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Geek Cruises and Insight Cruises I Attended
Geek Cruises and Insight Cruises I Attended
- Over my career as a technical speaker and instructor, I sailed on dozens of educational voyages organized by Geek Cruises and Insight Cruises, accumulating 488 total sea days.
- This page serves as a master public index of the cruise voyages I participated in, linking to individual event logs, photo collections, and stories from each trip.
Voyage Log (Chronological)
- 1. Perl Whirl 2000 (May 2000)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: May 00 PerlWhirl 2000
- 2. Java Jam 2000 (October 2000)
- Destination: Western Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Ryndam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Oct 00 Web2K/JavaJam
- 3. XML Xcursion (January 2001)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jan 01 XML Excursion
- 4. Database Discovery 2001 (June 2001)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Veendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jun 01 Database Discovery
- 5. ScriptScape 2001 (August 2001)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Aug 01 ScriptScape
- 6. Linux Lunacy 2001 (October 2001)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Maasdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Oct 01 Linux Lunacy
- 7. Java Jam 2 (November 2001)
- Destination: Western Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Nov 01 JavaJam2
- 8. Perl Whirl 2002 (February 2002)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Maasdam / M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jan 02 Perl Whirl 2002
- 9. Dot-Net Nirvana (April 2002)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Apr 02 Dot-Net Nirvana
- 10. Oracle Odyssey (May 2002)
- Destination: Mexico
- Vessel: M.S. Ryndam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Apr 02 Oracle Odyssey
- 11. MacMania 2002 (June 2002)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: May 02 MacMania
- 12. Java Jam 3 (July 2002)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Ryndam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jul 02 Java Jam 3
- 13. Linux Lunacy 2 (October 2002)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Maasdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Oct 02 Linux Lunacy 2
- 14. WWW Midyear 2002 (November 2002)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Nov 02 WWW Midyear / Certification Sail
- 15. MacMania 2 and PerlWhirl 2003 (June 2003)
- Destination: Hawaii
- Vessel: Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line)
- Flickr Album: Jun 03 PerlWhirl / MacMania 2
- 16. Arctic Exposure Photo Cruise and Chris Campbell (June 2003)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Ryndam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jun 03 Arctic Exposure
- 17. Linux Lunacy III Cruise (September 2003)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Amsterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Sep 03 Linux Lunacy 3
- 18. Illiads Oddysea and Caribbean Click Cruise (October 2003)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Oct 03 Illiads Oddysea / Caribbean Click
- 19. Photoshop Fling (February 2004)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Feb 04 Photoshop Fling
- 20. Web Services Cruise of May 2004 (May 2004)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Line)
- Flickr Album: May 04 Web Services
- 21. Arctic Exposure II Cruise (June 2004)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jun 04 Arctic Exposure II
- 22. MacMania 3 (November 2004)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Zuiderdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Nov 04 MacMania 3
- 23. Dot-Net Nirvana 3 Cruise (December 2004)
- Destination: Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Dec 04 Dot-Net Nirvana 3
- 24. MacMania 4 Cruise (February 2006)
- Destination: Mexican Riviera
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Feb 2006 MacMania/Photoshop
- 25. Chess Moves 1 Cruise (January 2006)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Zuiderdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jan 06 Chess Moves
- 26. MacMania 4.5 Cruise (July 2006)
- Destination: Western Mediterranean
- Vessel: M.S. Noordam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jul 2006 MacMania 4.5
- 27. Chess Moves 2 Cruise (August 2006)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Aug 2006 Chess Moves 2
- 28. MacMania 5 Cruise (October 2006)
- Destination: Western Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Veendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Oct 2006 MacMania 5
- 29. MacMania 6 Cruise (May 2007)
- Destination: Alaska Inside Passage
- Vessel: M.S. Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: May 2007 MacMania 6 - Aperture Aura
- 30. MacMania 7 Cruise (November 2007)
- Destination: Southern Caribbean/Panama Canal
