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Forum: Cruises
Jun 29th, 2019, 05:12 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

Thanks, Kathie! Have a great time in September.

Thanks, Kathie! Have a great time in September.
Forum: Cruises
Jun 19th, 2019, 07:25 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

Thanks, sundowner & sludick! We had ridiculously...

Thanks, sundowner & sludick! We had ridiculously good weather.
Forum: Cruises
Jun 17th, 2019, 02:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 27th At Sea Today was gray and drizzling...

May 27th At Sea

Today was gray and drizzling though no one cared at this point. We went to a presentation on evolution and just relaxed around the ship.

May 28th San Francisco Pier 27

I...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 17th, 2019, 02:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 26th Astoria I was hoping to catch us...

May 26th Astoria

I was hoping to catch us entering the Columbia River but again didn't wake up in time. We docked at the pier on the west end of Astoria at 8am. All passengers had to clear US...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 17th, 2019, 12:13 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 25th Port Alberni Port Alberni was our...

May 25th Port Alberni

Port Alberni was our only other tender port and we were anchoring at 8am. We decided to queue for tickets at 7:30am before any announcements were made. Chairs were placed...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 17th, 2019, 10:33 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 24th Victoria At 8am we docked next to...

May 24th Victoria

At 8am we docked next to Grand Princess at Ogden Point about a mile from the Inner Harbour. Victoria was another place we'd been to previously so guess what our goal is? ;)

We...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 17th, 2019, 08:08 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

Thanks, everyone! May 23rd Vancouver I...

Thanks, everyone!

May 23rd Vancouver

I tried to wake up early but missed our sail in. Vancouver is such a beautiful city. We docked at Canada Place at 8am which was quite the maze to find our...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 03:41 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 22nd Inside Passage The day started out...

May 22nd Inside Passage

The day started out foggy but cleared by afternoon. A few people were grumbling but I actually think the fog is beautiful. We saw some more Dall's porpoises but their speed...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 03:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 21st Wrangell Today was our final port...

May 21st Wrangell

Today was our final port in Alaska. We docked a little earlier than the scheduled time of 8am and our departure time was changed from 5pm to 4pm so that all aboard was now at...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 03:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

janisj, Being on the bow was great for...

janisj,
Being on the bow was great for photography. Last year we had access to the bow through the New Zealand sounds. I haven't sailed on any other HAL ship but I believe they all do this in scenic...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 12:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

I must have accidentally deleted the part about...

I must have accidentally deleted the part about our Juneau tendering fiasco from the above post:

The schedule was to anchor in Juneau at 2pm and tender as all four berths were already occupied. At...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 12:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 20th Frederick Sound There were two...

May 20th Frederick Sound

There were two excursions offered today that picked up passengers directly from the ship, one to the village of Kake and another one to find humpback whales. We opted to...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 16th, 2019, 10:57 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 19th Endicott Arm & Juneau This morning...

May 19th Endicott Arm & Juneau

This morning was our third and final glacier viewing from the ship. We got up early to be on the bow as we were entering the arm before 6:30am. Our original...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 15th, 2019, 03:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 18th Haines The sun was out when we...

May 18th Haines

The sun was out when we docked in Haines at 8am.
...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 13th, 2019, 06:08 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 17th Gulf of Alaska Today's activities...

May 17th Gulf of Alaska

Today's activities can be summarized as follows - laundry, eat, port talk, camera presentation, eat, salmon and kelp lecture, eat, stories about guiding in Alaska. We had a...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 13th, 2019, 05:12 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 16th Kodiak We docked at 8am at Pier 2...

May 16th Kodiak

We docked at 8am at Pier 2 in Kodiak about a mile outside of town. We had another car reserved this time with Avis at Kodiak airport about 4 miles away. I called Avis as we walked...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 13th, 2019, 03:03 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 15th Homer Today was the first day we...

May 15th Homer

Today was the first day we had any real rain in the forecast. We hadn't made any plans for Homer and thought about finding a boat tour once we got on shore but the weather didn't...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 13th, 2019, 02:23 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 14th College Fjord We entered College...

May 14th College Fjord

We entered College Fjord around 8:30 this morning. Our destination was Harvard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in the fjord, passing many smaller glaciers named after...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 13th, 2019, 01:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 13th Valdez We got up early to watch the...

May 13th Valdez

We got up early to watch the sail in. Valdez is in a spectacular location surrounded by mountains. We docked at 8am and I called Valdez U Drive Valdez U Drive - Home...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 12th, 2019, 02:56 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 12th Hubbard Glacier At approximately...

May 12th Hubbard Glacier

At approximately 10:30 this morning we arrived at Hubbard Glacier on a clear, sunny day. The bow was opened for passengers and was less windy than the upper decks. We...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 12th, 2019, 02:31 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 11th Sitka We docked at 9am at the Old...

May 11th Sitka

We docked at 9am at the Old Sitka Dock about 5 miles north of town. There were complimentary shuttles running back and forth but we had a car reserved through Sitka Car Rental...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 11th, 2019, 02:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

Thanks for the tip, janisj! Can you believe we...

Thanks for the tip, janisj! Can you believe we have friends who want to drive down from San Rafael and back on Friday? :o And they aren't even interested in golf!
Forum: Cruises
Jun 11th, 2019, 02:25 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 10th Ketchikan We docked at Berth 2 at...

May 10th Ketchikan

We docked at Berth 2 at 10am where a representative and car from First City Car Rental https://www.firstcitycarrental.com/ were waiting for us. After some quick formalities we...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 11th, 2019, 02:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 8th-9th At Sea We had two sea days to...

May 8th-9th At Sea

We had two sea days to get up to Alaska, the first of which I spent half asleep because it takes me a day to get used to the motion. I don't get seasick but just cannot stay...
Forum: Cruises
Jun 11th, 2019, 02:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,839
Posted By Patty

May 7th San Francisco Pier 35 Getting to the...

May 7th San Francisco Pier 35

Getting to the ship was easy for us. We drove 2 hours from Carmel, parked at my sister's house in Oakland, took the ferry from Jack London Square to Pier 41 and...
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