LA - Australia - LA without using Air

Here's one for you creative types.
I want to cruise in 3011 from Los Angeles / San Diego to Australia / New
Zealand and then return without spending lots of time in an Airplane
(Medical problems with cramped seats).
Any suggestions?
How about a freighter one way and a cruise ship the other? Anybody ever
done it?
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)

That should be 2011. Sorry.

J Carnaghie wrote:
Here's one for you creative types.
I want to cruise in 3011 from Los Angeles / San Diego to Australia / New
Zealand and then return without spending lots of time in an Airplane
(Medical problems with cramped seats).
Any suggestions?
How about a freighter one way and a cruise ship the other? Anybody ever
done it?
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)

In article , J Carnaghie
wrote:

That should be 2011. Sorry.

The solution to cramped seats is to fly business or first class. A
problem I would see with a freighter is the amount of time. And they
might not keep a tight schedule. You might want to look into segments
of a World Cruise. You might be able to get from LA to Australia that
way.

--
Charles

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:24:12 -0800, J Carnaghie
wrote:

Here's one for you creative types.
I want to cruise in 3011 from Los Angeles / San Diego to Australia / New
Zealand and then return without spending lots of time in an Airplane
(Medical problems with cramped seats).
Any suggestions?
How about a freighter one way and a cruise ship the other? Anybody ever
done it?
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)
Met a couple from Toronto last year went La to SYD then back to
Auckland on Celebrity and then AKL to LA on RSSC
Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations
www.josephcoulter.com

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:24:12 -0800, J Carnaghie
wrote:

Here's one for you creative types.
I want to cruise in 3011 from Los Angeles / San Diego to Australia / New
Zealand and then return without spending lots of time in an Airplane
(Medical problems with cramped seats).
Any suggestions?
How about a freighter one way and a cruise ship the other? Anybody ever
done it?
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)

Hi John,

This is not exactly what you requested but I booked a couple this am
on the Holland America 70-day Grand Asia 2011 cruise from Seattle to
LA. Here is the itinerary:
Ports of Call: Seattle, Washington, US; Cross International
Dateline; Hakodate, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Jeju
(Cheju) City, Korea; Xingang (Beijing), China; Shanghai, China;
Hong Kong, China; Nha Trang, Vietnam; Singapore; Tanjung Priok,
Indonesia; Semarang, Indonesia; Padang Bai, Indonesia; Exmouth,
Australia; Perth (Fremantle), Australia; Melbourne, Australia;
Sydney, Australia; Canberra, Australia; Noumea, New Caledonia;
Suva, Fiji; Pago Pago, American Samoa; Honolulu, Hawaii, US; Los
Angeles, California, US
--
Ray Goldenberg 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
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Gidday..

Ya gotta first go North before ya go West !!

Unless your timing of another cruise San Diego to Hawaii can co-ordinate
catching this one for the second "leg" to Sydney.

Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas repositions from Vancouver/Seattle to
Australia via Hawaii and Tahiti in October each year and returns for the
Alaska cruise season in April. -- 10 days + 16 days

Big Kev.



"J Carnaghie" wrote in message
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Here's one for you creative types.
I want to cruise in 3011 from Los Angeles / San Diego to Australia / New
Zealand and then return without spending lots of time in an Airplane
(Medical problems with cramped seats).
Any suggestions?
How about a freighter one way and a cruise ship the other? Anybody ever
done it?
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)

I know that Sydney - LA is easily done on Regents. We disembarked the
Mariner in Auckland on Dec 3rd and her next segment was a 17 day run to
LA with a couple of island stops en route, Tahiti and some other place I
don't remember right now. Getting to Sydney without flying could be
another story, however.

We flew Qantas business class and found it to be spacious and
comfortable. The seats recline to not quite horizontal and make decent
beds, good enough to get a few hours sleep during the 14 hour flight.
There is also adequate walking around room in the business section for
stretching your legs. If you take the business class option, at least
with Regents, the cost is much less than if you booked business class
direct with Qantas.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:44:59 -0600, (Kenn
Smith) wrote:

, the cost is much less than if you booked business class
direct with Qantas.

Hi Kenn,

You are correct as RSSC has some special Biz Class promos for the trip
back to the West Coast from the World Cruise (Sydney to LA). The
price for the air is 1499 vs a normal Biz class airfare of about
9-10K. The sailing is 2 segments on the World Cruise for a total of
39 nights. If the cruise is within range of the budget, the air is a
great deal.
--
Ray Goldenberg 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
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Ray, I haven't looked at Regents outyear prices but ours were $999 per
leg.

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:02:09 -0600, (Kenn
Smith) wrote:

Ray, I haven't looked at Regents outyear prices but ours were $999 per
leg.

Hi Kenn,

They have gone up to $1499 for 2011.
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Ray Goldenberg 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
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