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Meet the Silhouetters Sailing the British Isles in August, 2016
Gil & Maxene (msbodin) Bodin
Hometown: Matawan,NJ, USA • Cabin: UKN • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Banks Mansion • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are retired (happily) and still living in our original house in NJ (43 years). We have 6 grandkids and are looking forward to our first Celebrity cruise.
MJ-Mary Jane (skysthelimit) & Sterling Bennett
Hometown: Atlanta ,GA, USA • Cabin: 1062 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are both retired airline employees that just haven't had enough travel in lifetimes! This will be our second time on the Silhouette and we are really looking forward to this itinerary.
Alice & Alan (drlipples) Heller
Hometown: Pikesville,MD, USA • Cabin: 8197 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Lion D'Or in Haarlem • Post-cruise hotel: Going to Switzerland
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Love cruising. just returned from Viking river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest
Larry & Diane (Mybetsee) Countryman &
Molly Sharp (Diane's mother)
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV, USA • Cabin: 2151/6305 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Amsterdam Mariott Hotel • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are Diane & Larry from Las Vegas, NV and Dakota Dunes, SD and traveling with us is my Mom, Molly Sharp from Omaha, NE and Cleveland, TX. Larry & I have 4 kids and 9 grandkids. We enjoy cruising, spending time at our LV home and attending our grandkids sporting events. Most evenings you can find us sitting on the sidelines cheering them on!!
My mom Molly lives full-time in her motorhome and splits her time spending 6 months working the summer months at a Nebraska State Park and the rest of the year she spends in Cleveland with my 2 sisters.
We will be traveling with our dear friends Kathy & Jim from Westerville and look forward to meeting you all!
Dana & Christian (ckessler3) Kessler
Hometown: Buford, GA, USA • Cabin: 1132 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-21-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Amsterdam Mariott Hotel • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Christian • Click here to e-mail Dana
Both of us still work, so we limited on the number of cruises we can take, but only about 6 more years. Dana works as a Physical Therapist, she likes to craft, embroidered, and gardening. I work as a Call Center Consultant and enjoy wood working, O gauge toy trains, and computers. We both enjoy traveling.
Greg & Beth (SoonerCruizers) Malak
Hometown: The Villages, FL, USA • Cabin: 1673 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Holiday Inn Express @ Airport • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Greg • Click here to e-mail Beth
We are both retired. We have been married for 40 years and lived the majority of our lives in Claremore, Oklahoma. Greg was the Curator/Manager of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, for 29 years and I worked for Getty/Texaco/Chevron oil companies for 27 years in Tulsa. We have two sons, both living in Oklahoma. We are University of Oklahoma Sooner fans (BOOMER SOONER!!). We moved to Florida in 2006 and since fully retiring three years ago have been traveling LOTS. We have sailed the Rhine River on a riverboat cruise; toured China and Peru by land; cruised to parts of the Mediterranean; and spent 4 weeks on a transatlantic cruise to Europe visiting ten countries. Celebrity is our favorite line. We are spending this cruise to the British Isles with our BFF's, Chris and Dana Kessler, (see them directly above us) whom we met in Oklahoma and have been friends for 30 years!!!!
Martin & Shirley (surebeatssailing) Hanley
Hometown: Perry Hall, MD, USA • Cabin: 9137 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-22-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Banks Mansion • Post-cruise hotel: Banks Mansion
Click here to e-mail Shirley • Click here to e-mail Martin
We really enjoy cruising which we started doing around 2003. Prior to this we chartered sail boats in the Carribean with friends for about 14 yrs...lots of fun but too much work especially when 10 people are on a large catamaran for 10 days!
I am a retired nurse after 45 yrs but Martin is still working . He is having a hip replacement on 12/14/15 so he should be in good shape for this trip after struggling with a cane & pain on a busy Baltics cruise a few months ago
Annette & Lance (Sour Kraut) Langhorst
Hometown: Fairfield, CA, USA • Cabin: 1178 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-2-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Hotel Estherea • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Annette and I will be celebrating 50 years of marriage in 2016....If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself !!
