We expected to spend the day packing, but awoke to news that was good in some ways, not so good in others. Both aspects have to do with Roxan’s dad. His condition is markedly improved from yesterday, and we learned that a treatment given over the weekend has extended his life by days to weeks. … Read more
The last 24 hours has been a whirlwind. Things are declining quickly with Roxan’s Dad and we will be debarking the ship at Los Angeles. We would have been getting off now, but I couldn’t find a way to make flights work that didn’t involve an overnight layover. Because we arrive in LA early in … Read more
It’s a grey day, and seas are rougher than I’ve experienced before, a little over 11 feet. Wind is at our tail and we’ve been making very good speed. The rough seas were here the majority of the night, so sleep was fitful. Every once in a while there is a shudder or a bang, … Read more
Had great fun at today’s sail away party! It’s going to be a great trip with this many people participating in events. Here’s the photo dump, what there is of it (having too much fun). Tonight we enjoyed planning our next two cruises and took in the comic set at Social. Sorry to say, Tracy … Read more
So how does a back-to-back work? I would expect what I describe to be accurate for any ship docked in Seattle, and about 95% certain it’ll be like this at other US ports. We have about 150 people back-to-back today. We are waiting in Cagney’s at the moment, have been here for about 90 minutes. … Read more
Today has been a day of rest and recharge for us. Been dealing with an urgent family situation that had the potential to cut the trip short — while it’s not as likely for this outcome as it looked yesterday morning, there is still a possibilty at any point in the trip that we could … Read more
Bottom line up front: This day was the weakest day of the entire Alaska portion of the trip. While the meal and atmosphere which was the focus of our excursion was excellent, the rest of the day under-performed in pretty much every way. I understand there are good reasons for developing the docking facility at … Read more
Today was a cold, damp day, but for the most part I didn’t feel as uncomfortable as yesterday in spite of the colder temperature. The main attraction of the trip for many is the glaciers, and I did enjoy Glacier Bay National Park. But I think I like Hubbard Glagier better than Johns Hopkins. This … Read more
OctoBRRRRR…oh, my. Steady light rain, gale force wind, temperatures in the upper 40’s…what’s not to like about Alaska in October, right? But we knew this was what we were getting ourselves into, and we didn’t let it spoil the day. Deaprting Juneau last night was neat, it’s the first nighttime Juneau dearture we’ve done. The … Read more
Checklist Arrival: scheduled at 2:30pm AKDT, actual 1:08pm AKDT Departure: scheduled at 11:00 (actual unknown, I plan to be asleep). Even though the thermometer read 57-60 degrees, it was a pretty raw day in Juneau today. We’d originally planned to stay aboard, but after I had a massage to loosen up my tight neck, we … Read more
A lot of rolling, lurching and so forth on this day as seas ran 8 feet or higher and we shifted from westerly to souttheasterly wind. I woudn’t say it was uncomfortable at any point, but my hips and Roxan’s knees are feeling the effects of a day of micro-adjustments to maintain standing and walking … Read more
Check-in Time 9:30am PDT I was impressed with how well the check-in process went. Even getting a few minutes late start, at 9:37?. It’s a beautiful day in Seattle, smoke is much less than last night. I hope it remains that way for sail-away! The baseball game that would not end last night made getting … Read more