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Cruise Rookies
All cruise travel reports and photos posted to this website relate to cruises taken by myself, Stephen Grande, and my wife Barbara Cepinko,
and guests that we have brought along with us on our cruises unless otherwide noted.
Note: You can navigate this wesite using the blue tabs in the header and footer of every page of this website.
From any page you can quickly go to the index of all cruises by clicking on either "Past Cruises" or "Future Cruises".
You can also go to the sections of this website dealing with cruise resources, topics, cruise lines, ships or links by
just clicking on those blue tabs in the header and footer of every page.
I think no matter how many cruises my wife and I take, we'll always be cruise rookies.
There are so many ports in the world, so many cruise lines, so many different cruise ships, and new ships are always being built and
old ones retired! It seems like it would be impossible to ever become an experienced cruiser that knows everything about
every cruise ship and every cruise itinerary.
Below you can view thousands of photos and read many reports from the cruises that we have taken over the past decade or so.
The reports from our more recent travels are much more detailed than those from our earlier cruises. I had no idea when we
took cruises years ago that I'd ever set up a web site devoted to my cruise experiences and thus didn't bother to record the
details of our cruises other than to take a lot of photos.
In the future I'll be adding more sections to this web site that will include such things as hints and suggestions related to
cruising. In the meantime, there are many other web sites that offer a lot of help when planning a cruise. You can see a list
of those near the bottom of this page.
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Cruise Reports & Photos
in order by date
most to least recent
- 2024
- March
- 32 Days South America
March 4 - April 5, 2024
From Buenos Aires, Argentina to Los Angeles, California, USA
Sapphire Princess.
- 2023
- June
- March
- January
- 111 Day Around The World Cruise
January 19 - May 11, 2023
From Los Angeles, California
Island Princess,
CANCELLED BY ME
Does not work with my 2023 schedule.
- 2022
- December
- November
- March
- January
- 111 Day Around The World Cruise
January 19 - May 11, 2022
From Los Angeles, California
Island Princess
CANCELLED BY PRINCESS
Due To Covid-19 Virus Worldwide Pandemic.
Rescheduled to January 2023.
- 2021
- January
- 111 Day Around The World Cruise
January 17 - May 9, 2021
From Los Angeles, California
Island Princess
CANCELLED BY PRINCESS
Due To Covid-19 Virus Worldwide Pandemic.
Rescheduled to January 2022.
- 2020
- November
- Sternwheeler Adventure Cruise
November 7, 2020
From Cascade Locks to Portland, Oregon
Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler.
- 7 Day Mexican Riviera Cruise
November 28 - December 5, 2020
From Los Angeles (Long Beach), California
Carnival Panorama
CANCELLED BY CARNIVAL
Due To Covid-19 Virus Worldwide Pandemic.
Rescheduled to November 2022
- September
- August
- March
- February
- January
- 2019
- November
- October
- 24 Day Transpacific Cruise
October 5 - 30, 2019
From Los Angeles (Long Beach), California to Singapore
Hawaii, Guam, Malaysia and Vietnam
Carnival Splendor.
- September
- July
- June
- April
- March
- January
- 14 Day Hawaii Cruise
January 12 - 26, 2019
From Los Angeles (Long Beach), California to Hawaii
Carnival Splendor.
- 2018
- September
- 14 Day Norway Cruise
September 3 - 17, 2018
From Southampton, England To Norway, Iceland, Scotland and Orkney Isles
Norwegian Jade.
- 2017
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- July
- 7 Day Alaska Cruise
July 19 - 26, 2008
From Vancouver, BC, Canada, to Juneau, Sitka and Ketchekan, Alaska
Holland America Oosterdam.
- January
- 7 Day Mexico Riviera Cruise
December 31, 2007 - January 6, 2008, New Years Cruise
From Los Angeles (Long Beach), California, to the Mexican Riviera
Holland America Ryndam.
- Pre-2008
- Late 1980's and Early 1990's
Upcomming Cruises
in order by date
starting with the
next scheduled cruise
- 2026
- May
- 9 Days New Caledonia & Vanuatu
May 11 - 20, 2026
From Sydney, Australia to Noumea & Lifou, New Caledonia and Mystery Island, Vanuatu, and back to Sydney
Carnival Splendor.