Our two children are long grown and out of the house...Hopefully not to return !!
Since I left "corporate America", aka retirement, I have started my own controls business...So much for retirement !
As for interests, travel is the big one, then golf, outdoor activities including fishing and hunting.
We will be joined by our best friends, in the whole wide world, Wilma & Gary Letford.
Post cruise we are off to Germany & Austria for 3 weeks
Laura Lisiecki & Al (Big Beer Gut) Shearer
Hometown: Detroit Area, MI, USA • Cabin: 9124 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBD • Post-cruise hotel: NA
I will likely retire just prior to this cruise from a US auto manufacturer after 37 years. Laura is a retired professor from an Detroit area engineering university and is still working as an adjunct professor at several area universities. We have taken many cruises on the Oasis/Allure and cruises to the Adriatic, Galapagos and Alaska on Celebrity. We look forward to additional cruising during retirement.
Brenda (Brenda 6149) & Bill Rothschild
Hometown: Atlanta,GA, USA • Cabin: 1271 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBD • Post-cruise hotel: NA
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Married 21 years 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren. Bill is a lawyer and Brenda is retired. This is our ninth cruise mostly on Celebrity
Arlene (eagerreader) & Roy Goldfarb
Hometown: Cinnaminson,NJ, USA • Cabin: 7105 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-21-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBD • Post-cruise hotel: TBD
This will be our 6th cruise with Celebrity and we have done 2 with other lines. We love to plan our own excursions to see exciting places without the large buses. So we hope to meet people who may be interested in setting up a golf date or renting a car or van to see castles or have tea in a lovely village. I work as a supervisor in a child study team (special education) and Roy is a semi-retired scientist and professor.
Valorie (2sisterscruise) Nelson & Karen Haupt
Hometown: Menifee & Corona,CA, USA • Cabin: 3146 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Movenpick • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Valorie • Click here to e-mail Karen
Our picture (Karen on the right) was taken just prior to boarding our Mediterranean Cruise in 2013. We had taken a red eye, arrived in Barcelona in the am, then took a city tour before arriving at the port for our cruise. We were jet lag punched and love this picture!!!!
Valorie retired in 2015 and Karen will in 2018. We plan to travel as long as we are able. You will likely find us outside our cabin doing fun things unless we are sleeping.
Karen is single and I am married. My husband, Jim,and I also travel via cruise ships and land pulling our 5th wheel trailer throughout the US.
We look forward to meeting everyone on-board.
Sue (suzyhoff) & Rich Gaston
Hometown: Portland, OR, USA • Cabin: 1122 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance Amsterdam • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Retired. Have cruised a lot. Love Celebrity, but have sailed Princess, Royal Caribbean, Holland. Hobbies - reading, golf (Rich), walking. Love the outdoors! 3 grown children, 5 grandchildren.
Rochelle (love cats) & Syd Shain
Hometown: Helotes, TX, USA • Cabin: 1546 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Marriott Amsterdam • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Rochelle & Shain
Rochelle is originally from Philadelphia and Syd from Chicago. We met at UC Berkeley during graduate school. Rochelle is an anthropologist and Syd is a molecular biologist. We are retired professors/researchers. We have 2 daughters (1 in San Antonio and 1 in Houston) and 4 grandchildren. We enjoy living in the hill country outside San Antonio and do not miss the snow. Travel has been our passion.
Jim (Young and Old) & Debbie Kopecky
Hometown: Clearfield, UT, USA • Cabin: 6222 • Seating: Main (early)
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Marriott Hyatt • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are both retired and enjoying life. Jim was a director over a program for the veterans at Weber State University and I retired as a manager at IRS.....I know (UGLY). We love cruising and meeting new people.
Mike (cygs) & Kathy Cyganiak
Hometown: New Berlin, WI, USA • Cabin: 1563 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Kathy is a Graduate Gemologist and manages a jewelry store. Mike is a pharmacist. We both have cut our hours to allow more time for us and our 6 grandkids
Dan (Dnlocum) & Jan McCarty
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO, USA • Cabin: TBA • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Jan and I live in Colorado Springs. I am semi-retired. I work part time as an anesthetist. We love to travel and we are taking this cruise to attend an on board anesthesia conference. We really wanted this particular cruise because of the opportunity to attend the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle.
