Blogs from Inside Passage, Alaska, United States, North America - page 8

We woke up early again after a quiet night sailing the inside passage up to Ketchian the rest of the day we spent lounging around the ship. There was alot to see on the ship activities planned for all sorts, even there was a talk about the dolphins and whales we were likely to see on our trip. There was a lot of Bingo planned and we saw the older people queuing outside the theatre lol. The highlight of their day. Alison spent a few hours asleep, still jetlagged. See picure of her "asleep". We went went for lunch in the Palms Springs Restaurant on deck 11. There are different kinds of cuisine, in buffet style. There was Asian, Italian, Mexican, Hot Dogs, Burgers, Fries, Salads and loads more. Too much to choose from. In the ... read more

NORTH TO ALASKA UP THE PLANK WE SKIPPED, JUST US AND OUR 2 BOILED EGGS (JUST IN CASE THEY SHOULD RUN OUT OF FOOD?? ) !!!!! WE WERE LIKE 2 KIDS GOING INTO A CANDY STORE, -------------OUR FIRST EVER CRUISE, AND THAT MEAN’T - NO DRIVING,- NO DISHES AND THE BED MADE EVERY DAY -------FOR A WHOLE WEEK,--------- YAHOOO!!!!!! WE HAD GRINS FROM EAR TO EAR!!!! SOOOO EXCITED, WE WERE! WE WERE OFF TO “ THE LAST FRONTIER” !!!!! CRUISING FROM VANCOUVER CANADA TO ANCHORAGE ALASKA, THROUGH “THE INSIDE PASSAGE”. ALL THAT PLANNING WAS ABOUT TO COME TO FRUITION. ONCE ON THE SHIP OUR FIRST PORT OF CALL WAS OUR “STATE” ROOM NO 7281------ WITH A BALCONY ( A VERY GOOD TIP FROM GOOD FRIENDS, THANKYOU) AS OUR BAGGAGE WAS STILL TO BE DELIVERED, WE JUST ... read more

We had an excellent time on the floating buffet up the inside passage and on to Whittier, then back by air. The trip was organized by cousins Ed and Vickie. There were 14 of us dining and touring and snacking and dining. The weather was great. Not absolutely clear, but sunny and warm. The only rain we saw was at Anchorage after disembarkation. Diamond Princess food was great. Several venues have extra charges. The dining room service was good, not as polished as it could be, but still quite good. Ketchican is unique. Well, all the Alaskan towns are unique! I liked Skagway. The train to White Pass was worth the cost. The first real treat, though was Mendenhall glacier near Juneau. After that the scenery started. I would score Glacier Bay maybe a little better ... read more

What's hot: Cruising Outside the Inside Passage to Juneau What's not: Juneau 101 Travel Lesson of the Day: You can run but you can't hide from the retail machine. Meet Your Personal Acquisition Consultant “I’ll be right there with you on the ground,” said Jennifer. Was she a military commander encouraging her troops? Was she a humanitarian leader taking volunteers into a disaster scene? Not. We meet Jennifer-the-Credit-Card-Wrecker at a session that was billed as a sort of Juneau 101. Having been to a million park ranger talks in the National Parks, we were expecting to learn some Juneau history, geology, economy, demographics--you get the idea. Instead—with trumpets blaring—a perfectly dressed, miked-up 5’5” 30-something powerball of acquisitive energy named Jennifer sprinted on stage and began throwing... read more

Wow, it’s been a long time since we’ve written something, apologies for that, internet access isn’t always guaranteed so it’s hard to try and keep this up to date, and if we spent all our time writing our blog we’d have nothing to write about. Anyway we were up to Day 6 which was at sea; one of the things about cruising is while it’s an experience of a life time the ‘at sea days’ if the water is choppy it can be a little rough on the stomach, something Soph unfortunately had to deal with. While she didn’t get really sick she wasn’t in the mood to move around much so we just hung around our cabin watched some TV and relaxed. Once again as it was an ‘at sea day’ it meant that the ... read more