Schedule
Damon Ramsey

 I keep this schedule as up-to-date as possible.
For completed trips and full work history go to work history of Damon Ramsey. Each trip is usually set out as: dates & ports, my role, the region and trip name, the name of the ship, the name of the company (with some variations).
The colour coding is:
White for work; including my role, dates, locations, ship, company, 
red for cancellations & changes, 
orange for available & possible, including applications, 
purple for time off, including private expeditions for writing books, lectures & website,
green for work related courses, transit & training etc

2026

SEPTEMBER

Three and a half weeks at home. Update Tropical Oceans and Tropical Seashores book. Upload and reprint. Free offer. Continue Coral Reef book. Tax invoices, book-keeping, tax agent appointment, tax upload?. USB sticks order. Doctor. New Zealand lectures.

OCTOBER

3rd -19th October 2026. FIJI - TAHITI. Expedition Team & Lecturer. (Nomads of the Wind). On board Island Sky. Noble Caledonia.

19th -31st October 2026. TAHITI-TAHITI. Expedition Team & Lecturer. On board Island Sky, Noble Caledonia.

NOVEMBER

31st October - 23rd November 2026. TAHITI-San Antonio, Chile. Expedition Team & Lecturer. On board Island Sky, Noble Caledonia

Few days at home. Prep NZ talks.

2nd - 16th DECEMBER 2026, Auckland - Invercargill. New Zealand. On board Coral (Adventurer), for Noble Caledonia Charter.

DECEMBER

26th December a few travel days

28th December 2026 - 9th January 2027. Presenter. Laem Chabang/Bangkok- Singapore. Thailand. On board Sapphire Princess (SA).

2027

JANUARY

(continued) 28th December 2026 - 9th January 2027. Presenter. Laem Chabang/Bangkok- Singapore. Thailand. On board Sapphire Princess (SA).

11th January - a few travel days

15th Jan - 2nd Feb 2027, "TIMELESS TASMANIA", on board CORAL ADVENTURER for Noble Caledonia.

FEBRUARY

few days off

10th February, a few travel days

12th February 2027 - 19th February 2027. Presenter. San Francisco - Honolulu. Pacific. On board Sapphire Princess (SA).

21st February, a few travel days

5th Jan Dentist (change!).

RING & BOOK AMSA medical.

combined AMSA/ENG medical/Silversea form & bloodtest

BOOK skin check.

three and half weeks at home

MARCH

(three and a half weeks at home continued)

19th - 31st March,  Perth - Broome, "WILDLIFE AND WONDERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA", on board Coral (Adventurer), for Noble Caledonia.

APRIL

 31st march - 14th April, Broome - Darwin (?)"Kimberley", on board Coral (Adventurer), for Noble Caledonia.

few weeks off at home

prepare lectures, courses, for Silversea, etc

MAY

2nd May - 16th May. Guam - Kobe.  Guam, Marianas & Japan. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

16th May - 28th May. Kobe - Otaru. Japan. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

JUNE

28th May - 9th June. Otaru - Osaka. Japan & South Korea. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

9th June - 23rd June. Osaka - Manilla. Japan & Philippines. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

one week off at home or two weeks travel Asia?

JULY

one or two weeks off at home, depending on travel?

17th - 31st July 2027, Noble Caledonia, Penang to Singapore (Secrets of Sumatra), Noble Caledonia.

AUGUST

2nd - 18th August 2027, SINGAPORE - BALI (Borneo & Beyond), Noble Caledonia.

18th - 31st August 2027, BALI-BITUNG, Noble Caledonia.

SEPTEMBER

31st August - 13th September 2027, BITUNG-BALI, Noble Caledonia.

few weeks off or short travel in Asia

OCTOBER

few weeks off or short travel in Asia. Antarctic IAATO exam. Silversea courses. Update SS antarctic lectures. Update & reload Antarctic book.  

13th Oct - 23rd October. Lautoka - Papeete. Fiji & French Polynesia. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

NOVEMBER

23rd October - 15th November. Papeete - Valparaiso. French Polynesia, Pitcairns & Chile. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

15th November - 5th December. Valparaiso - Port Williams. Chilean Fjords & Antarctica. On board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.

DECEMBER

(continued from last month) - 5th December Port Williams.

few weeks off in South America

2028

About the author

me-lake-kingthe author isolating during covid in the chenopod shrublands of arid Australia

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