The Amerikanis was the first cruise ship that my wife and I and our children took, in the winter of 1983. At the time, she was being leased to Costa, and so bore her colors. It was a 3-night cruise from Miami to Nassau and we had a ball. It started us on a lifetime of cruising, 53 and counting. My last cruise this past February on RCCL's Allure Of The Seas was the first since my wife passed away a few years ago (and my 25th RCCL cruise) , but with my daughter's family aboard, it was a blast. In fact, we've just booked the Celebrity Silhouette for January of 2023.
