It may look complex but it has fewer segments and reservations than last winter. Many fewer! It is likely that we'll be doing other things while in Sri Lanka as it is an island of 23 million people and easy to explore. We could easily fly on a short trip from there as it lies in a central location for most of Asia However, I wanted to get the basics posted, as much for my own visualization as for a journal entry.
| Day | Event/Location |
|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Depart Vancouver via Turkish Air. |
| Nov 01 | Arrive in Sri Lanka on Turkish Air after transiting through Istanbul. |
| Dec 12 | Depart Sri Lanka w/ Jay's sisters, Arrive Dubai, UAE on Emirates Airlines. |
| Dec 13 | Board the MSC Euribia in Dubai for a 1-week cruise. |
| (Port stops in Doha, Qatar; Manama, Bahrain; Abu Dhabi, Sri Bani Yas Island, and Dubai, UAE.) | |
| Dec 20 | Disembark the MSC Euribia in Dubai for a 1-week hotel stay. |
| Dec 27 | Depart Dubai, Return to Sri Lanka on Emirates Airlines. |
| Feb 26 | Depart Sri Lanka, Arrive in Hong Kong via Thai Airways. |
| Mar 01 | Board HAL ms Westerdam in HK for 2-week cruise to Tokyo. |
| (Port stops in Puerto Princesa, Boracay, and Manila, Philippines; Kaohsiung and Taipei, Taiwan; Ishigaki, Naha, Osaka, and Yokohama, Japan.) | |
| Mar 15 | Disembark HAL ms Westerdam in Yokohama for 3-nights in Tokyo. |
| Mar 18 | Depart Tokyo, Return to Vancouver via EVA Air. |
More details of this winter were added here in my journal as our plans were being made. I'm able to easily keep track of specific items irrespective of the day because I can add a topic label. Every daily entry has at least one in its footer. In this case, they will appear as part of Winter 2025-26 (planning). I will add the same to this entry too. I've added the itinerary of our Holland America cruise from Hong Kong to Japan. The map comes from the HAL website and appears below:
