Our son passed June 14th, 2022 after a two plus year fight with DIPG (cancer in the brain stem). This and seeing friends pass or fighting health problems has motivated us to do our best to enjoy life while we are able. We are planning more cruises, bought an inexpensive home in Michigan for summers so we can see family, longtime friends, make new friends and plan to enjoy this adventure we call life. If any friends want to join us on an upcoming cruise, we could always use some card players for sea days...
Our last two pets passed (Oct. 19, 2022, June 21, 2024) and we currently don't plan on getting any pets as it makes traveling and planning easier. We love them dearly but it is also tough losing them. We will see how life treats us and consider another when we slow down or stop our travels.
My homepage will document locations we have traveled to with photos, what we did and some of the prices we paid. Some info may become dated as I hardly review after creating a page, but I hope you enjoy or find some useful for researching your own travels!
Upcoming travel plans, itineraries, research, any booked plans, (photos after the trip)
Next cruise (3 back to back cruises): 53 Nights - Los Angeles, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Antarctic PeninsulaSapphire Princess (9th, 10th, 11th-117 days on Princess after these cruises), Nov. 16, 2025
Next, next cruise: 4 Nights - Great Stirrup Cay & Nassau
Next, next, next cruise: 25 Nights - Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea to Yokohama
Next, next, next, next cruise (2 back to back cruises): 24 Nights - (England, Scotland, Great Britian, Iceland, Norway) then (Netherlands, Belgum, France, Spain, Portugal)
25 Nights - Norwegian Cruise Line (S. Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong)
28 Nights - Norwegian Cruise Line (New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia)
Los Angeles to Miami (through the Panama Canal, 15 Nights) -
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico;
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico;
Acapulco, Mexico;
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala;
Panama City, Panama;
Panama Canal (full transit)
Cartagena, Colombia
Southern Caribbean (11 night cruise) - St. John's, Antigua;
Castries, St. Lucia;
Bridgetown, Barbados;
St. George's, Grenada;
Kralendijk, Bonaire;
Oranjestad, Aruba
Quick Michigan getaway trip (3 day) - Mackinac Island Oct. 2016
Mediterranean (9 day cruise) - Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy;
Amalfi, Italy;
Messina, Sicily, Italy;
Marseille, France;
Nice (Villefranche), France;
Ajaccio, Corsica, France;
Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy;
Rome (Civitavecchia)
Eastern Caribbean (8 day cruise) - Labadee, Haiti;
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Basseterre, St. Kitts;
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
California Cruise (7 day cruise) - Los Angeles, CA;
San Francisco, CA;
Santa Barbara, CA;
Ensenada, Mexico;
San Diego, CA
Eastern Caribbean Cruise (8 day cruise) - Miami, Fairchild gardens;
Saint Thomas, USVI;
Antigua;
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Nassau, Bahamas;
Key Largo, FL
New England Cruise (7 day cruise) - New York (Brooklyn), NY;
Newport, Rhode Island;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Bar Harbor, Maine;
Saint Johns, New Brunswick;
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cozumel and Grand Cayman (5 day cruise) - Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
Cozumel, Mexico;
Playa Del Carmen;
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Pisgah Inn, North Carolina
Back to back cruises (7 & 7 day) - Venice, Italy;
Dubrovnik, Croatia;
Athens (Piraeus) Greece;
Ephesus (Izmir) Turkey;
Split, Croatia;
Corfu, Greece;
Santorini, Greece;
Mykonos, Greece;
Olympia (Katakolon) Greece
Southern Caribbean Cruise (11 day) - Miami, FL;
Samana, Dominican Republic;
Tortola, British Virgin Islands;
St. Maarten/St. Martin;
Antigua;
Dominica;
Barbados;
St. Kitts
Southern & Eastern Caribbean Cruises (7 & 7 day) - Ft. Lauderdale;
Princess Cays, Bahamas;
Curacao;
Aruba;
Nassau, The Bahamas;
St. Thomas, USVI;
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Grand Turk
European Cruise (14 day) - Copenhagen, Denmark;
Oslo, Norway;
Rotterdam, Holland;
Dover, England;
Le Havre, France;
Lisbon, Portugal;
Barcelona, Spain;
Cannes, France;
Genoa, Italy;
Livorno, Italy;
Civitavecchia, Italy (near Rome)
Western Caribbean Cruise (7 day) -
Ft. Lauderdale;
Ocho Rio, Jamaica;
Grand Caymond, BWI;
Belize
Eastern Caribbean Cruise (7 day) - Miami;
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas;
St. Thomas, USVI;
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Nassau, Bahamas
Pisgah Inn, North Carolina
Arizona - Phoenix; Grand Canyon; Sedona; Jerome
Florida Keys - Boating around Key Largo; Little Palm island
Key West, FL
Alaska Cruise (7 day) - Seattle;
Vancouver;
Sitka;
Cruising Hubbard Glacier;
Skagway;
Juneau
Key Largo, FL, Miami, FL; boating
Key Largo, FL; boating
Oakland, California
Key Largo, FL
Key Largo, FL
Central American Cruise (8 day) - Miami;
Belize City, Belize;
Limon, Costa Rica;
Colon, Panama
Key Largo photos w/Brooks
Mexican Riviera Cruise (10 day) - Los Angeles, California;
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico;
Acapulco, Mexico;
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico;
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico;
Mazatlan, Mexico
Western Caribbean Cruise (7 day) - Miami, FL;
Grand Cayman;
Roatan, Honduras;
Belize;
Cozumel, Mexico
Hawaii Trips - Maui; Kauai
Europe Trips - Holland, Netherlands;
Amsterdam;
Woerden, Linschoten;
Oudewater, Haastrecht;
Schoonhoven;
Neuwport;
Kinderdijk;
Venice, Italy;
Florence, Italy;
Rome, Italy;
Europe Trips - London, England; Paris, France
Southern Caribbean Cruises (7 & 7 day) - Old San Juan;
Barbados;
St. Lucia;
St. Martin;
St. Kitts;
St. Thomas;
Aruba;
La Guaira, Venezuela;
Grenada; Dominica;
St. Thomas
Michigan Upper Penninsula - Hancock;
Copper Harbor;
Porcupine Mountains;
Presque Isle;
Manistique
Oakland & San Francisco, California
Anchorage, Alaska & a Cruize from Seward to Vancouver (7 day) - Anchorage, Alaska;
Denali National Park;
Seward;
Valdez;
Yakutat Bay;
Hubbard Glacier;
Skagway; Juneau
Big Island of Hawaii & Oahu
Cozumel & Cancun, Mexico
Florida Keys by motorhome
Cape Canaveral, Venice, Florida by motorhome -
Older Vacations -
My first family trip, I was born in Japan in 1957 - Japan2
Japan3
Japan4
Japan5
Japan6
If you have any questions, suggestions for improvement, or if any of my links need updating, please send me email.
