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Juneau May 16 Once clear of Yakutat Bay, Diamond Princess set South Easterly through the Gulf of Alaska towards Cape Spencer where we entered the North Inian Passage and passed trough the Icy Strait before entering the Lynn Canal. After rounding Lincoln Island, various courses were set through Stephens Passage and the Gastineau Channel as we made our final approach towards Juneau. Juneau was our second to last port and the only Alaskan port that my sister and I booked an excursion together. Our excursion was a canoe trip to Mendenhall Glacier. A shuttle picked up us and our fellow Holland American adventurists and proceeded on a fifteen minute drive to the glacier. Once outfitted into our wet-wear clothes provided by the company, we paddled off through the milky teal coloured water of Mendenhall lake. Passing ... read more