Cunard's Queen Mary
Sitmar's FairWind
Illustrations © Carta Bella Paper Company
In one month I'm taking my first transatlantic cruise from Florida to Rome, Italy. I'm an avid cruise enthusiast, having been cruising since I was a little boy.
As a cruise enthusiast the planning of the cruise is as exciting as the trip itself. The deck plan above is an illustration that I did for Carta Bella Paper Company's line Let's Cruise. It's a re-rendering of Sitmar Cruise Line's FairWind (later purchased by Princess Cruises in the 80's).
Creating this illustration brought back wonderful memories. The first time I sailed on the FairWind I was 17. I remember taking the cruise brochure with me everywhere I'd go to memorize the layout of the ship. I'd imagine all of the fun that'd I'd have and all of the places I'd hang out. It was a life changing cruise and one of my fondest memories from my youth. I met a group of 10 kids, from all over the world, and for 14 days we traveled all around the Caribbean. We shared experiences of back home and made new memories. Disco was all the rage and from 10pm to 3am every night we'd be upstairs in the Rendezvous Lounge dancing the night away. To this day the voyage still brings a smile to my face.
Now it is on to Rome and new memories. This upcoming cruise will be my 51st cruise. I still have several projects for Carta Bella Paper Company to wrap up before leaving. Some really fun ones that I hope will become big sellers. More on these projects as they develop.
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