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CROWN PRINCESS
Crown Princess (Princess Cruises) is docked at Canada Place in Vancouver on May 12, 2023. The Crown-class ship was photographed two days after we completed our Norwegian Spirit Fire & Ice voyage in Vancouver, during the opening weeks of the 2023 Alaska cruise season.
QUEEN MARY 2
On Day 5 of our July 2004 Northern Europe cruise, Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) made her first visit to Norway, calling at Hellesylt before continuing through Geirangerfjord to Geiranger on July 15. The inaugural-year visit placed the new ocean liner among the steep mountains and waterfalls of the Norwegian fjords, where Marco Polo (Orient Lines) was also anchored at Geiranger.
CARNIVAL PARADISE
On August 31, 2007, the Carnival Paradise (Carnival Cruise Line) was docked in Long Beach, California, preparing to depart on a three-day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. The Fantasy-class ship had been based in Long Beach since 2004, operating Carnival’s year-round short cruises to Baja California and Catalina Island.
CARNIVAL SPLENDOR
Carnival Splendor (Carnival Cruise Line) is seen in Long Beach, California, on August 22, 2010, during her early years of service. The 2008-built ship was operating year-round Mexican Riviera cruises from Southern California, bringing one of Carnival’s newer and larger ships to its growing Long Beach operation.
MONARCH OF THE SEAS
Monarch of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) departed Los Angeles Harbor on April 14, 2006, under overcast skies. The 1991-built Sovereign-class cruise ship was a familiar presence in Southern California during this period, operating short cruises from Los Angeles to destinations along the Baja California coast.
VISION OF THE SEAS
Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) departed Los Angeles Harbor under clear skies on April 9, 2006. Entering service in 1998, the Vision-class cruise ship was photographed during a period when Royal Caribbean maintained a regular presence in Southern California.
CELEBRITY SUMMIT
Summit (Celebrity Cruises), now known as Celebrity Summit, departs Los Angeles Harbor on April 9, 2006. Built in France and introduced in 2001, the Millennium-class cruise ship was still sailing under her original name when these photographs were taken.
QUEEN MARY 2
Queen Mary 2 (Cunard) entered Long Beach Harbor on February 23, 2006, for her historic first meeting with RMS Queen Mary. Thousands gathered around the harbor and hundreds of boats took to the water as Cunard’s modern flagship approached her legendary namesake, bringing together two generations of transatlantic ocean liners during Queen Mary 2’s first visit to the U.S. West Coast.
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived in Los Angeles on January 23, 2006, during her annual World Cruise. Illuminated at Berth 93 that evening, the legendary ocean liner was nearly 37 years into her Cunard career and less than three years from retirement, yet still making long-distance voyages around the world.
MARCO POLO
Marco Polo (Orient Lines) is seen at Geiranger, Norway, on July 15, 2004, photographed from Queen Mary 2 during our Northern Europe cruise. Originally built as the Soviet liner Aleksandr Pushkin, the classic passenger ship shared the dramatic setting of Geirangerfjord with the new Cunard liner during QM2’s inaugural season.
QUEEN MARY 2
On Day 3 of our July 2004 Northern Europe cruise, Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) anchored off South Queensferry on July 13 during her inaugural year. Positioned in the Firth of Forth near the historic Forth Bridge, the call provided access to Edinburgh while offering distinctive views of Cunard's new flagship against one of Scotland's best-known maritime and engineering landscapes.
ELATION
In April 2002, we traveled aboard Carnival Elation (Carnival Cruise Line) on a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise from Los Angeles. The voyage included visits to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas, documenting the Fantasy-class ship during her years of regular West Coast service.
VIKING SERENADE
In January 2001, we sailed aboard Viking Serenade (Royal Caribbean International) on a three-day cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Baja California. These photographs show the ship docked during our visit, toward the end of her years operating short cruises from Southern California.
VIKING SERENADE
Our cruise aboard Viking Serenade (Royal Caribbean International) brought us to Ensenada, Baja California, in March 2000. This photograph shows the ship docked during our visit, when she was a familiar part of Royal Caribbean’s short-cruise service from Los Angeles.