In 1988 the Johnston Bogle family began a two year cruise aboard their 36’ sailboat Lethe. They left Portland Maine, headed south down the east coast of the United States and through the Caribbean with two daughters ages nine and two. In the Virgin Islands Billie tried to blame the water for her morning sickness but it quickly became clear that a third Bogle was on the way. Throughout the coming months they checked out hospitals and birthing facilities along the way and on November 11, 1989 Cruise was born on the island of Bonaire. In the womb he was jokingly called Cruise or Cruiser and upon his arrival there was no better name.
Cruise started his journey in a fashion that would carry throughout his life as a unique, adventurous and loved individual. His young childhood was spent in the small island community of Peaks Island, Maine. At age ten they moved to Delray Beach, Florida, where he continued being home schooled and playing soccer. His passion for the sport led him to play on a competitive travel team for several years. At 15 he decided to try public school and played on the junior varsity soccer team for his first two years. He became interested in new things and spent more time at the beach learning how to surf and skim board, and picked up a job lifeguarding at the local pool. In May of 2008 he graduated from Atlantic High School. On a Bright Futures Scholarship he left home in August and started his first semester at Tallahassee Community College. He had hopes of entering the firefighting program, but started with core classes while he waited for an opening.