Cruise book

A cruise book is a yearbook-style publication often produced by ships of the United States Navy upon completion of a long deployment (typically six months or more).

They are printed ashore by the same companies that specialize in cruise book publication firms that also handle the larger ships.

Many units do so remotely from their deployed location, allowing them to proof the books prior to final printing.

This is usually done by allowing the publisher to maintain a website where the pages are displayed to be viewed by anyone in the unit and then giving feedback.

[2][3] Private collectors exist throughout the world, with an example being a site run by Retired Command Master Chief Dillard.