(Last updated: March 19, 2012)
In February-March 2012, Russell and Gail are celebrating being empter-nesters by taking a 30-day cruise aboard the Star Princess. We fly into Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ship will cruise down the east coast of South America to Cape Horn. It will cruise back up the west coast through Central America and Mexico before landing in San Francisco, California.
This website chronicles our short sequel to the trip around the world we took more than a decade earlier.
Start with some Frequently Asked Questions, then take a look at our trip letters below!
| Day | Destination | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (arrival) | Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| -1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (boarding ship) | Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
| 2 | At Sea | Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
| 3 | At Sea | Monday, February 20, 2012 |
| 4 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Tueday, February 21, 2012 |
| 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| 6 | At Sea | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| 7 | At Sea | Friday, February 24, 2012 |
| 8 | Stanley, Falkland Islands | Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
| 9 | Cape Horn (Scenic Cruising) | Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
| 10 | Ushuaia, Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) | Monday, February 27, 2012 |
| 11 | Punta Arenas, Chile | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| 12 | Inside Passage (At Sea) | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| 13 | Life on the Star Princess (At Sea) | Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
| 14 | Happy the Hedgehog (At Sea) | Friday, March 2, 2012 |
| 15 | Valparaiso, Chile (Santiago) | Saturday, March 3, 2012 |
| 16 | Coquimbo, Chile (La Serena) | Sunday, March 4, 2012 |
| 17 | At Sea | Monday, March 5, 2012 |
| 18 | At Sea | Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
| 19 | Callao, Peru (Lima) | Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
| 20 | Crossing the Equator (At Sea) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| 21 | Manta, Ecuador (Quito) | Friday, March 9, 2012 |
| 22 | At Sea | Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
| 23 | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Sunday, March 11, 2012 |
| 24 | San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| 25 | At Sea | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
| 26 | At Sea | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
| 27 | Manzanillo, Mexico | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| 28 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| 29 | Behind the scenes (At Sea) | Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
| 30 | Last days at sea (At Sea) | Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
| 31 | San Francisco, California | Monday, March 19, 2012 |