealand. We will have to set our clocks FORWARD each day while at sea. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 44 Feb 18 Lifou, New Caledonia
Lifou is another tender port. Just like Dravuni Island, Fiji, our plan is to make this a beach day and maybe see what local tours are offered from the pier. There are supposed to be a few sites withing walking distance from where we come ashore.
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Day 43 Feb 17 Port Vila, Vanuatu
Port Vila is located on the island of Efate in Vanuatu. We were woken up at 6am by the ship’s captain with an announcement that we were unable to make port due to high winds and seas. So we have another sea day as we sail onwards to New Caledonia.
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Days 42 Feb 16: At Sea Fiji to Vanuatu
Today we are sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu. We are setting our clocks back yet another hour, but remain 1 day ahead of North America. So our clocks are 8 hours behind but our calendar is 1 day ahead. This is getting confusing. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 41 Feb 15 Dravuni Island, Fiji
See all of our photos from Druvuni Island Fiji. Dravuni Island is a tender port. It was so very hot here today. Our guide in Suva has an uncle that was the village chief here and were were invited to lunch but he never showed up so we just took a few pictures and returned […]
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Day 40 Feb 14 Suva, Fiji
See all of our photos from Suva Fiji Today booked private tour to explore the area surrounding Suva, Fiji. We started our day visiting a local village for an authentic lunch, although it was a bit early, some authentic Fiji dances including a fire dance, and a kava ceremony. Next we drove across the island […]
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Days 39 Feb 13: At Sea Samoa to Fiji
Today we are sailing from Samoa to Fiji, continuing west of the International Date Line, one day ahead of North America. We also set the clocks back 1 hour. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 38 Feb 12 Apia, Western Samoa
See all of our photos for Apia, Samoa. Yes, we are a day ahead of our friends in North America as we crossed the international date line yesterday and just skipped Feb 11, 2026. We will get an extra day (or the same day 2x) when returning from Japan to Alaska in a couple of […]
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Days 35- 37 Feb 08 – Feb 10: At Sea French Polynesia to Samoa
***Update**** Please help me out. If you see broken links or missing pictures, or such, please let me know. I just went back and fixed about 10 posts with broken picture links. So if you saw a post with broken links, go back and take another look. Thanks Tons!! Ken For the next 3 days […]
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Day 34 Feb 07 Tahiti, French Polynesia
See all our photos from Tahiti. Our last day in French Polynesia on the Island of Tahiti. We once again had a car rented for the day and drove the ring road. Tahiti was much, much busier than the previous islands we had visited, including Hawaii, especially on the east side of the island. Our day […]
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Day 33 Feb 06: Mo’orea, French Polynesia
See all our photos from Mo’orea. Mo’orea is a tender port and unfortunately, there is very little available where the ship docks. As we didn’t have an excursion planned, we decided the best views were from the ship anchored in ‘ÅŒpÅ«nohu Bay and just enjoy the quiet ship.
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Day 32 Feb 05: Raiatea, French Polynesia
See all our photos from Raiatea. We rented a Toyota Hilux truck for the day and drove around the island. Our first stop was a pearl farm. Karen bought a pearl bracelet for about $60. It is very unique, all the pearls are differently shaped, some have colored stripes and others have small pearls growing from the […]
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Days 27- 31 Jan 31 – Feb 4: At Sea Hawaii to French Polynesia
For the next 5 days we will be at sea as we transit from the Hawaiian Islands to the islands of French Polynesia. Fortunately, we will not be changing time zones for awhile. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 26 Jan 30: Kona, HI USA
See all our photos from Kona. We rented a really cool “buggy” for today. It was built on the chassis of a 1970 VW Bug. We drove south on the scenic road about an hour, at times climbing to over 2000 feet above sea level until we turned down the hill to visit the Pu’uhonua […]
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Day 25 Jan 29: Maui, HI USA
See all our photos from Maui. Today we rented a Toyota Camaray Hybrid for an another Shaka Tour around the Western Coastline of Maui. We started our tour with our timed entrance to IO Valley, close to the Port. This is a scared valley to the Hawaiians. We then started our drive around the Western […]
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Day 24 Jan 28: Kauai, HI USA
See all our photos from Kauai. Today we rented a Honda Odyssey for an awesome adventure to Waimea Canyon, the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, as well as the Na Pali coast overlook. Unfortunately, we found that the main road up to Waimea Canyon was closed to construction for about 9 miles so we had […]
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Day 23 Jan 27: Honolulu, HI USA
See all our photos from Honolulu. Today we have rented a Honda Pilot from Turo and are talking a self-guided road trip around this tropical paradise. We have purchased a tour that is on our phone and connected with GPS to both guide us and describe what we are seeing and where to go next. […]
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Days 18 – 22, Jan 22 – 26: At Sea Los Angeles to Hawaii
