Seattle
We enjoyed meeting our daughter Nina in Seattle this was great she took the day off and we spent the whole day together. Nina drove us around and we went and did a little shopping had lunch and…
Read Day 8Forty nights at sea, one family
This is our voyage journal. Every one of the 41 days, port days and sea days alike, has its own page. Pick a day in the index and read what happened.
Route Seattle → Miami
Dates Sep 17 – Oct 27
Ports 18 ports · 1 canal
The whole trip, by the numbers
40Nights aboard
5Voyage phases
18Ports of call
20Sea days
2Oceans
1Canal transit
To follow along, click any day in the index on the left. Each day is its own post, we add photos and journal notes as the trip happens, so check back on days you have already read.
Sea days count too. Some of the best parts of a long voyage happen nowhere near a port, so those days get full posts just like the rest.
See the full scheduleLatest from the ship
The most recent days we have posted. Older days stay up, scroll the index to catch up on anything you missed.
Sea Day
3pm High tea with string ensemble music playing. Also the Masquerade ball was held.
Read Day 6Five phases, one long line on the map
The 40 days break into five stretches. Jump to the first day of any phase and read forward from there.
Phase 1
Alaska & the Pacific Northwest · Sep 17 – Sep 24. Out of Seattle to Ketchikan and Juneau, a morning cruising Endicott Arm, then Victoria and back into Seattle. Start at Day 1.
Phase 2
California to Central America · Sep 25 – Oct 7. Down the whole Pacific coast to Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Quetzal, with long stretches of open water between. Start at Day 9.
Phase 3
Panama Canal & the ABC Islands · Oct 8 – Oct 14. An overnight at Fuerte Amador, the full Panama Canal transit, then Curaçao and Aruba. Start at Day 22.
Phase 4
Miami Turnaround · Oct 15 – Oct 17. North to Miami for a day alongside mid-voyage, then back out into the Atlantic. Start at Day 29.
Phase 5
Eastern Caribbean & Home · Oct 18 – Oct 27. San Juan, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Sint Maarten and Tortola, then home to Miami. Start at Day 32.
Forty days, done
We’re home. The whole voyage is here, Seattle to Miami, one day at a time.