9. We pick up the second leg of our "world cruise" ...

We will be rejoining the Silver Cloud, in Athens, on 21 May 2010, nearly two years after we last saw her. In the interim she has been through a major refurbishment, so we look forward to seeing the improvements. Clearly we are not discerning travellers as we saw absolutley nothing wrong with her when we last sailed, as you can tell from our previous blog posts.

Here is our draft Itinerary:

Monday 17 May 2010
Leave Durban  at 16h00 and Johannesburg at 20h40 on Virgin Atlantic

Tuesday 18 May 2010
Arrive London at 06h50, transfer to Manors Hotel Datchet – near Windsor - for two nights while we wait for our luggage to be rerouted from Los Angeles, Long Island or Londonderry.

Thursday 20 May 2010
Leave Heathrow at 12h15 and arrive Athens at 17h50.  Transfer to Palmyra Beach Hotel – Glyfada for one night.

Friday 21 May 2010
Join the Silver Cloud at 15h00 in Piraeus and sail at 18h00

Saturday 22 May 2010
Day at sea

Sunday 23 May 2010
Arrive in Sorrento, Italy at 09h00
Sail at 18h00

Monday 24 May 2010
Arrive in Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy at 07h00
Sail at 19h00

Tuesday 25 May 2010
Arrive in Livorno, Italy at 07h00
Must arrange an excursion to Pisa
Sail at 19h00

Wednesday 26 May 2010
Arrive in Monte Carlo, Monaco at 08h00
Sail at 12h00

Thursday 27 May 2010
Arrive in St. Tropez, France at 08h00
Sail at 16h00

Friday 28 May 2010
Arrive in Barcelona, Spain at 08h00
Sail at 18h00

Saturday 29 May 2010
Day at sea

Sunday 30 May 2010
Arrive in Malaga, Spain at 08h00
Sail at 19h00

Monday 31 May 2010
Arrive in Cadiz, Spain at 08h00
Sail at 19h00

Tuesday 1 June 2010
Arrive in Lisbon, Portugal at 13h00
Must arrange afternoon excursion to Sintra incl. dinner?  Any suggestions, anyone?

Wednesday 2 June 2010
Explore Lisbon during morning, sail at 1h00

Thursday 3 June 2010
Day at sea

Friday 4 June 2010
Arrive in Le Verdon (France) at 09h00
Sail at 9h00

Saturday 5 June 2010
Day at sea

Sunday 6 June 2010
Arrive in Hornfleur (France) at 08h00
Sail at 14h00

Monday 7 June 2010
Dock at Tilbury, London – 07h00
Transfer to Heathrow and depart at 20:30

Tuesday 8 June 2010
Arrive in Johannesburg at 08h35 and depart 11h20
Arrive in Durban – 12h30