By Maxx Parfitt

Hong Kong

Hong Kong | Feb 4-5, 2018 After we landed in Hong Kong we set off to our AMAZING hotel! This is why: We walked in to be greeted by 2 dragons. The front desk showed us their latest invention…The Handy Phone. It was a multilingual phone that was a hotspot, could call 27 countries and…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Beijing, China

Beijing, China | Feb 1- 4, 2018 For the first day of Beijing we got to our hotel late after taking the bullet train from Shanghai. We went to room 1122 to find ourselves in literally the best room they had (thanks to mom ALWAYS travelling and using Hilton hotels). It was AMAZING!!! It had…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Shanghai, China

Shanghai, China | Jan 31 – Feb 1, 2018 For the first 1+1/2 days we were in Shanghai, China. The first day I was woken up early to warm pancakes smothered with syrup. I then looked outside to find at least 12 skyscrapers towering over The MV World Odyssey. We soon went to cabin 8041…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Japan (Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto)

Japan | Jan 24-28, 2018 |Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto On our first day in Japan we arrived in Kobe. We decided to settle in at the Centurion Hotel. For a good amount of time we gathered our bearings. Once we settled in we went on a train to go to a mall in Osaka. We climbed…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Honolulu, Hawaii

Today we visited Hawaii. It was so much fun! I got to go to the beach and to the zoo. At the zoo we saw tons of cool animals. My favorite was nicknamed the cock-of-the-rock and it was an orange bird with a big head 🙂  He must be really smart for the extra forehead…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Ship Time

We have 5 more days before we get to see the tropical beach (Hawaii). Excitement grows bigger in the World Odyssey(ship) as we adventure over the Big Blue. I can’t wait to have our free day in Hawaii! We are so happy we get to have all these great opportunities in Hawaii, and we are…

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By Maxx Parfitt

Ensenada, Mexico

Today we visited Ensenada, Mexico. It was super fun!! We got to see so many cool trinkets. I (Maxx) bought a red, white, and green Mexican wrestler mask! I also ended up buying something rare and super cool, and Edmonton Oilers (NHL team) bag; it will definitely come in handy while traveling! Everybody was super…

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By Rob Parfitt

The beginning of the World Odyssey by Rob

Well we finally made it to the ship. After many months of planning, packing and taking many medications / vaccinations we are finally here in San Diego. Maxx and I have taken a few pictures of us with our luggage and the ship itself. The ship is a good size but wish it was bigger….

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By Maxx Parfitt

San Diego: Boarding the World Odyssey

Hey guys! Above is a picture of the ship we will be living on for 4 months. We are all packed and ready for our voyage. We are very much excited to see and learn all about the places we will be exploring. I already miss my class, neighborhood, friends, hockey team ETC. I wish…

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