WHOOPS...NEW DATE!

Please note the following correction, for the posted article "IMPORTANT...CRUISE  PAYMENT DUE DATE" should be:

  16 Day Cruisers Monday, January 28, 2013

instead of : 

16 Day Cruisers Monday, January 28, 2012

Thanks Angie for your keen eye!

HAVE YOU MET....

You call or email her and you wonder who can this friendly face be on the line. She has a smile in her voice, a thoughtfulness in her response and you can’t help but wonder who is she really? Well you have just met Alexandra Kuncio, our official certified travel agent! Known simply as “Alex”, Roger and I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting this go to wonder person through Wendy Brown, a fellow cruiser who will also be joining us on our upcoming Asia to Alaska cruise. 

Alex first became a part of the Roger and Diana clan in 2005, when she assisted us in our 15th Anniversary Renewal Ceremony with a Caribbean Cruise for some 40 friends and family. Alex has had a career in the travel industry for over 30 plus years, which also included sharing her professional travel industry wisdom through teaching and mentoring. Crossing off one of her personal goals, Alex has now personally traveled to over 100 different countries and has special interest in salsa dancing, yoga/zumba, scuba diving and gourmet foods. Alex is married to Ted Rodriguez and has been with him for 34 years. Both Alex and Ted will be joining us on the 16 Day Cruise option. 

  

On a more personal note from Roger, he wanted to point out that Alex has a wonderful sense of humor but, is not much of a card player (oh yeah sure, next to Peggy Alby, also another card shark and a fellow 32 day Asia-Alaska Cruiser. We can label these two as competitive?!) so please be gentle with her if you play the progressive rummy game on this next cruise. If you haven’t met Alex yet, please introduce yourself as I’m sure you will enjoy her as much as we do. 

IMPORTANT ... CRUISE PAYMENT DUE DATE

Time to mark your calendar! Just got off the phone with Alex, our travel agent and wanted to give you the date when the full balance of our cruise payment will be due. 

32 Day Cruisers Friday, December 14, 2012

16 Day Cruisers Monday, January 28, 2012

Please note that we are requesting a due date a few days before the actual Princess Cruise deadline so that we can be sure to triple check our group details and needs. 

If you have a specific question, know that Alex will always do her best to assist you! 

Thanks for your cooperation!

Photo provided by: Flickr. MomMaven

LOOK WHO’S JOINING US ...

Though a year seems so far away and we really won’t know our final cruiser roster results till everyone confirms with their final cruise payment. Thought nonetheless, curious minds may want to have a sneak preview to our current deposited guest lists. So fellow cruisers, one and all...welcome aboard everyone!

32 DAYS ASIA to ALASKA CRUISE

Roger & Diana Davis

Buzz & Karen Vaughn

Stella & Paul Hacker

Rocky & Peggy Alby

John & Lucy Working

Cristin George & Mike Thompson

Scott & Liddy Paulsen

Laura & Dell Tredinnick

Sean Hagerty & Andrea Babby

16 DAYS ASIA to ALASKA CRUISE

Alex Kuncio & Ted Rodriguez

JoMary & Michael Murphy

Kelly Feldman & Wendy Brown

Russell Cobb & Randy Hardin

Jim Mies & Liz Lawrence

Jean & Gary Jones

Michele Louvenduski & Bob DiNunzio

Stephen Baldwin & Howard Siden

Bill Mitchell & Linda Spacil

Elliott & Carole Ghertner

Angie Burgh & Lien Burgh

Lloyd & Sherry Logan

Mike & Darlene Aoki

Patrick Russell & Terry Royce

Marsha Burgess & Patty Cruz

Pat Welch & Susie Dugan 

Photo from Flickr:CapesTreasures.com

TODAY...TOMORROW, IS THE SAME DAY???

As you begin to explore and make plans for our cruise. Don’t forget the time difference

that will occur as you travel over the Pacific Ocean to Bangkok, Thailand. 

Yes, as you are flying from the United States to Asia you will be crossing an imaginary line known as the “The International Dateline”. This is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that basically runs from the north pole through the south pole and is what divides TODAY and TOMORROW. As an example, if you depart Los Angeles on Monday, April 16th and fly over the International Dateline during your flight travels which is approximately 180 degrees longitude but also zigzags through some territories and island groups around Samoa, you will have officially passed into TOMORROW, which would be Tuesday, April 17th. 

Keep this in mind as you really don’t want to miss the cruise Embarkation Date of April 17th which is our April 16th! Did you get that? For further information on International Dateline check out the link for timeanddate.com or Wikipedia

Photo from TimeandDate.com

ONE YEAR FROM TODAY....

Yes, can you believe it?! We are officially a year from embarkation day in Bangkok, Thailand on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Roger and I wanted to make this opening introduction and to personally welcome you on our Asia to Alaska Cruise. Whether you chose to deposit for the 16 day or the 32 day cruise option. We are thrilled to have you onboard and wanted to thank you for your participation.

In the year to come, we hope you will be checking in on a weekly basis to this blog site as this will be our main channel of communication for our group. To make it convenient to keep up with this blog. We recommend that you take a moment and note on the right hand side bar of this blog, "FOLLOW BY EMAIL". Simply type in your email address, follow the directions to start this handy tool and whenever a new article gets posted the Feeder should notify your In Box. 

Again, welcome aboard and let the fun begin.....  

Diana and Roger