Cruise Timeline

Previous sailings on:

• 1988 Carnival – Carnivale (First cruise ever) – Bahamas
• 1990 Viking River – Europe – Tulips & Windmills
• 2001 Carnival – Imagination – Mexico/Key West
• 2002 Holland America – ms Statendam – Alaska – 30th anniversary cruise
• 2006 Royal Caribbean – Majesty of the Seas – Bahamas/Key West
• 2010 Carnival – Paradise – Caribbean
• 2013 Carnival – Breeze – Bahamas/Jamaica
• 2015 Norwegian – Pearl – Alaska
• 2015 Disney – Dream – A Very Merry Christmas
• 2016 Carnival – Fascination – Eastern Caribbean
• 2017 Viking Ocean – Star – Empires of the Mediterranean
• 2017 Viking Ocean – Sea – In the Wake of Vikings
• 2018 Royal Caribbean – Empress of the Seas – Cuba
• 2018 Viking River – Hermod – Danube Waltz
• 2019 Viking Ocean – Jupiter – Iconic Western Mediterranean
• 2019 Carnival Sunrise – Fall Splendor – Eastern Seaboard
• 2019 Oceania – Stars of the Vine – Pacific Coast
• 2020 Viking River – Herja – Paris to Swiss Alps – CANCELED due to COVID-19
• 2022 Viking River – Segrun – Tulips and Windmills
• Celebrity – The cruise nightmares are made of! I blocked it all out of my mind!
• Norwegian – Sun – Pacific Northwest

What a difference in ship design and size from our first cruise in 1988 to our most recent in 2019! I wish I could remember all the ship names and information over the years, but…I did several of my cruises when I worked for a Rochester area travel agency. As you can see, I’ve sailed all over on many different cruise lines. Some lines I will not travel on again unless it’s free, which is doubtful! Many travelers choose a specific cruise line and sail on nothing else, which can be a plus as they earn certain perks based on the number of days at sea. As you can see, I have only sailed a couple cruise lines enough to warrant any special deals onboard or pricing. I need to work on that a bit more I think! I hope to come across some more pictures of the ships we’ve traveled on, if I do, I will add them to the picture gallery above.

Why do we cruise, you may ask? Well, it’s a great way to see many different ports in many different countries, be well taken care of onboard with good food, daily housekeeping service, unpacking once, excursions and transportation, all rolled up into one package. Not sure you want to cruise? Try a short one first.

One’s destination is never a place,
but a new way of seeing things.
-Unknown