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.

The colorful harbor of Willemstad provided the setting for the Celebrity Silhouette (Celebrity Cruises) on March 31, 2026. A regular visitor to the Caribbean during her seasonal deployments, the 2011-built ship is the fourth member of Celebrity’s five-ship Solstice Class and remains recognizable for the real grass Lawn Club covering part of her upper deck.

Early on the morning of April 4, 2026, the Norwegian Encore (Norwegian Cruise Line) was docked at PortMiami during her season of Caribbean cruises from Miami. Entering service in 2019 as the fourth and final ship of the Breakaway Plus Class, Norwegian Encore is one of the largest ships in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet.

On December 14, 2025, the Queen Anne (Cunard) was in Southampton, United Kingdom, following an overnight voyage from Hamburg. Introduced in 2024 as Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne combines the line’s traditional ocean liner influences with a new generation of design and passenger spaces.

Early on the morning of April 4, 2026, the Carnival Sunrise (Carnival Cruise Line) was docked at PortMiami before departing later that day for a five-night cruise to the Bahamas. Originally entering service as Carnival Triumph in 1999, the ship was extensively rebuilt and renamed Carnival Sunrise in 2019.

On August 29, 2026, the Seven Seas Navigator (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) was in Civitavecchia, Italy, during a nine-night Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona. Entering service in 1999, the intimate luxury ship was photographed during her final season with Regent after more than 25 years with the cruise line.

On August 22, 2026, the Celestyal Journey (Celestyal Cruises) was in Piraeus, Greece, during her summer season in the Mediterranean. Originally entering service as Holland America Line’s Ryndam in 1994, the ship has sailed under several names and operators during a career spanning more than three decades.

On August 22, 2026, the Sun Princess (Princess Cruises) was in Piraeus, Greece, at the beginning of a Mediterranean cruise from Athens. Introduced in 2024 as the first of Princess Cruises’ new Sphere Class, the ship is easily recognized by the large glass Sphere built into the sides of her superstructure.

In the early morning hours of April 4, 2026, the MSC World America (MSC Cruises) was docked at PortMiami before sunrise. With the ship fully illuminated against the dark morning sky, it was a great opportunity to see one of MSC Cruises’ newest and largest ships before the start of another day in Miami.

On August 29, 2026, the Mein Schiff Flow (TUI Cruises) was in Civitavecchia, Italy, during her first season of service. Delivered just a few months earlier, the new InTUItion-class ship was an especially interesting sight so early in her career.

The Freewinds made for an interesting sight in Oranjestad, Aruba, on April 1, 2026. Originally entering service as the Bohème in 1968, the ship has spent decades sailing the Caribbean and is one of the oldest passenger ships still in active service.

On June 6, 2026, the Carnival Panorama (Carnival Cruise Line) was docked in Long Beach, California, preparing for another cruise to Mexico. The Vista-class ship has been a regular visitor to the port since beginning service from Long Beach in 2019.

Day 6 of our 10-night Caribbean cruise aboard Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) brought us to Kralendijk, Bonaire, on March 30, 2026. Following a day at sea after Amber Cove, our visit began the ABC-island portion of the voyage, with Curaçao and Aruba to follow.

Day 2 of our 16-night Fire & Ice cruise aboard Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) brought us to Kona, Hawaii, on April 25, 2023. Our first port after leaving Honolulu introduced the western coast of Hawaii Island, before the voyage continued to Kauai, Maui and Hilo and then crossed the Pacific to Alaska.

Aurora was at Lind Marine’s Mare Island facility in Vallejo, California, on February 14, 2025, during her dismantling. Built in Hamburg in 1955 as Wappen von Hamburg, the former passenger ship had sailed in the North Sea, Mediterranean and Alaska before spending her later years in California.

Norwegian Spirit was in Ketchikan, Alaska, on May 8, 2023, during Day 15 of our 16-night Fire and Ice cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver. The call at Ward Cove followed Juneau and marked our final Alaska port before a day at sea and the conclusion of the cruise in Vancouver on May 10.

Norwegian Spirit was in Juneau, Alaska, on May 7, 2023, during Day 14 of our 16-night Fire and Ice cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver. Alaska’s capital followed Skagway on our itinerary, with Ketchikan ahead as our final Alaska port before the cruise concluded on May 10.

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.

Day 13 of our 16-night Fire & Ice cruise aboard Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) brought us to Skagway, Alaska, on May 6, 2023. Following the previous day’s scenic cruising in Glacier Bay, we visited the historic gold-rush port before continuing to Juneau, Ketchikan and Vancouver.

Amadea (Phoenix Reisen) was in San Francisco on February 6, 2026, during an extended three-day call at Pier 35. The former Japanese cruise ship Asuka shared the port that day with Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, bringing together two very different generations of passenger ships before Amadea continued her world voyage across the Pacific toward Hawaii and Japan.