This voyage has been a dream come true. I am so fortunate for all of the experiences I have been able to have with my entire family. I think the most difficult thing about a voyage like this one is the end. We have met so many wonderful people on the ship, and never again will we be all together as a shipboard community. The saving grace to the goodbyes here is being able to see family and friends back home. We’ve had an incredible time, but we are looking forward to 10 Abbott Lane and all its love and familiarities.

We have visited 8 countries in the past 2 and a half months. Seeing the differences as well as similarities in the people, food, music, geography, and overall cultures is amazing. Traveling opens your eyes and heart to the differences and inequalities that exist outside of home, and it also makes you appreciate all the more what you have in your everyday life. We are not only lucky with an immeasurable amount of opportunities for ourselves and our family, we are blessed with loving family and good friends. Let me tell you, we’ve got it made.
Two biggest milestones of the summer...
Brandt learns to walk...

Emma loses her first tooth...
We will miss all of the great people we have met...especially the crew!I dedicate this blog to my parents..thank you mom and dad for giving me, Elsa, and our families the opportunity to see the world. This will be my dad’s last voyage as an I.S.E. employee...and it's been an amazing 28 years! There is going to be a huge retirement bash for him on the 25th on the ship, but we will unfortunately not be able to make it. We both start work on Monday, so we will be home this Thursday. I'm so proud of him, and it's been a blessing to be together this summer. Thank you!We will all be back in the U.S.A. tomorrow...it’s meant a great deal to us for those of you who have kept up with the blog...thank you, and we’ll see you soon! XOXOXO