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More than 50 years at sea

Our Cruise History

From classic ships of the 1970s to today’s ocean, river, luxury, expedition, and small-ship journeys, cruising has been part of our lives for more than five decades. This archive traces the voyages that shaped our experience—and the knowledge we now share with our clients.

99Cruise Experiences Currently documented in our historical archive
1975Where the Story Begins Suzanne’s first cruise aboard Bon Vivant
Ocean · River · Expedition Many Ways to Explore From short previews to extended global journeys
Experience that works for you

What Decades of Cruising Mean for Our Clients

Our cruise history is more than a record of where we have traveled. Every voyage has helped us better understand the differences between cruise lines, ships, destinations, itineraries, service styles, and the many details that can shape a successful vacation.

Better Cruise Comparisons

We can explain how cruise lines and ships differ in atmosphere, dining, accommodations, entertainment, service, inclusions, and overall vacation style—not merely compare their brochures.

Firsthand Destination Context

Our travels provide practical context about ports, transfers, pre- and post-cruise stays, excursion pacing, weather, geography, and how an itinerary actually feels once underway.

Fewer Unwelcome Surprises

Experience helps us anticipate questions about cabin location, embarkation, transportation, onboard packages, accessibility, sea days, port time, and other details that can materially affect a trip.

We have not sailed every ship or experienced every itinerary, but our broad cruise background helps us ask better questions, recognize meaningful differences, and recommend options with greater confidence.
The voyages behind the experience

Our Complete Cruise Archive

Explore our documented cruise history by era and year. The list includes full vacations, expedition journeys, river cruises, hosted groups, industry conferences, inaugural events, and short ship-preview sailings.

99 documented cruise experiences1975–2026 archive spanOpen any year to view its sailings

The 2020s

65 cruise experiences
20267 cruises
Holland AmericaRotterdam
14-Night Baltic & Scandinavian Capitals
Avalon WaterwaysVista
12-Day Romantic Rhine with Swiss Alps, Lucerne & Lake Como
Scenic CruisesScenic Eclipse
8-Night Circle of Excellence: Rhythms of the Brazilian Coastline
Celebrity CruisesAscent
10-Night Ultimate Southern Caribbean Ascension Cellars Wine Lovers Cruise
Aurora ExpeditionsGreg Mortimer
13-Day Across the Antarctic Circle Expedition
Regent Seven Seas CruisesSeven Seas Mariner
7-Night Lush Islands, Lovely Shores Caribbean Cruise
AmaWaterwaysAmaMagna
7-Night Gems of Southeast Europe: Los Milics Vineyards Wine Celebration
202512 cruises
Oceania CruisesNautica
15-Day Crossroads of the Atlantic Transatlantic Cruise
Avalon WaterwaysArtistry II
7-Night Bonjour Bordeaux: Châteaux, Wineries & Charming Villages
Aurora ExpeditionsSylvia Earle
29-Day Traversing the Northwest Passage
Oceania CruisesMarina
12-Night North Vistas Cruise
Celebrity CruisesSilhouette
7-Night Iceland Intensive
Holland AmericaWesterdam
28-Night Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice
Oceania CruisesMarina
Circle of Excellence: 8-Night Springtime Rivieras
Oceania CruisesMarina
10-Night Blooming Mediterranean
SeabournEncore
25-Night Japan & Hawaiian Islands Pacific Crossing
Celebrity CruisesEdge
9-Night Australian Wine Cruise
Celebrity CruisesEdge
12-Night New Zealand Cruise
AzamaraQuest
12-Night South Africa Intensive
202415 cruises
Celebrity CruisesAscent
7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise
Celebrity CruisesAscent
7-Night Liza Lovers Eastern Caribbean Cruise
Celebrity CruisesAscent
7-Night Western Caribbean CruiseOne National Conference
SeabournPursuit
20-Day Easter & Pitcairn Islands: Marooned, Moai & Mutineers
Avalon WaterwaysTranquility II
7-Night Castles & Vineyards Moselle River Cruise
Oceania CruisesMarina
15-Day Glaciers & Greenland
Lindblad ExpeditionsNational Geographic Explorer
5-Night Wild Iceland Escape Expedition
Avalon WaterwaysAlegria
11-Night Wine Lovers Lisbon & Douro River Cruise
Holland AmericaZuiderdam
28-Night Transatlantic & Baltics Cruise
Celebrity CruisesBeyond
8-Night ABC Ascension Cellars Wine Lovers Cruise
Celebrity CruisesBeyond
5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise
Holland AmericaVolendam
15-Night Panama Canal Cruise
AmaWaterwaysAmaSiena
6-Night Tulip Time River Summit
AzamaraQuest
15-Night Chilean Fjords Cruise
Regent Seven Seas CruisesSeven Seas Grandeur
2-Night Preview Cruise
202313 cruises
AmaWaterwaysAmaSiena
8-Night Godmother Christmas Markets River Cruise
Avalon WaterwaysTranquility II
9-Night Christmas Time River Cruise
Celebrity CruisesAscent
2-Night Naming Ceremony Cruise
CarnivalCelebration
7-Night Eastern Caribbean National Conference Cruise
Oceania CruisesVista
2-Night Showcase Cruise
Avalon WaterwaysPoetry II
7-Night Burgundy & Provence for Wine Lovers, Plus 2 Nights in Paris
AzamaraPursuit
7-Night Croatia Intensive Cruise
Celebrity CruisesFlora
10-Night Galápagos Outer Loop Expedition
SilverseaSilver Cloud
Greenland & Canadian Arctic Expedition
Aurora ExpeditionsSylvia Earle
14-Night Svalbard In Depth Expedition
Celebrity CruisesBeyond
7-Night Western Caribbean Customer Appreciation Cruise
Celebrity CruisesBeyond
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Customer Appreciation Cruise
Celebrity CruisesInfinity
14-Night South America & Antarctica
202212 cruises
Celebrity CruisesEdge
20-Night Ultimate Southern Caribbean Back-to-Back
Norwegian Cruise LineEncore
7-Night Eastern Caribbean CruiseOne National Conference
Celebrity CruisesBeyond
2-Night Celebrity Beyond U.S. Inaugural Cruise
Celebrity CruisesConstellation
15-Night Mediterranean Passage Transatlantic
Avalon WaterwaysPassion
8-Night Danube, Croatia & Black Sea, Plus 2 Nights in Transylvania
Celebrity CruisesSolstice
7-Night Alaska with Dawes Glacier
Holland AmericaNieuw Statendam
24-Night Canada, Iceland & Greenland
Celebrity CruisesConstellation
10-Night Venice, Greece & Turkey
Celebrity CruisesSilhouette
7-Night Norwegian Fjords
Royal CaribbeanAllure of the Seas
8-Night Eastern Caribbean
Celebrity CruisesEquinox
12-Night Ultimate Southern Caribbean
Holland AmericaRotterdam
6-Night Southern Caribbean
20215 cruises
Virgin VoyagesScarlet Lady
5-Night Mayan Sol
Celebrity CruisesEquinox
12-Night Ultimate Southern Caribbean
Avalon WaterwaysEnvision
Danube River: Hungary to Germany
SeabournOdyssey
Barbados & the Caribbean
SilverseaSilver Muse
Alaska
20201 cruise
Celebrity CruisesEclipse
South America & Antarctica

