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.

Norwegian Bliss (Norwegian Cruise Line) departed Los Angeles, California, on January 25, 2026, beginning a scheduled seven night Mexican Riviera cruise to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas, returning February 1. Built by Meyer Werft in Germany, she entered service in 2018 as the third Breakaway Plus class ship.

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.

Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) called at Oranjestad, Aruba, on April 1, 2026, during Day 8 of our 10-night Caribbean cruise from Miami. After Bonaire and an extended call in Curaçao, Aruba was the final stop in the ABC islands before our return to Miami on April 4. Built by Fincantieri in Italy, she entered service in 2002 as Holland America’s first Vista-class ship.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) departed Los Angeles Harbor on the evening of September 30, 2025, during a voyage south toward Mexico, Central America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean. The Vista-class cruise ship had arrived that morning before continuing toward Cabo San Lucas as daylight faded over the Southern California coast.

This collection preserves original paperwork and memorabilia from our honeymoon crossing aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 (Cunard), sailing from Southampton to New York on April 14–20, 1999. Voyage 1160 celebrated QE2’s 30th anniversary in service and formed the final transatlantic leg of her 1999 World Cruise.

In December 2024, we traveled aboard Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) on a seven-night eastbound transatlantic crossing from New York to Southampton. Departing New York on December 3, the voyage spent six uninterrupted days at sea before arriving in Southampton on December 10. The crossing took place during Queen Mary 2's 20th year of service and continued Cunard's long tradition of scheduled passenger service across the North Atlantic.

Our 15-day Grand European Tour aboard Viking Skadi (Viking) traveled from Budapest to Amsterdam from July 6–20, 2024. Following the Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers, the journey connected Hungary, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands through historic cities, smaller river communities and some of Central Europe’s best-known landscapes.

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.

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 (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.