Bill (bigbillfromchicago) & Pat Smith
Hometown: Des Plaines, IL, USA • Cabin: 1552 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Centre • Post-cruise hotel: NA
This will be our 32nd cruise.
Thomas (tomandjeanne) & Jeanne Murdock
Hometown: Beverly, MA, USA • Cabin: TBD • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: UKN
Pre-cruise hotel: TBD • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Most recent cruise was to Antarctic on the Infinity.
Brad (BradF) & Alison Ferguson
Hometown: Sydney, Australia • Cabin: TBD • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: UKN • Depart Amsterdam: UKN
Pre-cruise hotel: TBD • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Alison and I both love to travel over land and sea. Our photo is us enjoying the "White Party" on a recent cruise.
We work together in an IT company in Sydney, Australia so we spend a lot of time together. Good thing we get on so well.
We live inner city so we no longer have the need for a car and we walk everywhere. It also makes it very easy to enjoy the numerous restaurants and bars that surround us.
Looking forward to the trip, as we always do.
Peg (PegfromSC) & Ron McCan
Hometown: Hilton Head, SC, USA • Cabin: 9197 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Hotel JL No 76 • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Peg • Click here to e-mail Ron
I am a retired teacher from New Jersey, we moved to Hilton Head Island for 15 years to enjoy the warm weather and the beach and golf. we are experienced cruisers and travelers who enjoy both city activities and historical sites. My husband worked as a corporate claims manager for DHL, who enjoys golf and watching all sports...really a sports nut!
Kathy (Aquablue24) & Dennis Kargol
Hometown: Simpsonville, SC, USA • Cabin: 2145 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-23-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance • Post-cruise hotel: Same
Retired who travel. Lived in Chicago area, DC area, Dallas area. Empty Nesters with grand kids in SC and VA.
Penny (acctgtogo) & Jim Walker
Hometown: Lancaster,PA, USA • Cabin: 1090 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel:TBA• Post-cruise hotel: NA
We both are still working to help support our travel habit. Jim is an engineer at CNH Industrial designing AG equipment. Penny is an accountant with a local precast concrete company. Our favorite thing to do is travel. We've both been to all 50 states and we've been to many countries - but never stopped to count them. We have two grown children - a daughter who as been off on her own for many years now and a son who is headed off to graduate school in the fall.
Bob (bob221b1) Matta & Holly (MissLemon) Erickson
Hometown: San Diego,CA, USA • Cabin: 1610 • Seating: Blu
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station•
Post-cruise hotel: NA
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Click here to e-mail Bob • Click here to e-mail Holly
Holly and I are in our early 50s. Holly is a Budget Analyst for the Department of Defense, and I am an active duty Air Traffic Controller in the Navy. I meet precious few other Sailors who pay to go on cruises :)
Holly has worked for DoD for 32+ years, and I just went over 31. I have 11 years' service as a Reserve and now just over 20 active. Still enjoy the camaraderie and the challenges- so not ready quite yet to tell Uncle Sam 'aloha'.
Holly & I have a lot of history with the military- we met while I was on my very first enlistment and she was a volunteer at the local USO.
Our first passion is travel. We firmly believe, like Mark Twain wrote (The Innocents Abroad, 1867), that exploration of other cultures is fatal to small-mindedness.
My second passion, and quite linked to the first- is independent filmmaking (not exotic as sounding). I take a fair amount of gear on some of our trips, and while I don't let tech get in the way of fun- I do use it to capture our travels, blogging and in post production- taking a month or two to turn that media into a fairly involved 'family' video. Ask me anything about how to do this- I'm happy to assist.
Holly's other passions include cooking and photography. She takes most of our closeup shots (and quite well).
