This was a full at sea, just cruising through the beautiful scenery. Some people reported seeing dolphins jumping, but I didn’t see them. We attended a video presentation and tour of the public areas which was very interesting. There were so many fun things being offered that it was difficult to choose what to do. One I would have enjoyed was offered by the culinary artists who turn ordinary fruits and veggies into edible artworks. They were just beautiful and used to decorate the buffet tables. But the tour overlapped it so I didn’t attend, hoping that it might be presented again. It was not. There was one about Alaska Ports and Shopping that we checked on, but by the time we got there it was standing room only so we didn’t stay long. Jewelry shopping seems to be quite the focus! The theater really is big, but we are learning that you need to be there a half hour early to get a seat!<\/p>\n
For breakfast and lunch we tried different restaurants and were seated with new couples, one from Turin, some from England as well as Americans. The food and the company was really good! The ship is full of folks from everywhere, both the passengers and the staff. There are lots of young people from all over the world working for the summer. What a fun opportunity for them! They are super polite and focused on serving, but are obviously having fun too and anxious to talk about where they come from.<\/p>\n
After lunch there was a presentation by a naturalist on “Glaciers and Whales” that was very interesting. That was presented in the theater and was followed by a movie – “27 Dresses”. Since I had not seen it I decided to stay on for that. It was pretty good, but a long time to sit still so I was happy when it finally ended!<\/p>\n
Dinner that evening was the first formal one, so we got all dressed up and went to our dining room only to discover that we were the only ones from our table to show up. Looking around, there were quite a few empty chairs. There are so many options for dining that many people just choose to stay casual, I guess. Again, the food was great and our waiter was very attentive. After dinner we strolled around amongst all of the elegantly attired guests, checking out the boutiques and the various clubs, each with it’s own entertainment offerings, various types of music and dancing. There was a fine art auction, much jewelry for sale, even a jigsaw puzzle in a quiet corner near the library in case you wanted to just get away from it all!<\/p>\n
Walking back to our room, we checked in at the Internet Cafe and found that time on the internet would be very expensive at $.75 a minute and it would be sporadic as it apparently depends on satellites. You could purchase larger plans for less per minute, but I don’t need it a lot, just to check in occasionally will be fine.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow: Ketchikan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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