(Halfway) Around the World… in 67 days!

by carlspianoin Ports of Call, Travelon Posted on

This is a bit overdue. Instead of seperate posts, I’ve put a little gallery together of my tour on Queen Victoria, during her 2019 “World Cruise.”

I spent 67 days on Queen Victoria, from 6 January, 2019, until 19 March. This took me halfway around the world, from Southampton, England to Hong Kong via Bermuda, Florida, Aruba, Cartagena (Colombia), Costa Rica, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, Honolulu, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand (Tauranga, Auckland and the Bay of Islands), Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Darwin) and Vietnam.

Below you can see some of my favorite memories of the trip! Click this link to view larger photos.

  • Seeing Ruth in Southampton
  • Beautiful birds in the port of Cartagena
  • A playful Toucan, also in Cartagena
  • Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!
  • Struttin’ his stuff
  • A gorgeous sailaway from Cabo San Lucas
  • Hiking up through the Diamond Head crater in Honolulu
  • View from the summit of Diamond Head with my friend Gianfranco
  • Cycling through Tonga with Julia
  • Gorgeous beach in Nuku Alofa, Tonga
  • More of the beach in Nuku Alofa, Tonga
  • Queen Victoria in Tonga
  • A selfie from atop Mt. Manganui, in Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Hiking the lovely paths in Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Feeling sheepish in Mt. Manganui, New Zealand
  • Fun magnets in Auckland
  • With Julia in Auckland
  • Look out!
  • Botanical Gardens in Auckland, NZ
  • Golfing in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
  • More golf in NZ
  • Sailing with Marc in Sydney, Australia
  • Queen Victoria in Sydney
  • Dolphins jumping
  • That is a real croc! Darwin, Australia
  • This is a real thing. Darwin, Australia
  • Reptiles in Darwin
  • Turtles in Darwin
  • The coolest cab in the world is in Bali
  • With Katie in Bali
  • Dining with Katie in Bali
  • What a meal: Bumbu Bali
  • Working hard or hardly working?
  • The famous ‘duck’ parties of Yorkshire Terry
  • Terry’s ‘famous’ parties
  • Such a great meal in Nha Trang, Vietnam
  • Beach scene in Vietnam
  • Checking out the talent
  • Nha Trang, Vietnam
  • Riding the tram to Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
  • A lion keeps watch over Hong Kong
  • Beautiful Hong Kong
  • Queen Victoria berthed in Hong Kong at night.
  • My golf buddies in New Zealand

7 Comments

  1. Glenn
    April 7, 2019 @ 8:01 pm

    Wow! Great pictures. Just seen the video you have up on your other website. Amazing! You are very talented. I mean it. I’m really going to miss you. Hope we get to see each other again sometime. In the meantime, keep enjoying life,

    Glenn

  2. Anita Connerty
    April 5, 2019 @ 4:48 pm

    Hey Carlutzo! It’s great seeing all of the wonderful places you are at! Miss you and we will see you in June! Have fun!!! Love, aunteetzie

  3. Richard Leyton
    April 4, 2019 @ 8:14 pm

    Thanks for posting this wonderful photo gallery. Sadly the itinerary did not suit us so we went on Queen Elizabeth instead, it’s not the same.

    Hopefully our paths will cross sometime in the future. We are glad to hear of your exploits.

    Richard and Sylvia

  4. Midge Naugler
    April 4, 2019 @ 2:46 pm

    Oh wow, Carl. How wondeful for you that you get to see the world this way. And it’s your job! You look very happy in this element. Looking forward to seeing you when you finally get back. Much love.
    Midge and Don