Testimonials

Yours was the BEST cruise we ever went on! We have told everyone we know too! We made a big mistake by going with another LDS tour because the timing was the only one we could do, and the service, attitude, friendliness, organization, on and on, was such a great disappointment to us. Your loyal cruisers forvever.

Bruce and Pam

Dear Diane & Larry,

            Just a note of appreciation for your experience, foresight, enthusiasm, and perseverance which has enriched our first cruise experience. You are quite a couple! We look forward to continuing our Cruise Lady excursions in the future. Please add our names to your list of satisfied and grateful patrons.

Frank & Sandy

Dear Cruise Lady Diane, Larry & Chuck,

I can't tell you what a wonderful time we had on your John Bytheway Cruise.It was the travel highlight of our lives.

Our daughter Julie, cannot quit taking about it. Your attention to detail was great, and I don't know how you do it. You will have a special place in heaven.

Chuck was fantastic. You guided us through the process with ease and every time we called, you had all the answers. Thanks again.....

We had the most marvelous trip to the Holy Land with Daniel and Debbie Peterson, Brad and Debi Wilcox, and Larry and Diane Larsen. What a joy! I watched the wonderful video today and wept as the Spirit once again filled my soul with thoughts of our Savior and the places he walked, lived, taught, preached, healed, cleansed, forgave, labored, loved, suffered, gave His life and was resurrected. Thank you, thank you for such wonderful memories.

Our time with Cruise Lady in the Holy Land far exceeded our expectations!  The Proctor's were incredible and  fun!!! Everything on the tour went so smoothly. We know that is from the excellent planning and preparing of your office and years of experience doing this.  It was a bonus to see and be with Larry and Diane, again.  Diane, I don't think we've had that much excitement in the back of a pick-up truck, since we were teenagers!!!   

On a more serious note, we will always remember the Spirit we felt in the Holy Land.  When ever we read our scriptures, particularly the Bible we will have the memory of being there or near the area the Savior was.  Each time we partake of the Sacrament we will remember the feelings we had in the home of Caiaphas (in the dungeon where our Savior was beaten and left alone), the Garden of Gethsemane and at the Garden Tomb.  When we walk the halls of our temples and view the surrounding paintings of our Savior, we instantly are taken back to  walking the streets of Jerusalem, the shores of the Galilee and the Sermon on the Mount, etc. It has strengthened our testimonies and renewed our lives! All in all it was a trip of a life time for us, never to be forgotten!  Thank you, for making it a memorable one with all your time, planning, organizing, love, etc.!

Diane and the Cruise Lady team,
         (Larry, Chuck and Devon)

Thank you for organizing and hosting one sensational week - the Book of Mormon cruise w/ John Lund and Michael Ballam! It was beyond compare, and will go down as one of our most favorite trips ever. The combination of John and Michael, the itinerary, excursions, meetings, performances, your staff and all the group members, and your sensational organizational & creative skills and high energy were outstanding! It was worth every penny and more. love the DVD touch too! And thank you so much for inviting John to sing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" for everyone. What a treat to sing before Michael Ballam! What Memories!

Diane & Larry,

I just had to drop you a note to say thank you for all the hard work and the effort you put into these magnificent cruises. To have traveled with Lund's & Ballam's and all of your cruise people hoppin & jumpin to make all turn out right. WOW is about all we can say. Hope to cruise with you again.

FANTASTIC! EXQUISITE! INSPIRING! GLORIOUS! The meaning of these beautiful words reflect our experience with Cruise Lady during the Mesoamerica Cruise, February 15-22, 2009.

To Diane. Larry, Chuck, Devon and the unseen office professionals we send out love and appreciation for a job well done. Sue and I, who have traveled most of our adult lives, understand the time, effort and sacrifices each of you made to make our holiday one to always remember and cherish.

Our total experience will be long remembered and has strengthened our testimonies and understanding of the Book of Mormon bringing it more to life. We are more humble, softened and committed to becoming even more diligent in our beliefs and mission in mortality.

Sue and I recommend Cruise Lady to anyone who desires an experience of a lifetime. We will see you again soon on another travel expedition.

We are in NYC and can tell you this whole trip, from Jordan to Israel to Egypt, has been the best trip ever! Lyvia has signed up to go wherever we go with you. So we will study your schedule and see how it fit with ours.

Nuria
Arecibo, PR

BTW thanks for a remarkable tour of Israel with Daniel Peterson and Diane Larsen. It exceeded our expectations in every area and it was obvious you and the Cruise Lady staff are very experienced in planning tours. Deanne and I can't think of anything that could have made the tour better. You balanced the time pressures of a bus tour schedule with the desires to immerse yourself in a site as well as could be done considering the number of sites that were on the agenda. Deanne and I feel our money was well spent and we will want to participate with you on other tours over the next few years.

John will make the Book of Mormon come alive for you. He knows little know facts that truly touch your heart as he tells of the people that lived the stories from within the pages of the Book of Mormon. The book tells you the history, John tells you of the people behind the history. Make sure you attend the onboard talks. They are entertaining, insightful and just plain funny. John inspires me to become a better wife and mother. Of course his best example is hi wife, Bonnie. You can't help laugh as she quietly keeps John on track. If you have no other reason to go on a Book of Mormon cruise, go because of what John brings to your life.

Please let Diane and Larry know that the Pictures (CD's) are WONDERFUL! I have only looked at part of them so far but I am SO VERY happy with each and every picture. I am reliving the whole trip again! I keep telling everyone about the trip and what a wonderful group we were able to be with. Diane and Larry are really Amazing - great tour leaders and great tour recorders! Thank you so very much.

How can we begin to thank you for a perfect trip?! We loved everything about our trip with you, and Bro. Ogden and Aladin. Since I had to wait for almost 29 years to return to Israel, I was so hopeful that I would pick just the right tour group and the right tour guides. I did just that! We especially appreciate you finding a young group for our teenagers. Mostly, we appreciate the thoughtful and caring way you took care of all of us.