11/03/2026
There’s a family secret in these stars. 🧭👑
When I found out our yearly Travel Planners International conference was sailing on the new Princess Cruises Star Princess, right around the time I finally made it off Roxy Alyse wait list for a custom crown, it felt like fate.
Roxy took my vision and brought it to life better than I could have imagined. Stars scattered across a shimmering sky of blues and purples, like you’re sailing on the open water under the night sky, yet somehow it holds so much more. It feels like our whole story in one piece: the ship, the company, my dad, and me.
Look closely and you’ll find pieces of two constellations: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, fondly known as the Great Bear and Little Bear. My dad and I used to search the night sky for the Big Dipper and Little Dipper to find them, since the dippers are tucked right inside the bears. At the tip of the Little Dipper sits Polaris, the North Star that’s guided travelers home for centuries.
Those bears aren’t random, they’re literally written in the stars. My dad’s nickname was Bear, and he’s who Unique Excursions with Bear is named after. So naturally, to those who knew him, I became Little Bear.
Somewhere along the way, I grew into the name. Just like the North Star sits within the Little Bear, guiding travelers became part of who I am. Every journey I plan carries his name, and my job is to help every traveler find their adventure in this great big world, and always find their way home. ⭐🐻
