ms Nieuw Amsterdam - Our Boat

The deposits have been made and our rooms have been allocated.  These snaps show the plan of the boat, the deck we are on and the rooms we are in.  Not bad hey! (Click on any image to enlarge).

Only 420 days to go!  Are we there yet?

This is our boat ms Nieuw Amsterdam Click here to take a tour.

We are on deck 5 (Highlighted red)

Here is our room (VE Veranda Room)

Ledgers Preliminary Details Released

Preliminary planning has been made and following is the proposed itinerary (All dates 2011):

Apr 09 - Apr 17    Visit our friends the Lochers, Lenzburg, Switzerland
Apr 18 - Apr 22    Visit our friends the Kuipers, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
Apr 23 - Apr 26    Visit Debbie's Auntie Daphne, Derby, England
Apr 27 - Apr 29    Fly to Venice for 3 days with the kids before we put them on a plane for home.
Apr 30 - May 12   12 day Mediterranean Empires cruise. 
                            Click here for cruise details.
May 12                  Fly Home.

All up this is 5 weeks, 3 of which is with the kids and the last 2 weeks kidless travelling with our good friends the Mussons, Dolans and Grants.  Following shows the map of the cruise.

Map of the cruise.

This cruise we have talked about for many many years with our friends and now it is actually happening.  How good is that!

Only 423 days to go!  Are we there yet!

The Holiday Plan is Hatched

Old fireinds the Ledgers, Mussons, Dolans & Grants have always dreamed of a crusie together somewhere exotic and picturesque.  Well it has finally come true! Yipee!  - A Mediterranean Cruise 2011.

The trip is in the early stage of planning with each family going on their own individual holiday before or after the focus 12 day Mediterranean cruise together.  Note that the kids are not coming on the cruise (sorry kids).

So stay tuned for exiting updates as the adventure unfolds.