Bill (noveltees) & Kathy Dick
Hometown: Lombard,IL, USA • Cabin: 7135 • Seating: Main/Early
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: NA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are both retired teachers who love to travel and spend time with the grandchildren. In retirement, we screen print t-shirts for local schools and organizations. This allows us to set our own schedule and still have a purpose to our days. Looking forward to meeting new friends on the Silhouette in August.
Maureen (Bella Mara) & Sam Battle
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA • Cabin: 9284 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Banks Mansion • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We love boating, Hollywood bowl concerts, spending time with family and friend . Sam is an avid golfer and Maureen a novice . We are both in our late 50s, still working and enjoying life.
Judy (JudyF222) & Jack Fite
Hometown: Oklahoma CIty, OK, USA • Cabin: 9203 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Movenpick • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We have been married 43 yrs this July and are still incredibly in love today. Jack is a practicing Attorney and I am an inactive RN. We have 3 grown sons; an attorney, a musician and a physician. We have three precious granddaughters. We absolutely love to travel and have cruised nearly 40 times. We began cruising when our boys were young and have enjoyed it ever since. We are traveling with our good friends Gail and Chris that we have previously cruised with. We are both graduates of OU and support our Sooners as well as our OKC Thunder!
Jo-Ann (bc_jo) & Brian Hawick
Hometown: Black Creek, BC, Canada • Cabin: 2105 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Le Quartier Sonang B&B • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We're in our 60s, retired, met in the Yukon & married for 34 yrs. We love travel, camping, saltwater fishing, golf, gardening, cooking and anything food related! We have 10 wonderful grandchildren.
John (RHICruiser) & Chris Ewart
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA, USA • Cabin: 1573 • Seating: Anytime/Blu
Arrive Amsterdam: 7-20-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree Centraal Station • Post-cruise hotel: NA
RHICruiser(John) and son Chris. We booked the B2B, July 25, 12 nite, Scandinavia/Russia with the 14 night British Isles.
John is a retired (2010) production planner and re-retired (2015) handicapped van driver. Long time Steelers season ticket holder and seasoned cruiser with wife Nancy (48 yrs on August 24th) on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, Over 40 cruises and several with three sons and now two grandkids.
Chris is youngest son and a cook and waiter. He enjoys all the amenities of cruising.
Bev (Fuzzy55) & Chuck Girard
Hometown: Ponte Vedra, FL, USA • Cabin: 1142 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree Centraal Station • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We retired to Ponte Vedra, Florida from Albuquerque August 2014. We have lived in St. Charles, MO, Brinswick, OH, Tinkey Park, IL, Las Vegas, NV, Idaho Falls, ID and Amarillo, TX during our 42 years of marriage. Love cruising with Celebrity. Lost track of number of cruises on Celebrity. Last time on the Silhouette was New Year's Eve cruise 2 years ago. We are traveling with two good friends from Albuquerque Phyllis and George(he is also our travel agent)
Ana (nisca) Figueiredo & Antonio Mascarenhas
Hometown: Lisboa, Portugal • Cabin: 1533 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We love traveling, our last big adventure was the trans-Siberian Moscow to Beijing( Kasakistan, Uzbekistan....). We only can do it once a year because we are not retired yet.
We have done several cruises.
I'm a lawyer and my husband has a vet lab.
We have a daughter in college studying veterinary and a little cute cairn terrier.
Olga (Cubanmama) & Alan Levine
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA • Cabin: 1514 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: De'Europa • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Olga • Click here to e-mail Alan
We are sailing with our friends Mindy and Ed Solomon and Annmarie and Andy Sapp.
We've been friends for many years. 4 of us are working in the legal profession, with Andy and Ed being the 2 non- legals in the group. Ed is retiring in June and the Sapps will be celebrating their 30 year Anniversary.