Norwegian Escape (11th-124 days on Norwegian after this cruises), Feb 16, 2026
Hotel March 17th then Coral Princess (12th-142 days on Princess after this cruises, Lynn Elite rewards on Princess through Sept. 2026), March 22, 2026
Norwegian Star (12th and 13th-148 days on Norwegian after these cruises), Sept. 13, 2026
Past trips
21 Nights - Norwegian (Miami to Seattle via Panama Canal)
Norwegian Encore (10th-120 days on Norwegian after this cruises), March 30, 2025
Norwegian Spirit (8th and 9th-99 days on Norwegian), Nov. 2024
Norwegian Spirit (6 and 7th-74 days on Norwegian after this trip), March 2023
Norwegian Bliss (5th-47 days on Norwegian), Dec. 2022
Royal Caribbean, Serenade of the Seas (3rd-26 days on Royal Caribbean), Feb. 2017
Celebrity Silhouette (1st-9 days on Celebrity), Sept. 2016
Royal Caribbean, Navigator of the Seas, Feb. 2016
Crown Princess (8th-64 days on Princess), Oct. 2015
Carnival Breeze (6th-44 days on Carnival), Feb. 2015
Royal Princess, Sept. 2014
Ruby Princess, Jan. 2014
September 2013
Norwegian Jade (3rd & 4th-32 days on Norwegian), May 2013
Norwegian Dawn, Mar. 2012
Grand Princess & Carnival Freedom, Dec. 2011
Star Princess, Sept. 2010
Carnival Liberty, May 2009
Carnival Liberty, October 2008
June 2008
Arizona, April 2008
Movies of Dolphins, Manatee, Roseate Spoonbill, Little Palm, etc. Dec. 2007
31 meg, Slide show of Fantasy Fest, Oct. 27, 2007
Royal Carribean, Serenade of the Seas, May 2007
Photos of Friends & activities, March 2007
Photos of Friends & activities, December 2006
Brook's family, May 2006
Mike & Debbie Brooks, Nov. 2005
Joann Dils, Sept. 2005
Carnival Spirit, March 2004
2003 Key Largo, December 2003
Sun Princess, March 2003
Norwegian Sun, March 2002
Maui, April 2001, Kauai, May 2001
Holland, April 2000, Italy, May 2000
London, England and Paris, France 1999
Dawn Princess, April 1999
MI State Parks, September 1998
California, April 1998
Carnival Tropicale, July 1997 - Larger photos
January 1997
April 1996
Dec. 1995
Dec. 1993
List by date, location and companionsKey Largo, Florida
Key Largo, Florida - Waterfront condo in Key Largo, Florida No longer rented
Water related
Travel - Links (verified 11/12)
Looe Key & Key Largo, Florida - Fish photos
Cozumel, Mexico - Fish photos
Hawaii & Oahu - Fish photos
Leftovers (mainly a bunch of photos, over the years)
Fall 09 - Quicktime movie (photos) of fall colors coming home 10-26-09
Summer 08 - Photos of hail in June
Winter 07 - Photos of weather
Family stuff - Misc Photos
Friend stuff - Photos
Misc stuff - 1957 Japan7 and Family Photos
Misc1 stuff - 1957 Japan1 and Family Photos
Misc2 stuff - 1957 Japan and Misc2 Family Photos
Chelsea, Michigan - Our old home on Cavanaugh Lake 1992-2007
Chelsea, Michigan - Our old home in Inverness Woods pre-move 2007-Feb. 2013Track memories
Trotwood Madison High School - TM-1975 & Eastern Michigan University - EMU-1976 - EMU-1977 - EMU-1978 - EMU-1979
I'm an Eastern Michigan Alumni and always will be a Huron!!! 
Last Updated (at least something, ha ha): Sept. 12, 2025, Renewed with Seanic.net until 1-28-2026, renewed 10-14-24.
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