On May 16th, Rick and I will be getting on Holland America's ship the ms Rotterdam, and heading across the ocean to Europe! Along with our laptop and the wireless internet now available on the ship, we will be actively blogging our pictures and experiences here while we cruise.
This is a view of the trans-atlantic route we will be taking. This is our itinerary in detail...(so far)May 15th - Flying to New York
5:00 PM Flight departs Minneapolis for New York
11:35 PM Flight arrives in New York ...sleep in airport!
Day 1 : May 16th - Goodbye USA!
9:00 AM : Take a taxi to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal
11:00 AM : Embark ship
4:45 PM : Say goodbye to the US, sailing right past the Statue of Liberty
Day 2 : May 17th - 1st Day at Sea
Explore the ship!
Day 3 : May 18th - Halifax, Canada
8:00 AM : Arrive in Halifax
5:00 PM : Depart Halifax
Day 4 : May 19th - St. Pierre, France
2:00 PM : Arrive St. Pierre
7:00 PM : Depart St. Pierre
Day 5 : May 20th - St. Johns, Canada
8:00 AM : Arrive St. Johns
5:00 PM : Depart St. Johns
Day 6 : May 21st - 2nd Day At Sea
Day 7 : May 22nd - 3rd Day At Sea
Day 8 : May 23rd - 4th Day At Sea
Day 9 : May 24th - 5th Day At Sea
Day 10 : May 25th - Belfast, Northern Ireland
7:00 AM : Arrive Belfast
10:00 PM : Depart Belfast
Day 11 : May 26th - Liverpool, England
7:00 AM : Arrive Liverpool
8:00 PM : Depart Liverpool
Day 12 : May 27th - Dunmore East, Waterford, Ireland
8:00 AM : Arrive Dunmore East
5:00 PM : Depart Dunmore East
Day 13 : May 28th - Plymouth, England
8:00 AM : Arrive Plymouth
5:00 PM : Depart Plymouth
Day 14 : May 29th - Le Havre, France
6:00 AM : Arrive Le Havre
7:00 PM : Depart Le Havre
Day 15 : May 30th - Dover, England
7:00 AM : Arrive Dover
6:00 PM : Depart Dover
Day 16 : May 31st - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
7:00 AM : Debark ship; explore Rotterdam
12:00 PM : Get on train for Paris
2:00 PM : Arrive Paris
Day 17 : June 1st - Flying home
2:15 PM : Flight departs Paris
5:55 PM : Flight arrives Minneapolis