We all cruise every year and have for years. We all have kids although mostly are grown except for the Sapps youngest daughter who is still in her teens. We all enjoy a good happy hour and are looking forward to our Bon Voyage cocktail
Marsha (VAseaturtle) & Bruce (GreatStoneFace) Alter
Hometown: Fairfax, VA, USA • Cabin: 8260 • Seating: Early/Main seating
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Marsha • Click here to e-mail Bruce
We like to travel
We enjoy movies
We like to read
Bruce likes photography
Lina (ABCruiser) Fung & Rick Rogers
Hometown: Calgary, ALberta, Canada • Cabin: 1605 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Movenpick Hotel • Post-cruise hotel: NA
This will be our 16th cruise with Celebrity and the first on the Silhouette. The last few years we were fortunate to do a few B2B. We both still work and lucky enough to have vacation time to travel so much. We have met so many wonderful people along the way and looking forward to meeting more on this cruise.
Herman (DaKa2002) & Liz Vogt
Hometown: Denton, TX, USA • Cabin: 1628 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Best Western Premier Couture • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Retired, spending our kid's inheritance! Love to travel - camping and cruising, especially away from big cities.
Judi (Judimill) & Franklin Miller
Hometown: Delray Beach, FL, USA • Cabin: 1283 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-21-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Golden Tulip • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Retired-love living in Florida-not very good computer skills-a lot to learn-children and grandchildren-my husband loves golf and is going to see St. Andrews
Gary (higrm1) Schmelzer & Hortensia Maioru
Hometown: Luxembourg, Luxembourg • Cabin: 1507 • Seating: Main/Early
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: NA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are relatively new to cruising, this being our 3rd, (NCL Epic and Costa Luminosa). We are quite surprised by the amount of prework you have all put into this trip. Hopefully we can learn from your vast experience. I'm originally from Chicago and Tensi is from Bucharest, so for those looking to meet the rare Luxembourger, you're out of luck with us. :)
Carolyn (Travelersjoy) & David Gire
Hometown: Honolulu, HI, USA • Cabin: 7103 • Seating: Anytime dining
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel:Movenpick • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Carolyn • Click here to e-mail David
David and I are both recently retired and enjoying planning more and longer trips! This is our 12th cruise overall, 5th on Celebrity.
Carolyn (MissCocky) & Ron Kennett
Hometown: Greenville, SC, USA • Cabin: 3145 • Seating: Late seating
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-26-16
Pre-cruise hotel: ibis Styles Amsterdam Central Station • Post-cruise hotel: Hilton
Like to cruise - 8th cruise coming up. Like to go to our lake house.
Ken (sailorboys2) Hausman & Deane Bergsrud
Hometown: Arlington, VA, USA • Cabin: 1079 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: TBA • Depart Amsterdam: TBA
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance • Post-cruise hotel: Renaissance
2 recently retired guys. This is our 13th Celebrity cruise.
Ron (cruzpoor) & Nancy Moore
Hometown: Perry Hall, MD, USA • Cabin: 3142 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA • Post-cruise hotel: TBA
Happily retired Fed employees. Avid golfers.
Busy spending the kid's inheritance.
Marcia (DocMac) & Herm Fishbein
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL, USA • Cabin: 2131 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Marriott or Movenpick....deciding • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Love to cruise....Celebrity and Regent Seven Seas are our preferred cruise lines. Have two adorable (of course) grandchildren, ages 3 and 1. Looking forward to meeting everyone.
You are gone but not forgotten Herm.
You and Marcia will be missed on this cruise.
Click here to see Bob's tribute to Herm
Sue (sameisie) & Ben Barden
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA, USA • Cabin: TBA • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Crowne Plaza • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We have just booked this cruise and looked forward to meeting you all. This will be our 35th cruise. Ben is originally from Chicago and is an electronic manufacturers rep. We live in the Silicon Valley and he enjoys working with Apple, Tesla and Fitbit...to name a few. Sue is originally from South Africa and one of 9 children who live all over the world. She is a retired Registered Nurse and practised nursing for over 38 years. She LOVES to travel and has been to over 100 countries! We have 2 wonderful adult sons and are all fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Clemson Tigers!!
Phyllis (Zellb226) & Eric Watts
Hometown: Vero Beach, FL, USA • Cabin: 7317 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree Centraal Station • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are retired and recently moved to Florida from suburban Atlanta. We have 4 grown children and 8 grandchildren to keep us busy. When we are not traveling to see them, we love to cruise. This cruise B2B with a Balkan cruise is our first cruise in Europe, and celebration of our 50th anniversary.