For the next 5 days we were at sea as we transit from the West Coast of North America to the Hawaiian Islands. Today was cold and cloudy. So we spent the day shopping, playing trivia, and just relaxing. Maybe a few minutes in the casino. During this transit we didn’t do much but did […]
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Day 17 Jan 21: Los Angeles, CA USA
On Sunday, one of Karen’s crowns fell out so we changed plans and instead of going to the Queen Mary, we had a dentist appointment. We also used the opportunity to do some shopping. We had some Amazon orders delivered to an Amazon Lock Box location which happened to be inside a Ross Dress for […]
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Day 16 Jan 20: At Sea
Our second day at sea as we travel between Puerto Vallarta and Los Angeles. We had a nice “last night dinner” with our friends who were leaving in Los Angeles. Dinner included the “parade” of waiters, servers, and chefs in the dining room Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 15 Jan 19: At Sea
Today we were still recovering from our ailments so we just spent the day relaxing. We did dress for the 3rd formal night. Because of the time change, the national championship was at dinner time so we watched it on our phones during dinner lol. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 14 Jan 18: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Unfortunatly, we didn’t get of the ship today as Ken wasn’t feeling well. We spent all day in the cabin. Therefore, our plan below will have to wait for another trip. See below for the “Plan”. Today we were going to take a self guided walk through this lovely seaside resort town. And also stroll […]
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Day 13 Jan 17: At Sea
Today is a relaxing sea day as we travel between Huatulco and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We spent a few hours doing laundry for the first time on the cruise. There are laundry rooms on every floor but ours so we used the machines on deck 5. There are 4 large washers, 4 large dryers and […]
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Day 12 Jan 16: Huatulco, Mexico
See all our photos from Huatulco. Once a haven for pirates and weary sailors traveling from the Far East, today Huatulco (pronounced wah-tool-co) is located on the Pacific Coast in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It’s has 22 miles of jagged coastline, pristine beaches and spectacular crystal-clear waters. Today we charted a private boat chartered to visit […]
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Day 11 Jan 15: Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
See all our photos from the Puerto Chiapas. Puerto Chiapas (Tapachula), Mexico is located on the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the state of Chiapas. It is situated on the Gulf of Tehuantepec, near the border with Guatemala. Our original plan was to just hang out near the port but we were invited by friends on the […]
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Day 10 Jan 14: At Sea Costa Rica to Mexico
We had smooth sailing during our day at sea as we cruise between Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. Ken spent the day sitting on the deck in the wonderful weather, enjoying the view and working on this blog and photos. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 9 Jan 13: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
See all our photos from Puntarenas. Today we scheduled a tour with Greenway Tours. We will be taking a 60 minute “Jungle Cruise” on the Tarcoles River famous for its large American Crocodiles. Besides crocodiles, we saw tons of aquatic birds. But first, we had to trek down a long, long pier to find our guide and […]
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Day 8 Jan 12: At Sea
Another relaxing sea day as we leave Panama behind and head to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Tonight is Formal Night on the Coral Princess. We had our pictures taken in several locations on the ship. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 7 Jan 11: Panama City, Panama
See all our photos from the Panama City. We planned on visiting 3 different areas of Panama City. The Miraflores Locks Visitor Center, Panama Viejo which are the original Panama City which are now ruins, and finally Old Town Panama City. We decided to skip the locks visitor center since we had just sailed through the canal […]
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Day 6 Jan 10: Panama Canal Scenic Cruising
See all our photos from the Panama Canal Crossing Transiting the Panama Canal involves a fascinating journey through a series of locks that raise and lower vessels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, utilizing a system of artificial lakes and channels. The process, whether a full transit from ocean to ocean or a partial transit, offers unique […]
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Day 5 Jan 9: At Sea
Today is our last day before we transit to the Pacific for the duration of the cruise. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 4 Jan 8: Cartagena, Colombia
See all our photos from Cartagena, Columbia. Cartagena is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Considered by many as one of the world’s most beautiful, fascinating and magical cities, Cartagena was founded by Spanish conquerors as a main port to bring Europeans and their goods into South America, and transport gold, silver and all sorts of […]
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Day 3 Jan 7: At Sea
Lets finish unpacking and getting settled in, our first port of call is tomorrow in Cartagena, Columbia. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 2 Jan 6: At Sea
Today we will be exploring our new home for the next 4 1/2 months. Click here for the current location of the Coral Princess
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Day 1 Jan 5: Embarkation Day – Fort Lauderdale, FL
The day is finally here as we board our ship for our 131 day epic journey.
