KandR Travel Adventures

Day 8 - Sept 7, 2012 - return home Today is the end of our cruise, sad to say, and its back to Orlando we go. We choose to use the RCI bus transportation (27.00 pp). The debarkation was very easy because they divided up the areas and there was plenty of seating for everyone. They did a good job with this process. In the future I would not use the RCI shuttle because they drop you off pretty far from the terminal. I felt so bad for the elderly guests who choose this transportation. For the price they should have delivered us closer to our airline terminal. It was easier for us to board the bus at the pier because we had a porter who brought us up to the front with our luggage and ... read more

Day 6 - Sept 5, 2012 a day at sea We had breakfast in the Windjammer today. Finally they released the ban on the guests not touching any food related utensils. The breakfast foods were delicious. There was anything you would want there. I even found a new food called Upma. It is served with a spicy chutney type sauce and I absolutely loved it. I heard that earlier on the cruise a couple was sent home because they would not participate in washing their hands or using hand sanitizer. Good for RCI because we didn't need people like that on the ship anyway. My friend and I did the digital camera scavenger hunt today. We ran the length of the ship going up and down the stairs trying to find all the items on the ... read more

Day 4- Monday - Sept 3, 2012 Skagway We docked in Skagway today on day 4. We took the White Pass & Yukon Railroad train ride to the Canadian border. It was a fun trip riding the old train up to the Canadian border and back again. After we got dropped off in Skagway, near the ship, we headed to the town. It's a quaint little historic town. We had lunch at the Bonanza Restaurant and I had a fantastic chocolate martini. It was so good I had to ask the bartender for the recipe. Also found a cute little quilt shop where I bought a pattern for a puffin quilt to make, in the future. The ship docked not too far from town. It's an easy walk or you can board a shuttle bus for ... read more

Day 2 - Saturday Sept 1, 2012 A day at sea Our Meet and Mingle group from the Cruise Critic site met at the Viking lounge today. A raffle was done and three prizes were given out. We all received a Royal Caribbean note pad and pen set too. It was fun meeting everyone. We also attended the enrichment lecture given by a man named Peter who is a Canadian Mountie. My little group went seperate ways and then I went to a martini demonstration (initially very unorganized). It was interesting but no handouts were given out and I'm sure I would not remember anything he talked about. There was a charge for this event of 12.00. Tonight was a formal night and the entertainment was the Coasters. They were very good.... read more

We arrived in Seattle on Thursday and checked in to the Best Western closest to the Space Needle (200 Taylor St) This hotel is very close to the Space Needle which is why we choose this hotel plus we are reward card holders at this chain. We secured a cab at the hotel and headed to the wharf where we had dinner at Ivar's. The dinner was good (the NW platter which was a fried combination of salmon, cod, shrimp and scallops) my husband's was very good (salmon with roasted blue potatoes). On our next trip though we will pick the restaurant closest to the ferris wheel with the blue umbrella's outside, as the specials there looked great and more reasonably priced. The ferris wheel ride was great. Looking at the city was nice seeing it ... read more