Debra (minihorse) Gee
Hometown: Franklinton, LA, USA • Cabin: 2152 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: NA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Hoping to see as much of the world, by cruising, while we still can!
I'm married for 25 years to an Englishman, a marine engineer, but he will be home looking after our small farm while I cruise to his old neighborhoods...
We have miniature horses, miniature donkeys, and I do rescue for dogs, cats, what ever needs help. We also just got a beautiful Harlequin Great Dane pup, after many years being Dane-less. My poor husband while I am gone!
Have cruised many lines but prefer Celebrity and Royal, especially when benefits add up!
I love meeting new friends and look forward to this special fun group of people.
Anne (Cruiseranne) & Ralph Shove
Hometown: Wolcott, CT, USA • Cabin: 6223 • Seating: Main (early)
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: NA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Ralph and I are retired high school teachers. We now work part time, when the mood strikes. We spend February and March in Bonita Springs, FL to escape the CT winters. We enjoy traveling, especially cruising. This is our sixth Celebrity voyage (second on Silhouette).
Ruth (fabric_fabric) & Dave Shaw
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI, USA • Cabin: 9266 • Seating: Main/Early
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-1-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Dave and I are both retired and have cruised quite a bit over the years and more since I retired in 2014. We have adult three children and two grandchildren. We are traveling with out granddaughter Ann (14 yrs). This is our fifth cruise with Ann and we have also taken our grandson, but is now college and working. Dave is a fitness addict and I like to quilt when I have time. We both enjoy ballroom dancing and happy hour!
Carol (Gal traveler) Schramer & Jeff Miller
Hometown: Hernando, FL, USA • Cabin: 1588 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-1-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We enjoy traveling to many different parts of the world. Have been on 12 different cruises. We enjoy boating. We live in the Nature Coast area of Florida. We have 4 grandchildren. Jeff retired from Marriott. I am a retired teacher of 34 years.
Bill (OLYbill) & Kathy Sthay
Hometown: Olympia, WA, USA • Cabin: TBA • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-22-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Movenpick • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Click here to e-mail Bill • Click here to e-mail Kathy
Kathy just joined the ranks of the retired with Bill. We just moved from Hawaii after living there for over 45 years to official residence in Washington and spend much of our time in California near the grandchildren! We just finished our first long road trip from Olympia, WA to Anaheim Hills, CA - fun with many good stops along the way - too much wine in Napa, CA!
This will only be our third cruise, and we're sharing the ride with our experienced cruisers Carolyn & Dave Gire (Kathy's sister and husband)
Looking forward to seeing many of you and enjoying your company.
Aloha!
Uwe (rhymes with groovy) & Morven (Scotswoman) Johnson
Hometown: Lohr am Main, Bavaria, DE • Hometown: Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Cabin: 7150 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Na • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are retired, have 4 children and 10 grandchildren. We love traveling and have traveled widely, both on land and at sea. We enjoy classical music, fine arts, theatre, ballet, literature, hanging out with our friends in the beer garden or the local vineyards in Franconia. In Scotland we enjoy hiking with friends, followed by a good single malt in front of the fire. Uwe also enjoys photography and electronics.
Andy, Alex & Valerie (Redhead525) Dorr
Hometown: Sarasota, FL, USA • Cabin: 9358 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Hotel One • Post-cruise hotel: NA
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Andy is an architect and amateur photographer - he takes amazing photos - just sees things most of us don't. We love to travel, love history and I'm a bit of an anglophile and will really enjoy seeing parts of the UK that I haven't before. I've never been to Ireland and Scotland has been on my list the last three times we have been to the UK, but we always seem to go south instead of north! This year we were on a Baltic cruise on Celebrity - it was amazing. We went to some ports not on the usual itinerary in Poland and Lithuania - both were great. We skipped going in to Berlin because it was just too far for a one day trip. So we think for this trip we might fly to Berlin and then go to Amsterdam for the cruise.
