Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 21, 2004, Day 11 of our Northern Europe cruise. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the liner depart, with the crowds visible in this gallery. The visit followed an overnight call in Hamburg and was the final port before returning to Southampton.

Day 3 of our 14-day Mediterranean cruise aboard Oosterdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Kotor, Montenegro, on August 24, 2026. Our first port after leaving Athens combined the mountain-lined Bay of Kotor with the historic fortified city before the voyage continued to Corfu.

Day 4 of our 14-day Mediterranean cruise aboard Oosterdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Corfu, Greece, on August 25, 2026. Following our visit to Kotor, the ship returned to Greek waters for a call at the Ionian island before continuing to Messina, Sicily.

Queen Mary 2 (Cunard) spent February 6, 2026, in San Francisco during her 108-night World Voyage, completing an overnight call before departing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge for Hawaii and the Pacific. The visit came just four days after her historic Royal Rendezvous with RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, placing San Francisco at an especially memorable point in the ocean liner’s journey around the world.

Norwegian Bliss (Norwegian Cruise Line) was in Mazatlán, Mexico, on January 15, 2026, during our Mexican Riviera cruise. The ship's visit brought us to the historic Pacific coast port, known for its commercial harbor, long waterfront promenade and the beaches stretching north of the old city.

Day 4 of our 10-day Caribbean cruise aboard Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Amber Cove, Dominican Republic, on March 28, 2026. Following our visit to Grand Turk, the ship continued to the Dominican Republic’s north coast before a day at sea on the way to the ABC islands.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) during scenic cruising in Glacier Bay, Alaska, on June 26, 2022—Day 3 of our seven-night Alaska cruise roundtrip from Vancouver. This gallery forms part of our June 24–July 1, 2022 voyage, which also included Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Ketchikan.

Day 7 of our 2022 Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) was spent at sea on June 30, 2022, as the ship sailed south toward Vancouver. Following three consecutive port days at Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Ketchikan, this final full day aboard provided time to enjoy the ship and the surrounding coastal scenery before returning to Vancouver the following morning.

Day 6 of our 10-day Caribbean cruise aboard Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Willemstad, Curaçao, on March 31, 2026. Our extended visit provided both daytime and nighttime views of the ship before we continued to Aruba the following day.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) departed Vancouver Harbour on July 1, 2022, with the mountains of British Columbia rising behind her. The ship had returned that morning from a seven-night Alaska cruise, which we had just completed aboard her, and was setting out on her next voyage.

Day 5 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) brought us to Sitka on June 28, 2022. Following our visit to Icy Strait Point the previous day, the ship continued through Southeast Alaska to Sitka before sailing south toward Ketchikan.

Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) during her inaugural visit to Hamburg, Germany, on July 19, 2004—Day 9 of our Northern Europe cruise. The overnight call formed part of our July 11–22 voyage roundtrip from Southampton, following visits to Scotland and Norway and before continuing to the Netherlands.

Norwegian Bliss (Norwegian Cruise Line) reached Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on January 14, 2026, during our Mexican Riviera cruise. Set along Banderas Bay, the city was our first Mexican port after two days at sea sailing south from Los Angeles.

Day 2 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) was spent at sea on June 25, 2022, as we sailed north from Vancouver toward Alaska. Our first full day aboard provided time to explore the ship and its public spaces before reaching Glacier Bay the following day.

Our 14-day Mediterranean cruise aboard Oosterdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Salerno, Italy, on August 28, 2026. The port was one of the Italian stops on our voyage from Athens to Barcelona, taking us along the coast of southern Italy before continuing toward Civitavecchia and the western Mediterranean.

Day 7 of our 10-day Caribbean cruise aboard Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Oranjestad, Aruba, on April 1, 2026. Following our extended visit to Curaçao the previous day, we continued through the southern Caribbean aboard the first of Holland America’s Vista-class ships.

Our 14-day Mediterranean cruise aboard Oosterdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 31, 2026. The visit came during our voyage from Athens to Barcelona, with the Vista-class ship spending the day in Ajaccio before continuing west toward Marseille and Gibraltar.

Day 1 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) began at Vancouver's Canada Place on June 24, 2022. These photographs were taken while the ship was docked and we were preparing to board for our seven-night roundtrip voyage to Alaska, beginning a journey that would include Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, and Ketchikan before returning to Vancouver on July 1.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) arrived at Icy Strait Point, Alaska, on June 27, 2022, for Day 4 of our seven-night Alaska cruise. Following the previous day's scenic cruising in Glacier Bay, the visit brought the ship to the waters near Hoonah for our next port call before continuing to Sitka.

My first cruise was a seven-day Caribbean voyage aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Song of Norway in March 1990, sailing roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Only a few photographs remain, but the memories are vivid: skeet shooting at sea and standing in front of the ship during our visit to St. Maarten. That voyage began a lasting fascination with cruising and life aboard passenger ships.