DansDeals Adventure DO: UA Island Hopper Edition

[Something Fishy]

That's per person?

"Prices are based per person, the lowest price is usually for triple occupancy in a basic cabin, the highest for double occupancy in the best available suite."

[Freddie]

I am ready to pay something, yes. It is a lifelong aspiration of mine.
I want to learn chasidus there and print a Tanya.

[Achas Veachas]

I am ready to pay something, yes. It is a lifelong aspiration of mine.
I want to learn chasidus there and print a Tanya.

I seem to recall something about a Tanya being printed there...

[Freddie]

I seem to recall something about a Tanya being printed there...

I do too. It was in the past year. But as I recall it was not the actual continent. It was one of those cruises from South America.

I want to go to McMurdo.

[Dan]

http://www.collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=18758
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=3175
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4380977,00.html

[Achas Veachas]

I do too. It was in the past year. But as I recall it was not the actual continent. It was one of those cruises from South America.

I want to go to McMurdo.

All right, if you're willing to pay the 20K and you need someone to help you handle the printing equipment (not to mention someone to actually learn the Tanya with) drop me a line

[Emkay]

A few?
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Travel/Trip_details/antarctica_cruise_11.php

that's from the more expensive ones, you can do it for as little as 3K. whether or not anyone comes with me i will be doing it in the next couple years (hopefully)

[Dan]

that's from the more expensive ones, you can do it for as little as 3K. whether or not anyone comes with me i will be doing it in the next couple years (hopefully)

Not to McMurdo.

[Achas Veachas]

If you're willing to hang out in southern Argentina for a few weeks/months you might get lucky and land a job on one of these ships and then you can go for free...

[Emkay]

Not to McMurdo.

Oh. Do you see different things? Is it a different experience?

[Dan]

Oh. Do you see different things? Is it a different experience?

Can we talk seriously about an Antarctica trip? And I don't mean some fake thing where they take you to some island off of Aregntina and show you a penguin and tell you that you were in Antarctica. I mean I want to go to McMurdo. (The Polar station may be too much to ask for.) I want to be issued a "big red."

[Freddie]

Watch this. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093824/ You will understand what I want to do.

I actually already spoke to the US Dept. of Science about a year ago about being issued permission to go to McMurdo.

[Dan]

I actually already spoke to the US Dept. of Science about a year ago about being issued permission to go to McMurdo.

And?

[Freddie]

And?

You need to have a reason to be there. I think I decided that my best chance was as a journalist.

[Chapshnell]

How to you get there?!

[Emkay]

How to you get there?!

To Antarctica? Have you been following?  By cruise

[chucksterace]

Another report on the Island Hopper. With many many photos. Plus some advice.

Every time I read one of these it just wants me to do it more and more.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-reports/1667379-island-hoppin-pacific-ua154-nov-2014-a.html

[solls108]

You need to have a reason to be there. I think I decided that my best chance was as a journalist.

A DDF Trip isnt a good enough reason?

[Dan]

Booked!  Took 3 HUCAs to change from the original option A itin to this one:

13 flight segments, 210K UA+30K SQ

Sunday:
UA1040 CLE-EWR 6:04am-7:31am, 73G Coach/upgrade waitlisted (30K SQ)
Connection 1:39
UA15 EWR-HNL 9:10am-2:15pm, 764 Business (Included)

1 night in Westin Moana Surfrider HNL, time on ground 17:10

Monday/Tuesday:
UA154 HNL-GUM 7:25am-5:55pm, 738 Business (100K UA)
5 Stops.
Time on the ground in Majuro, Marshall Islands (MAJ) is 45 mn.
Time on the ground in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands (KWA) is 39 minutes.
Time on the ground in Kosrae, Federated State of Micronesia (KSA) is 35 minutes.
Time on the ground in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (PNI) is 41 minutes.
Time on the ground in Truk, Federated States of Micronesia (TKK) is 37 minutes

Connection 0:50

UA193 GUM-ROR 6:45pm-7:55pm, 738 Business (Included)

1 night in Palau, time on ground 29:50

Thursday:
UA158 ROR-GUM 1:45am-4:45am, 73G Coach/upgrade waitlisted (110K UA)
Connection 2:10
UA828 GUM-NRT 6:55am-9:40am, 772 Business (Included)
Connection 7:30
NH1012, NRT-ORD, 5:10pm-2:45pm, 77W First  (Included)

1 night in Fairmont Chicago, time on ground 18:10

Friday:
UA3622, ORD-CLE, 8:55am-11:16am, CR7 Business (Included)

[D93]

Date?