Continue through the decades below to see how our cruise experience has evolved.

The 2010s

22 cruise experiences
20194 cruises
Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy
Cruise to Nowhere
Princess CruisesRoyal Princess
Pacific Coastal
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Silhouette
Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Reflection
Iceland & Ireland
20183 cruises
Princess CruisesEmerald Princess
Alaska
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Reflection
Extended Caribbean
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Solstice
Transpacific from Sydney to Hawaii
20175 cruises
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Infinity
Panama Canal & Western South America
Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Imagination
Baja Mexico & Catalina Island
CroisiEuropeMS Cyrano de Bergerac
Bordeaux River Cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Eclipse
Norwegian Fjords
Princess CruisesRuby Princess
Pacific Northwest & California Coast
20162 cruises
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Reflection
Western Caribbean
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Infinity
Pacific Northwest
20153 cruises
Royal CaribbeanFreedom of the Seas
Western Caribbean
Princess CruisesGrand Princess
Hawaii
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Solstice
Alaska
20142 cruises
Royal CaribbeanVision of the Seas
Western Caribbean
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Silhouette
Eastern Caribbean
20132 cruises
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Silhouette
Western Caribbean
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Silhouette
Eastern Caribbean
20101 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Equinox
Extended Caribbean

The 2000s

6 cruise experiences
20091 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Solstice
Transatlantic from Rome to Fort Lauderdale
20081 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Summit
Transatlantic from Barcelona to Puerto Rico
20071 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Mercury
Alaska
20061 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Mercury
Mexican Riviera
20051 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Infinity
Hawaii
20031 cruise
Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Mercury
Mexican Riviera

The Early Years: 1975–1999

6 cruise experiences
19931 cruise
Holland AmericaRotterdam
Alaska
19811 cruise
Sitmar CruisesFairsea
Mexican Riviera
19801 cruise
Holland AmericaStatendam
Extended Caribbean
19791 cruise
Commodore Cruise LineBoheme
Extended Caribbean
19781 cruise
Costa CruisesWorld Renaissance
Southern Caribbean
19751 cruise
Chandris/BahamasBon Vivant
Bahamas

This archive currently documents 99 cruise experiences from 1975 through 2026. We will continue updating it as new voyages are completed and become part of our cruise history.

Your cruise story comes next

Let Our Experience Help You Choose the Right Cruise

Every cruise in this archive taught us something—about ships, destinations, itineraries, service, pacing, and the details that can turn a good vacation into an exceptional one. We would love to use that experience to help you find the cruise that fits your interests, preferences, and travel style.

Explore our Travelers’ Century Club journey