2027 travel plans

[RooFlyer]

Have added a third cruise for 2027. Got a total of 25% discount on it, through various Ponant discounts: status, on-board booking, prior cruise changed itinerary compo etc.

Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from 9 Sept 27 to 23 Sept 27 | PONANT Australia

Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from Saint Pierre Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) to Greenland. Duration: 15 days, 14 nights on board. Theme: Discoveries

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Now, just have to figure out (or have the TA figure out) the best airfare to get to Paris and then back from Montreal.

 

[Warks]

Have added a third cruise for 2027. Got a total of 25% discount on it, through various Ponant discounts: status, on-board booking, prior cruise changed itinerary compo etc.

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Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from 9 Sept 27 to 23 Sept 27 | PONANT Australia

Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from Saint Pierre Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) to Greenland. Duration: 15 days, 14 nights on board. Theme: Discoveries

au.ponant.com

Now, just have to figure out (or have the TA figure out) the best airfare to get to Paris and then back from Montreal.

Including the most difficult place in the world to pronounce, plus L'Anse aux Meadows (the site of probably the first European settlement in the Americas) and St Pierre and Miquelon (tiny French dependency nestled next to Canada) ticks so many boxes for me!

 

[clifford]

2027 travel plans? How could anyone have any internationally with any certainty?

As for me, I'm not booking any more Intl travel for the foreseeble future, until the USA sorts itself out (2.5 years perhaps).

 

[Scr77]

2027 travel plans? How could anyone have any internationally with any certainty?

As for me, I'm not booking any more Intl travel for the foreseeble future, until the USA sorts itself out (2.5 years perhaps).

YOLO…there’s plenty of places to go that won’t get you locked up, kicked out or blown up.

Just arrived in Cortina after the Winter Olympics rush. Planing for next year with Singapore airlines and Finnair. They both go to plenty of great places.

 

[RooFlyer]

2027 travel plans? How could anyone have any internationally with any certainty?

As for me, I'm not booking any more Intl travel for the foreseeble future, until the USA sorts itself out (2.5 years perhaps).

Well, they are called plans.

For me , I have no intention of rolling myself into a ball and hiding. Going to Europe via Muscat for example.

 

[Tiki]

2027 travel plans? How could anyone have any internationally with any certainty?

As for me, I'm not booking any more Intl travel for the foreseeble future, until the USA sorts itself out (2.5 years perhaps).

You will have to book pretty far in advance to have any chance of J class to Europe via SIN, KUL or other Asian airports because they will fill up fast as long as DOH, DXB and AUH remain unpredictable.

 

[RooFlyer]

You will have to book pretty far in advance to have any chance of J class to Europe via SIN, KUL or other Asian airports because they will fill up fast as long as DOH, DXB and AUH remain unpredictable.

Also cruises - I'm looking at 2028 already.

 

[Beer_budget]

Our plans for 2027 will have to be pretty close to home and probably confined to the back half of the year. Mum in law reaches end of her treatment options in October this year, at which point she'll either go into a short remission (3 years average) or she'll have 3-6 months. We will basically find out when it happens

On the brighter side, we'll have KFF miles and IHG points sufficient for a very cheap short break in Singapore, and will probably aim for August for that, and will try to get up to Hervey Bay to see my mum at some point, but we can plan that on pretty short notice.

If it's 3-6 months, I suppose we'll also be planning another UK trip to scatter her where her late husband's ashes are scattered. Trying not to dwell on that at this stage.

 

[Katie]

Mr Katie announced on Monday that he and Best Mate will be doing the Spring Classics in Belgium again next year. Righto.
I guess if it's over Easter and the Teen is still in the US, I might visit her ... or maybe go somewhere else? Unless I have to stay home with the doggo.

 

[Pushka]

Also cruises - I'm looking at 2028 already.

I booked one for 2029 yesterday on a Viking River cruise in India. They sell out almost instantly.

 

[Big John]

You are all FAR too organised ! I barely have 2026 sorted out.

 

[drron]

You are all FAR too organised ! I barely have 2026 sorted out.

My circumstances mean only booking less than a year out.

 

[Warks]

My circumstances mean only booking less than a year out.

I think 2027 plans should really be "concepts of a plan"...

 

[mrsterryn]

I think 2027 plans should really be "concepts of a plan"...

Yep ours are "concepts" with husband's various health issues. On a slight dark humour note , this morning thinking about next ( cause couldn't get travel insurance for husband this year ) year's trip to UK for a month, idly listening to said husband making some tmi noises and suddenly realising those are the same noises that preceded his oesophageal major issues a few years ago

We had been warned that the issues would be likely to return

 

[alexczarn]

You are all FAR too organised ! I barely have 2026 sorted out.

same haha

tentatively thinking maybe Shanghai for a week en route to my annual Korea trip.

 

[drron]

So after starting 2026 with 4 long trips we only got to have one until things went pear shaped after my fall at BNE.
Our second trip which was a 14 day cruise around Tahiti with add on time on land was cancelled.
Our third trip was to start in august with viewing the Edinburgh Tattoo from the Royal Gallery..i bought the tickets on day1 and was the first in he gallery to have purchased a ticket. Seeing you have to climb a narrow staircase to the gallery that was now out. So my recent job ha to perform major surgery on that trip.
The 4th trip was over Christmas New Year with the major part in January 2027.

So for the last week I have redone that third trip. It was planned to start in the second week of August with awards BNE -SIN -BKK (SQ J), BKK -DOH (QR F via VA.) and DOH -EDI (QRJ)
Some more time in Scotland post tattoo including the Northern Belle, Then Vera country northern border region and catching up with my sister.Then it was nearly 3 weeks in Poland before flying to Barcelona 2 days before starting our cruise on October first with 2 days in a club room of the Arts hotel on points. It is a Ritz Carlton and fabulous.
Fortunately the cruise on the Crystal Serenity survives. A private wine group put together by our TA and accompanied by Bruce Tyrell and Stephen Henscke.
The return trip is unchanged with the major part J wards on SQ FRA-SIN-BNE. Stops in LIS,FRA,SIN.

Naturally searching now showed only a couple of award options on dates that fell outside our preferred timings. So paid j using VA, TG and AZ. Just over 7k.The only difficulty was fitting in he AZ BKK-FCO sector. For better flight time and cost had to move it forward by 4 days. Well there are worse options and the cost was high but not particularly . An OK on a cash and points rate.

 

[kookaburra75]

Fortunately the cruise on the Crystal Serenity survives. A private wine group put together by our TA and accompanied by Bruce Tyrell and Stephen Henscke.

Do you need someone to carry the bags for you and MrsDrRon?