JOHN WILLIAM BAILLY
Born: 1968 in Slough, UK
Education: MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art
Education: BA in Art History from CARTA of Florida International University
email: baillyj@fiu.edu
John Bailly is both a Destination and a Special Interest speaker. John has been contracted on Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Ponant Cruises, and Princess Cruises. To book John please contact Blackburn International.
John William Bailly is a British-French-American artist, professor, and public speaker based in Miami and Lyon. John was born in the UK, of an American mother and French father. He received his MFA from Yale University, his BA in Art History from FIU, and has been a professor in the Honors College at Florida International University in Miami since 2003. For over fifteen years, he was the Faculty Director of study abroad to France, Italy, and Spain. Between semesters, he now lectures on cruise ships throughout the world. John has earned multiple awards for his art and teaching, including two Excellence in Teaching awards, and was named the inaugural McCormick Fellow Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate. “In-Situ”, a 2023 film by Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera about John’s art and life, won two Emmys.
Below is a comprehensive list of the cruises Bailly has presented on and future cruises he is scheduled for. Below each cruise is a link to the artworks John made while aboard the respective cruise.
AZAMARA JOURNEY 08 JULY 2027 – 20 JULY 2027
Ports: Edinburgh, Scotland / Rosendal, Norway / Olden, Norway / Alesund, Norway / Svolvaer, Norway / Trollfjord, Norway / Tromso, Norway / Honningsvag, Norway / North Cape, Norway / Alta, Norway / Harstad, Norway / Bodo, Norway / Trondheim, Norway / Kristiansund, Norway / Arendal, Norway / Skagen, Norway / Copenhagen, Norway
AZAMARA JOURNEY 08 JULY 2027 – 20 JULY 2027
Ports: Portsmouth, England / Liverpool, England / Dublin, Ireland / Glasgow, Scotland / Douglas, England / Invergordon, Scotland / Aberdeen, Scotland / Dundee, Scotland / Edinburgh, Scotland
AZAMARA ONWARD 03 JUNE 2027 – 08 JUNE 2027
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Palamos, Spain / Nice, France / Barcelona, Spain
AZAMARA ONWARD 27 MAY 2027 – 03 JUNE 2027
Ports: Rome, Italy / Portoferraio, Italy / Livorno, Italy / Portovenere, Italy / Nice, France / Marseille, France / Barcelona, Spain
AZAMARA ONWARD 16 MAY 2027 – 27 MAY 2027
Ports: Venice, Italy / Ravenna, Italy / Ancona, Italy / Kotor, Montenegro / Taranto, Italia / Crotone, Italy / Siracusa, Italy / Trapani, Italy / Amalfi, Italy / Sorrento, Italy / Rome, Italy
AZAMARA ONWARD O8 MAY 2027 – 16 MAY 2027
Ports: Athens, Greece / Kotor, Montenegro / Dubrovnik, Croatia / Hvar, Croatia / Split, Croatia / Zadar, Croatia / Rovinj, Croatia / Venice, Italy
AZAMARA ONWARD 30 APRIL 2027 – 08 MAY 2027
Ports: Istanbul, Türkiye / Canakkale (Kepez), Türkiye / Mytilene, Greece / Thessaloniki, Greece / Mykonos, Greece / Monemvasia, Greece / Nafplio, Greece / Athens, Greece
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 18 DECEMBER 2026 – 02 JANUARY 2027
Ports: Singapore / Ko Samui, Thailand / Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand / Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam / Chan May (Hue, Danang), Vietnam / Ha Long (Hanoi), Vietnam / Hong Kong, China
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 05 DECEMBER 2026 – 18 DECEMBER 2026
Ports: Singapore / Phuket, Thailand / Penang, Malaysia / Port Klang, Malaysia / Celukan Bawang, Indonesia / Benoa, Bali / Lombok, Indonesia / Singapore
PONANT LE BOUGAINVILLE 13 AUGUST 2026 – 20 AUGUST 2026
Ports: Dubrovnik, Croatia / Stari Grad, Hvar Island, Croatia / Bol, Croatia / Rab, Croatia / The Brijuni Islands, Croatia / Pula, Croatia / Piran, Slovenia / Venice, Italy
Bailly’s In Situ drawings from August 2026
PONANT LE BOUGAINVILLE 06 AUGUST 2026 – 13 AUGUST 2026
Ports: Venice, Italy / Rovinj, Croatia / Zadar, Croatia / Primotsen, Croatia / Split, Croatia / Hvar, Croatia / Korcula, Croatia / Mljet, Croatia / Kotor, Montenegro / Dubrovnik, Croatia
Bailly’s In Situ drawings from August 2026
PONANT LE BOUGAINVILLE 23 JULY 2026 – 30 JULY 2026
