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ROTTERDAM
Our Norway cruise aboard Rotterdam (Holland America Line) sailed roundtrip from Rotterdam, Netherlands, from July 27 to August 3, 2024. The voyage combined calls at Nordfjordeid, Molde, Geiranger and Bergen with scenic cruising through some of Norway’s most dramatic fjord landscapes.
QUEEN MARY 2
In July 2004, we traveled aboard Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) on an 11-night Northern Europe cruise from Southampton during the ocean liner’s inaugural year. Beginning with embarkation on July 11 as Day 1, the voyage visited South Queensferry for Edinburgh, the Norwegian fjords, Ålesund, Bergen, Hamburg and Rotterdam before returning to Southampton on July 22. This master gallery brings together our photographs from the voyage, with individual port galleries documenting each stage of the cruise in greater detail.
ZUIDERDAM
Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) is seen in Glacier Bay, Alaska, on June 26, 2022. The first of Holland America’s Vista-class ships was photographed during Day 3 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth, as both ships spent the day cruising among the glaciers and mountains of Glacier Bay.
CARNIVAL ELATION
Carnival Elation (Carnival Cruise Line) was photographed in San Diego, California, on July 24, 2009, during her year-round deployment on short cruises to Mexico. We had sailed aboard her on a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise from Los Angeles in April 2002. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards in Finland, she entered service in 1998 and introduced Azipod propulsion to the cruise ship industry.
QUEEN ELIZABETH
In June 2022, we traveled aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) on a seven-night roundtrip Alaska cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia. The voyage combined scenic cruising in Glacier Bay with visits to Icy Strait Point, Sitka, and Ketchikan before returning to Vancouver on July 1. This master gallery brings together our complete voyage aboard the third Cunard ship to carry the Queen Elizabeth name.
NORWEGIAN SPIRIT
The second half of our 16-night Fire & Ice cruise aboard Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) began in Alaska on May 4, 2023, following five days crossing the Pacific from Hawaii. Days 11–17 included Icy Strait Point, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan before the voyage concluded in Vancouver, British Columbia.
NORWEGIAN SPIRIT
The first half of our 16-night Fire & Ice cruise aboard Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) began in Honolulu on April 24, 2023. After visiting Kona, Kauai, Maui and Hilo, the voyage continued with five days across the Pacific toward Alaska, creating a dramatic transition from the Hawaiian Islands to the northern portion of the cruise.
QUEEN MARY 2
On Day 6 of our July 2004 Northern Europe cruise, Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) visited Ålesund, Norway, on July 16 during the ocean liner's inaugural year. Arriving after the previous day's visits to Hellesylt and Geiranger, the call continued Queen Mary 2's first voyage through Norway and placed Cunard's new flagship against Ålesund's distinctive island and mountain setting.
PEARL SEAWAYS
On July 23, 2022, we boarded the Pearl Seaways (DFDS Seaways) to Oslo, Norway in the vibrant port of Copenhagen, Denmark, under a clear blue sky. This robust cruiseferry, serving as a vital link between Denmark and Norway, stood ready for its next journey.
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.
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.
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
Elation (Carnival Cruise Line) was our ship for a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise roundtrip from Los Angeles in April 2002, calling at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards in Finland, she entered service in 1998 as the seventh Fantasy-class ship. Our photographs feature the ship and destinations during her original West Coast deployment, four years into her cruising career.
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.