Robert (Row Your Boat) & Gail Chamberlin
Hometown: Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, USA • Cabin: 8305 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Sebastin's • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are Bob & Gail. We live just outside of San Juan Capistrano in a +55 neighborhood. We are both retired; me from Xerox, and Gail from the dental profession. We love to travel internationally, especially ocean and river cruises. We will be staying over several post cruise days in Amsterdam to meet up with our long-time cruising friends from England.
Maryann (Suncakes) & Roger Cassidy
Hometown: Newbury Park, CA, USA • Cabin: 7294 • Seating: Main/Early
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-6-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Sebastin's • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Roger retired 5 yrs ago and I (Maryann) am a realtor for Berkshire Hathaway in Thousand Oaks, CA. We have two married daughters and 7 grandkids that live close by. We have been on 10 cruises, starting with Mexico Riveria, Alaska, Hawaii, Mediterrain (twice), Canada/New England, Baltics, British Isles, Sydney/New Zealand; Viking River- Amsterdam/Budapest.
TR (Red Rocks Runners) & JoJo Sheforgen
Hometown: Longmont, CO, USA • Cabin: 9120 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport• Post-cruise hotel: NA
Almost new cruisers
Susan (Xmjackson) & Mark Jackson
Hometown: North Bend, WA, USA • Cabin: 8230 & 8272 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
My husband and I just celebrated our 33rd anniversary. We will be traveling with my mother in law - she has never traveled outside US, never cruised- and our two adult children, who wanted to join us. We have been to the London area before a Baltic cruise several years ago but never to Scotland or Ireland. We are traveling with my mother in law from Penndel, PA, my daugher Alexis Jackson, 26 from Providence, RI and my son Nick Jackson, 23, from North Bend, WA.
Leslie (Seafarer85) & Jeff Green
Hometown: Sarasota, FL, USA • Cabin: 9139 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-1-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA • Post-cruise hotel: NA
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Retired NYC teachers. Love being bums. We like to dance. Jeff plays tennis & goes to the gym. I like to swim & go to the gym. Love to travel.
Jonathan (HH Islanders) & Sherryl Doe
Hometown: Hilton Head Island, SC, USA • Cabin: 8276 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Doubletree Central Station • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Jon is retired from Merrill Lynch, and Sherryl was a dancer, and refurbished historical homes. We were on a six week HAL World segment when Jon said: "I like this! I'm going to retire!" That first year we traveled 280 days. We have 27 cruises behind us, but generally do b/b, or b/b/b. Our longest cruise was 51 days.
We retired to Hilton Head Island 15 years ago from Charlotte, NC. We have four children and eight grandchildren. Graduations are making it hard to select cruises these years. This was a very quick, last minute decision, but sometimes that's how you need to live your life. Looking forward to it.
Kathie (Grekat) & Mark Greaves
Hometown: Brentwood, TN, USA • Cabin: 6211 • Seating: Main/Early
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-3-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Crown Plaza-City Centre • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We enjoy traveling and meeting new friends
Debbie (DebbieNTX) & John Greenslade
Hometown: Little Elm,TX, USA • Cabin: 7206 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-5-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 9-3-2016
Pre-cruise hotel: TBA
Post-cruise hotel: B2B Scandinavia cruise
We are retired and love traveling. Hobbies (Debbie), reading, bridge, Game of Thrones, tennis, golf. (John), reading, walking, piloting, sailing the BVI.
Bonnie (happycruisenut) & Frank Plankey
Hometown: Dudley, MA, USA • Cabin: 9238 • Seating: Late
Arrive Amsterdam: 8-4-16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance Amsterdam • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Bonnie and Frank Plankey will be celebrating their 48th Wedding Anniversary during this sailing. We live in Central Massachusetts where we retired after working for 45 years - Bonnie is a retired nurse and Frank is a retired Chemistry Professor and Systems Engineering Manager. We have completed 9 cruises, with many lines, the most recent was thru the Panama Canal in Jan 2016. We are both Master Certified BBQ Judges with the Kansas City Barbeque Society and have judged more than 140 contests around the country. We have 2 sons, 2 daughters-in-law and 2 granddaughter and 2 grandsons where we spend the rest of our time. We are looking forward to meeting all of you Silhouetters and to a pleasant and relaxed cruise in August.
