February 22, 2014. The Queen Elizabeth. The World Cruise.

This ship is on a World Trip 2014. Many people boarded the Queen Elizabeth in London, England and will get off in London, England, having cruised all around the world. Sue and Art, who sit next to us at meals, took a round the world cruise on the Queen Mary on it’s maiden voyage.. They said it was wonderful and loved it. The full circumnavigation takes between 110 and 150 days, depending which way you travel. This time, they are going half way, getting off in India, then flying home to Baltimore. They live in Ellicott City. One advantage is that you only unpack your bags once. Our journey has been interesting but we have already packed and unpacked several times. Another advantage is that you are well looked after while on the ship. In fact, we have been spoiled rotten. In many ways, cruising is a lazy way of travelling. The excursions in the ports are all planned so the passengers just sign up, or stay on board and read. This ship has lots of folks who could not fend for themselves at all in foreign places but they are comfortable on the cruise ships, so are able to travel, which is a good thing. Gill intends to cruise the whole way around the world, but she will do it in sections. She will leave New Zealand and pick up The Queen Elizabeth and eventually end up in London. Ken and I are happy to leave the ship in Auckland on Tuesday, where we will unpack our bags many more times before finally ending up in Jackson, at the end of May. Our travel will be more difficult than our fellow passengers on The Queen Elizabeth, but perhaps more interesting , al least to us!!.