- Vessel: M.S. Zuiderdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Nov 2007 MacMania 7 - Shakespeare at Sea
- 31. Photoshop Fling 5 Cruise (February 2008)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: Holland America Line
- Flickr Album: Feb 2008 Photoshop Fling 5
- 32. MacMania 8 Cruise (November 2008)
- Destination: Eastern Mediterranean
- Vessel: Costa Atlantica (Costa Cruises)
- Flickr Album: Nov 2008 MacMania 8
- 33. Bright Horizons 2 Cruise (December 2008)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Noordam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Dec 2008 Bright Horizons 2
- 34. Bright Horizons 3 Cruise (February–March 2009)
- Destination: Panama Canal
- Vessel: M.S. Zuiderdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Feb 2009 Bright Horizons 3 - Evolution
- 35. MacMania 10 Cruise (May 2010)
- Destination: Bermuda
- Vessel: M.S. Veendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: May 2010 MacMania 10
- 36. JoCo Cruise Crazy Cruise (January 2011)
- Destination: Western Caribbean
- Vessel: M.S. Eurodam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Jan 2011 JoCoCruiseCrazy
- 37. MacMania 11 Cruise (February 2011)
- Destination: Patagonia / South America
- Vessel: M.S. Veendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Feb 2011 MacMania 11
- 38. Cosmic Trails 2 Cruise (March 2011)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean (Grand Turk, Puerto Rico/Arecibo, St. Maarten, Half Moon Cay)
- Vessel: ms Nieuw Amsterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: 2011-03 Cosmic Trails 2
- 39. Bright Horizons 9 Cruise (May 2011)
- Destination: Bermuda
- Vessel: m.s. Veendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: 2011-05 Bright Horizons 9
- 40. MacMania 12 Cruise (September 2011)
- Destination: Inside Passage / Alaska
- Vessel: ms Oosterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 41. Bright Horizons 10 Cruise (October 2011)
- Destination: Black Sea (Athens, Istanbul, Nessebur, Constantza, Odessa, Yalta, Sevastopol)
- Vessel: ms Rotterdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 42. Bright Horizons 11 Cruise (January 2012)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean (Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, Half Moon Cay)
- Vessel: ms Eurodam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 43. JoCo Cruise Crazy 2 Cruise (February 2012)
- Destination: Southern Caribbean (Half Moon Cay, Aruba, Curacao)
- Vessel: ms Westerdam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 44. MacMania 14 Cruise (April 2012)
- Destination: Rhine River (Amsterdam to Basel)
- Vessel: ms AmaCello (AmaWaterways)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 45. Bright Horizons 12 Cruise (April 2012)
- Destination: Rhine River (Amsterdam to Basel)
- Vessel: ms AmaCello (AmaWaterways)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 46. Bright Horizons 15 Cruise (October 2012)
- Destination: Western Mediterranean / Holy Land
- Vessel: Costa Mediterranea (Costa Cruises)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 47. Bright Horizons 16 Cruise (January 2013)
- Destination: Galapagos & Quito, Ecuador
- Vessel: mv Galapagos Legend
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 48. Bright Horizons 17 Cruise (July 2013)
- Destination: Norwegian Fjords (departing UK)
- Vessel: Celebrity Infinity (Celebrity Cruises)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 49. Great Courses Travel Program 1 (November 2013)
- Destination: Patagonia, South America
- Vessel: ms Volendam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 50. Bright Horizons 18 Cruise (November 2013)
- Destination: Rhône River, France
- Vessel: ms AmaDagio (AmaWaterways)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 51. Times Journeys 3 Cruise (December 2013)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: Not yet uploaded
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 52. Bright Horizons 20 Cruise (April 2014)
- Destination: Eastern Turkey Land Tour
- Vessel: Land Tour
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 53. MacMania 17 Cruise (June 2014)
- Destination: British Isles
- Vessel: Holland America Line
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 54. Bright Horizons 22 Cruise (August 2014)
- Destination: Inside Passage / Alaska
- Vessel: MS Ryndam (Holland America)
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 55. Bright Horizons 23 Cruise (November 2014)
- Destination: Canary Islands
- Vessel: Holland America Line
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 56. Cuba Travel Program (January 2015)
- Destination: Cuba Land Tour
- Vessel: Land Tour
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 57. Bright Horizons 24 Cruise (March 2015)
- Destination: Eastern Caribbean
- Vessel: Holland America Line
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded
- 1. Perl Whirl 2000 (May 2000)
What links here
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.