Nancy (Realnaples) Bertelsen
Hometown: Naples, FL, USA • Cabin: 3127 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: UKN • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Courtyard Arena Atlas • Post-cruise hotel: NA
Retired Realtor who loves traveling.
Robin (Bluejay53051) & Jolene Halbesleben
Hometown: Pelham, AL, USA • Cabin: 9229 • Seating: Early/Main
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/4/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel • Post-cruise hotel: NA
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We are Robin and Jolene and live in Pelham, AL (just south of Birmingham). In our Fifties and have been married almost 40 years with 4 children and 6 grandchildren spread around the country in Tuscaloosa, AL, Gainesville, FL, Mesa, AZ and Plymouth, MN.
Love cruising and have been doing so for about 17 years. 20 some cruises to date with most on Celebrity or RCCL. So far been to Hawaii, Alaska, South America, Mediterranean, all over the Caribbean, into and through the Panama Canal, and to Canada/New England. Mediterranean has been the favorite so far but always looking for new adventures.
Robin is a PM by trade and Jolene is in Supply Chain for a food manufacturer.
Looking forward to meeting the group.
Lisa (Swissymom) & Mike Rogers
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN, USA • Cabin: 1069 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/3/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Crowne Plaza • Post-cruise hotel: NA
We are traveling with Louise Marino and Amy Whealdon who don't post on Cruise Critic.
My screen name comes from having been 'owned' by Swiss mountain dogs. We are passionate travelers and love experiencing new cultures and meeting new people. Photography, biking, knitting, and wine tasting are among the hobbies that keep us occupied in our free time.
Barrie (Gordosdad) & Katherine Swift
Hometown: Auckland, NZ • Cabin: 7319 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/4/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton • Post-cruise hotel: Train to Paris
Committed cruisers. We like to exercise, swim, read and play bridge
Noreen (Gusba74) & John Buzerak
Hometown: Rehoboth Beach, DE , USA • Cabin: 9253 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/5/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Marriott Renaissance • Post-cruise hotel: Train to Paris
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We are looking forward to this time next month. Watching the Scottish Open today has made us re-think what we will bring!! Hopefully summer will arrive when we do! Thank you all for the informative postings. We appreciate your diligence!
George (pairadocs) & Donna Brombacher
Hometown: Centre, AL, USA • Cabin: 7278 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/6/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton • Post-cruise hotel: Train to Paris
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Looking forward to another great cruise.
Michael (Islanders07) & Debbie Tuck
Hometown: St. Johns, NF, Canada • Cabin: 8269 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/6/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise city: London • Post-cruise destination: Heading to France
Enjoying Freedom 55! This is our 30th cruise but the first time sailing the British Isles. We are the very proud Grandparents of our 6 month old grandson! Looking forward to calm seas and a memorable cruise. See you soon!
Judy (Retired teacher 18) & Ken Powell
Hometown: West Orange, NJ, USA • Cabin: 8253 • Seating: Anytime
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/3/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-20-16
Pre-cruise Hotel: Hotel V Nesplein • Post-cruise hotel: NA
I am a retired special needs teacher and Ken is a retired CPA. We have 3 sons, 2 married, and 2 grandsons and a granddog.
Past cruises include Alaska, Baltics, and Panama Canal , all on Princess.
Ashok (goodshot) & Meenakshi Mehta
Hometown: New Delhi, India • Cabin: 9239 • Seating: Main Seating (early)
Arrive Amsterdam: 8/5/16 • Depart Amsterdam: 8-21-16
Pre-cruise hotel: Courtyard by Marriott • Post-cruise hotel: Crowne Plaza
Former Director on the Board of Tata Steel - the world's 5th largest Steel Producer. One of the Plants is visible on the left side of the ship while sailing out from Amsterdam. Another Company of the Group manufacturers Jaguar and LandRover cars.
Now retired after 40 years with the Group. Current occupation : cruising !!
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