Carolyn Robinson is given a pin by Capt. Edward G. van Zaane in celebration of her induction into the President’s Club.For most, getting the opportunity to travel outside the country and visit another continent would be an amazing vacation. Hixson residents Pat Robinson and his wife Carolyn caught the travel bug over 40 years ago, and one continent just wasn’t enough for them.
They were recently inducted into cruise line Holland America’s President’s Club. The requirement for membership is 1,400 days spent at sea with the cruise line – nearly four years total on the water.
“Really, though, we’ve got even more days than that,” said Pat Robinson, who estimates he and his wife have spent close to 1,700 days at sea spread out over several cruise lines. “We’ve been on all seven continents, and as far as countries, I’d say we’ve visited close to 100.”
The Robinsons took their first cruise in 1972 when they were both 32, sailing down to the Caribbean for a vacation.
“It was much cheaper then,” he said with a laugh. “We both went off probably about $1,000.”