SHIPS I HAVE OR WILL SOON CRUISE ON:
- Carnival Horizon:
May 9-23, 2018 14-Day TransAtlantic.
- Carnival Miracle:
Jan 13-27, 2018 14-Day Panama Canal.
- Carnival Panorama:
Jan 18-25, 2020 7-Day Mexican Riviera.
- Carnival Panorama:
Nov 26-Dec 3, 2022 7-Day Mexican Riviera.
- Carnival Splendor:
Jan 12-26, 2019 14-Day Hawaii.
- Carnival Splendor:
Jun 1-8, 2019 7-Day Mexican Riviera.
- Carnival Splendor:
Oct 5-30, 2019 24-Day Transpacific Cruise.
- Celebrity Millennium:
Feb 1-16, 2009 14-Day Australia-New Zealand.
- Cunard Queen Mary 2:
Aug 8-13, 2010 6-Day TransAtlantic.
- Holland America Maasdam:
Aug 27-Sep 3, 2011 7-Day Canada & N.E..
- Holland America Oosterdam:
Jul 19-26, 2008 7-Day Alaska Cruise.
- Holland America Ryndam:
Dec 31, 2007-Jan 6, 2008 7-Day Mexican Riviera.
- Norwegian Epic:
Nov 10-22, 2019 12-Day Mediterranean.
- Norwegian Escape
Mar 10-17, 2010 7-Day Port Canaveral & Bahamas.
- Norwegian Getaway:
Jul 13-22, 2019 9-Day Scandinavia, Russia & Baltic.
- Norwegian Jade:
Sep 3-17, 2018 14-Day Norway & Iceland.
- Oceania Nautica:
Sep 9-21, 2017 13-Day British Isles Medley.
- Princess: Discovery Princess:
Dec 28, 2022-Jan 7, 2023 10-Day Baja Peninsula & Sea of Cortez.
- Princess: Island Princess:
Sep 16-22, 2019 6-Day Pacific Wine Country.
- Princess: Majestic Princess:
Mar 7-Apr 4, 2023 28-Day Round Australia.
- Princess: Sapphire Princess:
Mar 4-Apr 5, 2024 32 Days Andes & South America.
- Princess: Royal Princess:
Feb 10-15, 2020 5 Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway.
- Princess: Sea Princess:
Mar 10-Apr 7, 2020 28-Day Round Australia.
- Princess: Sky Princess:
Mar 12-28, 2022 16 Day Morrocan Passage.
- Royal Caribbean: Wonder of the Seas:
Sep 17-24, 2023 7 Night Western Caribean & Perfect Day Cruise.
WHO OWNS WHICH CRUISE LINES?
CRUISE LINES CORPORATE STRUCTURE
- Carnival Corporation & PLC (Largest)
- Carnival of the Americas
- Carnival Cruise Line (Miami, FL, USA)
- Carnival United Kingdom
- P&O Cruises (Southampton, UK)
- Cunard Line (Southampton, UK)
- Holland America Group
- Holland America Line (Seattle, WA, USA)
- Princess Cruises (Santa Clarita, CA, USA)
- Seabourn Cruise Line (Seattle, WA, USA)
- P&O Cruises, Australia (Sydney, Australia)
- Carnival Australia
- Carnival Australia (Sydney, Australia)
- Carnival China
- Carnival Cruise Shipping (Hong Kong, China)
- Costa Group
- Costa Cruises (Genoa, Italy)
- AIDA Cruises (Rostock, Germany)
- Disney Cruise Line (6th Largest)
- Genting Hong Kong (5th Largest)
- Dream Cruises
- Star Cruises
- Crystal Cruises
- MSC Cruises (4th Largest)
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (3rd Largest)
- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
- Oceania Cruises
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Royal Caribbean Cruises (2nd Largest)
- Royal Caribbean International
- Celebrity Cruises
- Azamara Club Cruises
- Silversea Cruises
- Plus Partial Ownership In Others
- Viking Cruises
- Windstar Cruises
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