Meet Susan Cruise and Crossing Log Ships Toured Travel-Write Content Services I am available to help with your Internet and Print publishing needs. Services include content creation and management, research, writing, editing, updating, data entry and coding. to discuss your project. © Susan Milne,1999-2009

Back in 1998 it was clear from news groups on the Internet that a resource for passengers sailing from Vancouver to Alaska was needed. I created Vancouver Cruise Watch in November, 1999, having been a travel writer for 10 years and a resident of Vancouver for 5. The Internet world has changed completely since 1999. Now all the cruise lines have web sites and there is a wealth of information on cruises and cruise ships online. Unlike today's web sites with Flash, interactivity etc., Cruise Watch was originally created in 1999 using HTML in HomeSite, CorelDraw and PhotoShop. Since 1993, photos have been taken with my Sony DSC-V1 digital camera. Prior to that, I used a Hanimex 35mm and scanned them on the Microtek ScanMakerX6EL. It has been a pleasure putting these pages together in order to assist cruise enthusiasts and visitors to Vancouver. Your comments and questions are always welcome. Clicking any of the "Contact" or "Email Susan" links.

Hello and welcome to Cruise Watch. I live in Vancouver, B.C. where I work in content development for print and web publications, speicalizing in travel. My academic background in music history, theory and criticism has provided an excellent basis for my current profession. I have been exploring the world since I was a child in Africa: Travelled to over 60 countries. Lived on 4 continents. Toured and sailed on over 100 ships. In 1989 I started Travel-Write and began contributing articles and reviews to many newspapers, magazines and guide books including The Unofficial Guide to Cruises, The Globe & Mail and Toronto Star. In 1993 studied the crusie industry in Southern Florida and worked aboard NCL ships on turnaround days in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Toured ships and interviewed personnel while living in the Caribbean and Vancouver. Two stints as a travel agent making arrangements for clients around the globe 1996 to 1999 and 2004-5. Earning my webmaster credentials in 1999, I launched Cruise Watch. Associate Editor with CruiseMates.com from 2000 to 2006. Currently with Ensemble Travel Group. Below are the logs of my cruises, crossings and ship tours:

CRUISE & CROSSING LOG

SHIP	LENGTH	ITINERARY
rmmv Stirling Castle	21 days	Durban-Southampton
rms Queen Mary	5 days	Southampton–New York
ss Florida	4 days	Bahamas from Miami
rms Queen of Bermuda	7 days	Bermuda from New York
Blenheim	2 days	Newcastle–Oslo
Lida	1 day	Stavangar–Newcastle
Empress of England	Tour	Montreal
ss Orsova	10 days	Honolulu–Vancouver
Jatten Finn	1 day	Stockholm–Oland, Finland
ss S.A. Oranje	14 days	Cape Town–Southampton
ss Dolphin IV	4 days	Bahamas from Miami
mts Jupiter	7 days	Puerto Plata–Barbados
ss Rotterdam	10 days	S.Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale
ss Veracruz	Tour	Cozumel
ss Canada Star	7 days	W.Caribbean from New Orleans
ms Nieuw Amsterdam	7 days	W.Caribbean from Tampa
mv Sun Princess	10 days	Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles
ts Eugenio Costa	14 days	Med/Black Sea from Genoa
ms Song of America	7 days	W.Caribbean from Miami
ms Sovereign of the Seas	7 days	E.Caribbean from Miami
mv Pacific Princess	14 days	San Juan–Panama Canal–LA
ss Rotterdam	16 days	Ft. Lauderdale–Rio de Janeiro
ms Sun Viking	10 days	Alaska from Vancouver
ms Sun Viking	14 days	Hong Kong–Singapore
ms Veendam	1 day	Vancouver–Seattle
ms Windward	5 days	Vancouver–Los Angeles
rms Queen Mary	2 days	Post cruise stay
mv Royal Princess	14 days	Buenos Aires–Cape Horn-Santiago
ms Norwegian Wind	5 days	Vancouver–Los Angeles
rms Queen Mary	2 days	Post cruise stay
tss Sky Princess	17 days	Sydney–Tahiti
ms Vision of the Seas	12 days	Honolulu-Vancouver
mv Regal Princess	7 days	Alaska from Vancouver
Mississippi Queen	6 days	Mississippi from New Orleans
gts Infinity	7 days	Alaska from Vancouver
mv Royal Princess	10 days	Panama Canal from Ft. Lauderdale
ms Vision of the Seas	7 days	Alaska from Vancouver
ms Prinsendam	14 days	Alaska from San Francisco
mv Island Princess	1 day	Inaugural Cruise from Vancouver
mv Silver Shadow	10 days	Alaska from San Francisco
gtv Serenade of the Seas	7 days	Alaska from Vancouver
mv Ryndam	7 days	Sea of Cortez from San Diego
ms Insignia	10 days	Mediterranean, Barcelona to Athens
ms MSC Opera	7 days	Eastern Caribbean, r/t Ft. Lauderdale
ms Vision of the Seas	7 days	Alaska; Vancouver to Seattle
ms Oosterdam	3 days	Pacific Northwest r/t Vancouver
ms Statendam	14 days	New Zealand/Australia r/t Auckland
Norwegian Sun	2 days	Inside Passage r/t Vancouver
Rhapsody of the Seas	11 days	Queensland Australia r/t Sydney

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SHIPS TOURED three tables

SHIPS TOURED & PERSONNEL INTERVIEWED
IN CURACAO & ST. THOMAS - 1991/92

SHIP	POSITION	NAME
ms Noordam	Social Hostess	Teresa Paige Cookson
ms Vistafjord	Captain Fleet Trainer	Turje Sorrensen Julian Reiman
mv Royal Princess	Captain First Officer Cruise Director	Stephen Townsend Trevor Lane Leslie Laurer
mv Sea Princess	Purser DJ	Susan Jones Paul Meisak
ss Meridian	Tour Only	-
HMS Cornwall	Bridge Officer	Keith Winstanley
ms Golden Odyssey	Cruise Director	Mike Hotz
tss Seawind Crown	Hotel Manager	Oscar Voelenweider
mv Regent Star	Tour Only	-
ss Oceanbreeze	Social Hostess	Tamatha Cambronero
tes Canberra	Captain	Ian Gibb

CRUISE CAREER TRAINING INSTITUTE
FORT LAUDERDALE & MIAMI, FLORIDA - 1993

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