Hugh McLennan - Voice of the Spirit of the West

Join the support crew & friends on the annual Spirit of the West Cruise!

2025 Spirit of the West Cruise!

To see Photos & Diary of our past cruises since 2008 click on the appropriate link:
2008,   2009,   2010,   2011,   2012,   2013,   2014,   2015,   2016,   2017,   2018,   2019,   2022,   2023,   2024

Our 2024 diary and photo page can be seen if you click on the 2024 link above.

Read some testimonials from past cruises here.

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2025 is the 22nd Anniversary of the Spirit of the West Cruise!
14 Day Circle Caribbean Cruise!
for details please call: Call Toll Free 1-800-530-0131

The 2025 cruise destination ...

You'll visit 9 fantastic ports of call sailing round trip from Ft. Lauderdale.

A 14 day cruise on the Majestic Princess.
Includes a Special Group Shore excursion.

This 14 day package includes:

    subject to change...
  • Return airfare from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver
  • Hotel day prior to cruise with reception and breakfast
  • Special group shore excursion
  • All port and government taxes
  • All onboard meals, entertainment, and room service
  • Special group receptions & networking opportunities
  • An Annual Spirit of the West Cruise tee-shirt
  • Ground transfers in Florida (except for post cruise hotel)

    See the Cruise Flyer here!

This will be the 22nd Annual SPIRIT OF THE WEST CRUISE!

    Here's the nine places you'll see:

  • Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
  • St. Maarten
  • St. Kitts
  • St. Lucia
  • Barbados
  • Grenada
  • Trinidad & Tabago
  • Curacao
  • Aruba

(route might differ slightly) a 14 day Circle Caribbean Cruise

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The 2025 Spirit of the West Cruise.

Day

Date

Port

Itinerary (times are tentative)

Day 1

Feb 3rd

 

Fly to Ft Lauderdale

Day 2

Feb 4th

Ft Lauderdale Tour

depart 3:00 PM

Day 3

Feb 5th

At Sea

 

Day 4

Feb 6th

At Sea

 

Day 5

Feb 7th

St Maarten

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 7

Feb 8th

St Kitts

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 8

Feb 9th

St Lucia

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 9

Feb 10th

Barbados

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 10

Feb 11th

Grenada

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 11

Feb 12th

Trinidad & Tobago

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 12

Feb 13th

At Sea

 

Day 13

Feb 14th

Curaco

8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Day 14

Feb 15th

Aruba

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Day 15

Feb 16th

At Sea

 

Day 16

Feb 17th

At Sea

 

Day 17

Feb 18th

Ft Lauderdale

6:00 AM Return Flights

Day 18

Feb 19th

Ft Lauderdale

Possible Return Flights early AM

See the Cruise Flyer here!

Sing alongs, Western Music and Cowboy Poetry under the stars,
valuable networking, and private group excursions.

For more information including prices and booking info:

Call Toll Free 1-800-530-0131.


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Here's what some folks on past cruises had to say!

The 2009 Spirit of the West was our second, and probably, hopefully anyway, not our last. (they have now done 10) Both crusies were what we considered trips of a lifetime. We had a super time! It's hard to put such an enjoyable experience into words. The fact that there were so many like-minded people in our group made the Spirit of the West cruise very special, something that no other cruise could offer.

Thank you for another Spirit of the West Cruise (this is their sixth cruise) - what a great group! It was nice to catch up on everyone's news and meet still more industry related folks. Coming home with a bit of tan is not bad either.

Thank you both so much for giving us yet another (once in a lifetime) experience. A holiday that we could not even have dreamed of. Thanks so much!

We basicaly came on the trip because Dad wanted to see the Panama Canal - he heard it on the radio show. He said "we should go" ... Well I wasn't about to argue with that so I grabbed the phone. It was a wonderful time. Andrew and Kathy were great.

I found the presenters to be informative and well presented.

Enjoyed the cruise and enjoyed the people. Appreciated all the events set up to enjoy - appreciate Jim & Karen and their time to set everything up, thank you! Enjoyed the sing-a-longs and Hugh's poems. Enjoyed Anrew's harmonica, lyrics, and humour! Thank you both.

Great tour in Costa Rica thanks!

Speakers topics were good - very informative.

Conference speakers informative - topics OK. I am personally interested in the cattle and ranching tours.

We thought about booking on our own but didn't, and we're glad we didn't as it was like we thought ... we would never have had such a good time. We would have missed the network of fellow ranchers and Spirit of the West listeners. We would have missed the presentations that were not only educational but were a lot of fun. No one could have ever had a coffee tour like we got in Costa Rica. It was super as was the trip to get there - what a great way to see the country! The cattle ranch tour was good too, very interesting. Wish we'd had more time there but guess we can't win 'em all. For our next cruise we'll definitely be with the Spirit of the West and will definitely book with Jim and Karen again! Thanks for making this cruise an annual event.

Presenters very good.

Conference was very much appreciated and interesting.

Speakers were good.

We tried to book on our own thinking that we would save some money. It didn't work - it was so involved and complicated we gave up and booked through Jim and Karen ... and sooo glad we did. What a super time!

The Panama cruise was excellent. What an incredible place! The Caribbean, too, - we've never been there before and the sun shone every day! Sure beats January at home all to heck! Thanks for making this cruise possible to your radio show listeners! Oh ya - we love the show, too!

Enjoy warm days with the company of friends, ranchers, and Spirit of the West listeners.

To see photos of the 2008 Cruise have a look at the: 2008 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2009 Cruise have a look at the: 2009 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2010 Cruise have a look at the: 2010 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2011 Cruise have a look at the: 2011 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2012 Cruise have a look at the: 2012 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2013 Cruise have a look at the: 2013 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2014 Cruise have a look at the: 2014 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2015 Cruise have a look at the: 2015 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2016 Cruise have a look at the: 2016 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2017 Cruise have a look at the: 2017 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2018 Cruise have a look at the: 2018 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2019 Cruise have a look at the: 2019 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2022 Cruise have a look at the: 2022 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2023 Cruise have a look at the: 2023 Diary Page!

To see photos of the 2024 Cruise have a look at the: 2024 Diary Page!




The Spirit of the West has developed a dedicated following on the radio
and now on the World Wide Web. The Spirit of the West


Hugh McLennan, 2520 Hyas Lake Rd, Pinantan, BC, Canada, V0E 3E1
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