2008 Quilt Camp at Sea cruises

2008 Quilt Camp at Sea cruises include your choice of THREE exciting destinations and are listed in order of the cruise's sailing date

Questions? Please contact Quilt Camp at Sea 3819 Walthew Dr. S.E., Olympia, WA 98503-4160 Phone: 360-455-9926 Fax: 360-459-9490 Email: quiltersalaskancruises@comcast.net

2008 19-Day Panama Canal Quilt Camp at Sea Cruise (Info is available at: Cruise details)

Sailing dates: April 22 to May 11, 2008 Ship: Aboard Holland America Lines luxurious ms. Westerdam

Ports of call: Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Cartagena, Colombia; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Puerto Chiapas, Mexico; Huatulco, Mexico; Acapulco, Mexico; San Diego, California; and Victoria, B.C.

Quilting fees will include a 5 session class with your instructor plus 2 Quilt 'til You Wilt/Make It & Take It class sessions, the use of sewing machines for machine piecing, souvenir tote, and the opportunity to win great door prizes!! The instructors, including Joyce Becker, Jackie Wolff, and Retta Warehime and Make It & Take It classes with Parkland Parish Quilt Company have designed exciting projects that could only be accomplished during a quilting cruise offering this many days at sea to work with your instructor and still have plenty of time to explore exciting ports of call and enjoy the on-board entertainment and activities available by Holland America!

A world of wonders awaits your exploration…. from a pristine private island at Half Moon Cay offering everything you need for a day of play in paradise to the wonders of the Panama Canal and eco-rich Costa Rica to Puerto Chiapas, a tiny jewel in along the coast in southern Mexico where you may journey to a rainforest and marvel at the lush mangroves and abundant wildlife to warm sun, sandy beaches and nine beautiful bays rimmed in every shade of blue in Huatulco and the nearby nesting grounds of endangered sea turtles to Acapulco where the moment is everything to San Diego where sunshine and fun are business as usual to Victoria, B.C. where a touch of England awaits: afternoon tea, double-decker buses, and the famed Butchart Gardens before arriving in Seattle, the Emerald City of the Pacific Northwest, known for its stunning waterfront.

Register soon - this cruise is close to being SOLD OUT!! (Info is available at: Cruise details

Sailing dates: August 9 to 16, 2008 Ship: Aboard Holland America Lines luxurious ms. Maasdam

Ports of call: Portland, ME; Saint John, New Brunswick; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Bar Harbor, ME

Featuring SPECIAL GUESTS - JIM SHORE AND BARBARA LAVALLEE with quilting instructors including Carol Doak, Patti Carey, Mary Covey, Beverly Dunivent, Retta Warehime, Lisa Moore, Helen Weinman, Jo Anne Gordon, Lori Hein, Judy Irish, Robin and Tina Kingsley, and Jackie Wolff

Embark on an adventure…and discover North America's most scenic, historic and culturally rich region. Perfect for a family vacation, in addition to quilting classes with nationally recognized instructors, this cruise features convenient homeports, historic seaports, dazzling cities, outdoor activities and unforgettable sea life.

We will explore the scenic coasts of New England and Canada indulging on local lobster and clam chowder while learning about the rich culture of the Northeast. Holland America Line's luxurious ms. Maasdam will ensure a Canada and New England cruise experience as enchanting and elegant as the destinations themselves are varied and thrilling. Sailing upon deep blue waters, we will travel from Boston on Saturday afternoon with visits to Portland, Maine, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Bar Harbor, Maine before returning to Boston the following Saturday morning. This cruise is already filling quickly with excited quilters and their spouses anxious to enjoy this fabulous destination with the convenience of a roundtrip Boston sailing!

Sailing dates: August 10 to 17, 2008 Ship: Aboard Holland America Lines luxurious ms. Westerdam

Ports of call: Glacier Bay; Juneau, AK; Sitka, AK; Ketchikan, AK; and Victoria, B.C.

Featuring quilting instructors including Jean Wells, Becky Goldsmith, Laura Denison, Elizabeth Spannring, Roxanne Carter, Sharon Gunkel, Kathy Scott, and Lisa Kirby

Expect the unexpected…. while sailing through the spectacular glacier wilderness where a massive glacier caves, a bald eagle soars above, a humpback whale clears the water and the night sky awakens to waves of color. This cruise immediately follows the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters (APNQ) 2008 Quiltfest in Seattle. For details on the 2008 Quiltfest, visit www.APNQ.org and plan to join us August 8-10, 2008 at Quiltfest and then sail away on the cruise!!

We will sail from Seattle aboard Holland America Line's beautiful vista class ship, the ms. Westerdam, with the breathtaking scenic beauty of Alaska awaiting us in Glacier Bay, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Victoria. If you have not previously sailed to Alaska, you will soon discover why this cruise destination is one of the most popular and why so many cruisers return to Alaska again and again.........

2008 Class Project Photo Gallery (New photos will be added when provided by the instructors, some of the instructors for the 2008 New England cruise have designed projects using Jim Shore's new "Lighthouses" fabric line and are awaiting the arrival of this fabric - please check back in May for updated photos of these projects)