We enjoy three days at sea and have fun with some special events Our Legendary Alaska Cruise ended on July 7th.  I will be updating this blog with the remaining ports and special events.  Stay Tuned! CRUISING THE BERING SEA We sailed south for the next three days,...
We take a leisurely walk around this small, friendly town and visit the Berry Festival AT ANCHOR, NOME We arrived off the coast of Nome last night, although it never really got dark this far north. Our visit to Nome was a big deal for the town. They moved their annual...
Heavy ice stops our advance to the Arctic Circle. We plunge like Polar Bears before heading to Nome on the Summer Solstice. RACING TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE The title of this cruise is 28-Day Arctic Circle Solstice Cruise. Crossing the Arctic Circle was intended to be one...
We spend the afternoon exploring Unalaska visiting a local museum and seeing dozens of Bald Eagles UNALASKA OR DUTCH HARBOR? Your cruise itinerary calls this port "Dutch Harbor". However, the name of the town you visit is called Unalaska. There isn't any town called...
We explore some other cabins and feast on cake enroute to Unalaska CABIN CRAWL A cabin crawl is where guests tour various cabins to see the different categories. This is also a chance to learn the ways that guests can organize their cabins or create more storage...
A short day in Seward with Sealife, books and yarn. SEWARD ARRIVAL When we arrived at 7 am, heavy fog prevented us from seeing much. The temperatures were supposed to be in the 60s, but they stubbornly stayed in the 40s, as the fog hid the warming sun. We planned to...
Scenic cruising in the morning followed by tea and ice cream in the afternoon SCENIC CRUISING The bow opened at 7:30 am as we started another day of scenic cruising, this time through College Fjord. College Fjord is located in the northern part of Prince William...
We walk around Valdez and explore some of the outlying scenic areas Our plan for today was to visit the Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site, about 40 miles east of Valdez, with stops at Bridal Veil Falls, Horsetail Falls, and Valdez Glacier Lake. THE TOWN THAT...
We cruise Yakutat Bay and enjoy seeing Hubbard Glacier YAKUTAT BAY Mt. Saint Elias, the second tallest peak in the United States, is 18,008 feet above sea level. As we approached Yakutat Bay around 8 am, it was the most prominent among a string of mountains on the...
We spent the day with Rich and Suzi, longtime Sitka residents & friends from the 2023 World Cruise SITKA ARRIVAL After a cloudy and drizzly day in Ketchikan, we were looking forward to the blue skies and moderate temperatures forecast for Sitka. Sitka's skyline is the...