Genealogy Cruises Are for the Whole Family!

Would you like a new way of doing your genealogical research? Who wouldn't! There is a new crazy that is growing in popularity for genealogy research, it's Genealogy Cruises! Several years ago genealogy cruises started but were very expensive and very few people attended but now anyone can take a genealogy cruise and they are even set up for the whole family, young and old.

Okay, I know you are thinking, my family wouldn't like a genealogy cruise, I'm the only one with the hobby! Well, genealogy cruises are not just stay on board, hear lectures after lectures. There are other activities for members of the family that have no interest in genealogy, while you are listening to the guest speaker. So really genealogy cruises are also family vacations. Then the exciting part comes, you get to visit places that you have the option of using the tools you just learned or just sightseeing with the family.

When genealogy cruises started there was only 1 or 2 cruises a year. Now genealogy cruises are taking off about every month for exotic ports of call.

There are 3 main genealogy cruises run by Millennia Corporation, Wholly Genes and RootsMagic. If you are a seasoned genealogist, you have heard of these companies. Millennia Corporation are the producers of the Legacy Family Tree Software; Millennia started the whole business of cruises for genealogist. Millennia cruises were not big in the beginning because the speakers only focused the Legacy Family Tree Software but times have changed as people asked for different topics and guest speakers to talk about actual researching techniques.

Now the topics of guest speakers goes on and on and on. You can about find any topic you are interested in listening to on any of the cruises. Here is just an example of some of the topics:

Family Tradition: Fact from fiction
Vital Records & Related Sources
How to Break Your Brick Wall
Irish Emigration to North America
Black sheep of the Family
Civil War Pension Records
Revolutionary War Records
U.S. Federal Censuses
Copyright
Right Way to Document Genealogy
Emigrants into Ellis Island
Emigrants
Photographs and doing Your Own Photographs
Different Types of Genealogical Programs

As you can see the topics range are wide. You will also be hearing these topics presented by world renowned Genealogist and on most Genealogy Cruise, you will have the opportunity of speaking one-on-one with the guest speakers to help you break down that brick wall that has plagued you for years. Don't get me wrong, the guest speaker will not do the research for you but will advice you as to where to look if it is even possible.

Some of the Genealogy speakers that are included on these Genealogy Cruises are:

Dick Eastman
John Grenham
Lee Hoffman
Phil DeSilva
Sandra Hewlett
Barbara Grempler
Cyndi Howells
Marsha Hoffman Rising
Bruce Buzbee
Rhonda McClure
Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D.

The list can go on but as you can see you will be listening to the best in the business. If you are interested in taking one of these Genealogy Cruises, check each cruise out for the guest speaker and the topics they will be talking about plus where the cruise ship will be touring. If you are wanting to do research in a particular country you will want a particular cruise to that country but if you just want to listen and vacation then take your pick. Genealogy Cruises make sure to not interfere with time you can spend on shore sightseeing or researching. Just make sure you don't get so involved in researching that you miss returning to ship on time!

If you would like more information about Genealogy Cruises you can visit each one of these sponsored website for more information. I have found out that all most all Genealogy Cruises for the 2007 year are booked so if you would like to take a Genealogy Cruise this year check with RootsMagic, they have a few opening for the cruise in November left but cruise plans are already in the works for next year for all sponsors.