Ports: Venice, Italy / Stari Grad, Hvar Island, Croatia / Bol, Croatia / Rab, Croatia / The Brijuni Islands, Croatia / Pula, Croatia / Dubrovnik, Croatia
Bailly’s In Situ drawings from July 2026
PONANT LE BOUGAINVILLE 16 JULY 2026 – 23 JULY 2026
Ports: Dubrovnik, Croatia / Stari Grad, Hvar Island, Croatia / Bol, Croatia / Rab, Croatia / The Brijuni Islands, Croatia / Pula, Croatia / Piran, Slovenia / Venice, Italy
Bailly’s In Situ drawings from July 2026
PRINCESS DIAMOND 23 JUNE 2026 – 02 JULY 2026
Ports: Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan / Taipei (Keelung) Taiwan / Ishigaki, Japan / Okinawa, Japan / Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan
PRINCESS DIAMOND 14 JUNE 2026 – 23 JUNE 2026
Ports: Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan / Toba, Japan / Osaka (Kyoto), Japan / Nagasaki, Japan / Busan, South Korea / Kochi, Japan / Shimizu (Mt. Fuji), Japan / Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan
AZAMARA ONWARD 28 MAY 2026 – 11 JUNE 2026
Ports: La Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain / Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain / Agadir, Morocco / Casablanca, Morocco / Gibraltar, United Kingdom / Malaga, Spain / Almeria, Spain / Marseille, France / St. Tropez, France / Villefranche, France / Livorno (Florence, Pisa), Italy / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy / Barcelona, Spain
PONANT L’AUSTRAL 19 MAY 2026 – 27 MAY 2026
Ports: Honfleur, France / Isle of Portland, England / Fowey, England / Isles of Scilly, England / Kinsale, Ireland / Fishguard, Wales / Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland / Portrush, Northern Ireland / Glasgow, Scotland
CELEBRITY ASCENT 04 MAY 2026 – 15 MAY 2026
Ports: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy / Souda (Chania), Crete, Greece / Kusadasi (Ephesus), Türkiye / Istanbul, Türkiye / Santorini, Greece / Mykonos, Greece / Naples, Italy / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY ASCENT 20 APRIL 2026 – 04 MAY 2026
Ports: Fort Lauderdale, USA / Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda / Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal / Cartagena, Spain / Barcelona, Spain / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY INFINITY 21 DECEMBER 2025 – 02 JANUARY 2026
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Gibraltar, UK / Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain / La Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain / Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain / Casablanca, Morocco / Tangier, Morocco / Malaga, Spain / Barcelona, Spain
CELEBRITY ECLIPSE 03 AUGUST 2025 – 15 AUGUST 2025
Ports: Amsterdam, Netherlands / Dover, England / Cobh (Cork), Ireland / Dunmore East (Waterford), Ireland / Holyhead, Wales / Liverpool, England / Belfast, Northern Ireland / Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland / Invergordon (Inverness), Scotland / Amsterdam, Netherlands
CELEBRITY ECLIPSE 27 JULY 2025 – 03 AUGUST 2025
Ports: Amsterdam, Netherlands / Alesund, Norway / Olden, Norway / Molde, Norway / Stavanger, Norway / Amsterdam, Netherlands
CELEBRITY ECLIPSE 16 JULY 2025 – 27 JULY 2025
Ports: Amsterdam, Netherlands / Akureyri, Icelnad / Isafjordur, Iceland / Reykjavik, Iceland / Cobh (Cork), Ireland / Dunmore East (Waterford), Ireland / Amsterdam, Netherlands
CELEBRITY ECLIPSE 04 JULY 2025 – 16 JULY 2025
Ports: Amsterdam, Netherlands / Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany / Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland / Visby, Sweden / Tallinn, Estonia / Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden / Copenhagen, Denmark / Amsterdam, Netherlands
AZAMARA ONWARD 19 JUNE 2025 – 27 JUNE 2025
Ports: Lisbon, Portugal / Sevilla, Spain / Ceuta, North Africa, Spain / Malaga, Spain / Barcelona, Spain
AZAMARA ONWARD 11 JUNE 2025 – 19 JUNE 2025
Ports: Southampton, England / Bordeaux, France / Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France / Bilbao, Spain / Porto, Portugal / Lisbon, Portugal
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 31 MAY 2025 – 10 JUNE 2025
