1.   Bob and Joan Wagner, of the Chicago suburb of Alsip, Ill., were taking their first cruise.

2.   A first cruise is much like the first day at school, the first day at camp or starting a new job.

3.   But we were extremely pleased with our first cruise.

4.   In the meantime, Regency Cruises is introducing the first reasonably priced cruise around the world this winter.

5.   Indeed, the Miami-based company recently increased its commissions to encourage travel agents to book their first Carnival cruise.

6.   It was our first cruise, and one that every family member enjoyed.

7.   Planning their first cruise for a vacation next year, she has checked on every contingency.

8.   The couple are going on their first cruise, after they marry in September.

9.   The first cruise, a month or so before a verdict was reached, was aboard the Carnival ship Holiday.

10.   Their first cruise, with their spouses, was on a weeklong vacation in Maine.