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Mykonos, Greece / Kusadasi (Ephesus), Türkiye / Istanbul, Türkiye / Santorini, Greece / Katakolon (Olympia), Greece / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 22 MAY 2025 – 31 MAY 2025
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Cadiz (Sevilla), Spain / Lisbon, Portugal / Porto, Portugal / Tangier, Morocco / Barcelona, Spain /
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 03 MAY 2025 – 13 MAY 2025
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Mykonos, Greece / Kusadasi (Ephesus), Türkiye / Istanbul, Türkiye / Santorini, Greece / Katakolon (Olympia), Greece / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 19 APRIL 2025 – 03 MAY 2025
Ports: Port Cape Canaveral, USA / Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda / Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal / Cartagena, Spain / Palma de Mallorca, Spain / Barcelona, Spain
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 22 DECEMBER 2024 – 03 JANUARY 2025
Ports: Singapore / Ko Samui, Thailand / Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand / Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam / Chan May (Hue, Danang), Vietnam / Ha Long (Hanoi), Vietnam / Hong Kong, China
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 09 DECEMBER 2024 – 22 DECEMBER 2024
Ports: Hong Kong, China / Ha Long (Hanoi), Vietnam / Chan May (Hue, Danang), Vietnam / Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam / Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand / Ko Samui, Thailand / Singapore
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 17 AUGUST 2024 – 27 AUGUST 2024
Ports: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy / Katakolon (Olympia), Greece / Mykonos, Greece / Piraeus (Athens), Greece / Kusadasi (Ephesus), Türkiye / Santorini, Greece / Messina, Italy / Barcelona, Spain
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 08 AUGUST 2024 – 17 AUGUST 2024
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / La Spezia (Florence & Pisa), Italy / Santa Margherita, Italy / Villefranche (Nice), France / Marseille, France / Naples, Italy / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 30 JULY 2024 – 08 AUGUST 2024
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Porto, Portugal / Lisbon, Portugal/ Tangier, Morocco / Cadiz (Sevilla), Spain / Barcelona, Spain
CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION 05 JULY 2024 – 15 JULY 2024
Ports: Ravenna (Venice), Italy / Trieste, Italy / Dubrovnik, Croatia / Zadar, Croatia / Split, Croatia / Kotor, Montenegro / Salerno (Amalfi Coast), Italy / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE 17 JUNE 2024 – 24 JUNE 2024
Ports: Rotterdam, Netherlands / Molde, Norway / Olden, Norway / Alesund, Norway / Stavanger, Norway / Rotterdam, Netherlands
CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION 03 JUNE 2024 – 14 JUNE 2024
Ports: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy / Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy / Portofino, Italy / Naples, Italy / Messina, Italy / Brindisi, Italy / Dubrovnik, Croatia / Kotor, Montenegro / Split, Croatia / Ravenna (Venice), Italy
CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION 24 MAY 2024 – 03 JUNE 2024
Ports: Ravenna (Venice), Italy / Trieste, Italy / Dubrovnik, Croatia / Split, Croatia / Zadar, Croatia / Kotor, Montenegro / Salerno (Amalfi Coast), Italy / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
CELEBRITY APEX 02 MAY 2024 – 15 MAY 2024
Ports: Fort Lauderdale, Florida / Ponta Delgada, Azores / Cobh (Cork), Ireland / Portland, Dorset, England / Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium / Southampton, England
CELEBRITY EQUINOX 24 FEBRUARY 2024 – 04 MARCH 2024
Ports: Fort Lauderdale, USA / George Town, Grand Cayman / Oranjestad, Aruba / Willemstad, Curacao / Kralendijk, Bonaire / Fort Lauderdale, USA
CELEBRITY INFINITY 21 DECEMBER 2023 – 02 JANUARY 2024
Ports: Barcelona, Spain / Lanzarote, Canary Islands / Tenerife, Canary Islands / La Palma, Canary Islands / Casablanca, Morocco / Tangier, Morocco / Cadiz (Sevilla), Spain / Valencia, Spain / Barcelona, Spain
LAST UPDATE
01 September 2026
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