For the second time, we decided to take a cruise to Alaska. We flew into Seattle. It's always fun to carry a coat in August that was later needed.
This cruise was on Norwegian, aboard the Jewel. We noticed a few differences in CCL from the other cruise lines we have been on: Better access to the dining room (used a elevator dedicated for the disabled), room was not quite as large (pity us?), hallways were kept clear of cleaning carts so we could easily get up and down them, bridge viewing room, not as much help in the buffet.
It was a beautiful ship, very colorful. Staff were very considerate though we didn't feel they were as warm as other times we have cruised. We visited a new port, Ketchikan that we had never been to before. It was a very cute city, one we decided to explore on our own.
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Room 9140 |
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Balcony |
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Nice sunset after we left Seattle |
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Ketchikan, Alaska |
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Eagle perched on lookout tower |
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Kent's catch, 28 lb. king salmon off the coast of Juneau, Alaska |
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Fjords leading to Sawyer glacier |
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Yes, the water was that color! |
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Fjords leading to Sawyer glacier |
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Fjords and waterfalls leading to Sawyer glacier |
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Fjords leading to Sawyer glacier |
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Waterfalls on the way to Sawyer glacier |
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Sawyer Glacier |
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posing in front of Sawyer Glacier, from our balcony |
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nightly towel animal |
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Matt Hayashida, Iditarod racer |
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they brought out the puppy sled dogs |
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all kinds of breeds are found in the dogs |
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lighthouse past Seattle |
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Buffet (where we usually ate lunch and breakfast) |
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yes, it was a colorful ship |
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Salmon dinner |
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Banana split |
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with one of our waiters, Campbell. NCL uses free dining so we had a different waiter each night though we had assigned times and table for our group, |
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One of the nice things is watching the sunsets. |
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Ketchikan, the first port we visited |
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Jewel had a bridge viewing room so we could see what the bridge looked like. Pretty efficient and tidy. |
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Casino |
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Theater, with accessible seating areas |
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Crew assists wheelchairs up and down the ramps |
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Statue in Ketchikan |
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stairway to upper level houses |
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Ketchikan |
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Creek Street |
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Creek Street |
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Dolly's House, on Creek Street. Quite a history here! |
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Fish house in Ketchikan |
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Kent's nachos, lunch in Ketchikan. Cruise meals are pretty much the same each day so it's always nice to take advantage of local restaurants, even if they might not be free food like on the ship. |
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DeeAnn's shrimp salad |
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Planes were a major mode of transportation in ports |
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another towel animal |
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and another pretty sunset |
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scenery always changing |
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lake outside of Juneau |
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Eagle spotting while on the whale watching boat |
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Whales off the coast of Juneau |
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Orca whales off the coast of Juneau |
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Orca whales off the coast of Juneau |
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Our friends, Jack & Jennie Welch |
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Otters |
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sled dog |
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sled dog |
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at the sled dog exhibit |
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too adorable |
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double check the luggage before coming home to ensure there are no stowaways |
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Gold panning |
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our take, about $19 worth |
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dinner of shrimp fettuccine |
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dinner of potato gnocchi |
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dessert |
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towel animal |
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sun trying to peak through the clouds |
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towel animal |
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deck. Not many out lounging since it was a little on the chilly side. |
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lots of colors used around the ship |
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lobby |
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towel animals all around the room |
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First visit to the Royal BC History Museum in Victoria, BC, Canada |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Totem poles exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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Totem pole exhibit at Royal BC History museum |
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grounds at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC, Canada |
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Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC, Canada |
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grounds at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC, Canada |
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Harbor at Victoria, BC, Canada |
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Harbor at Victoria, BC, Canada |
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ship in dock in Seattle |
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Observation desk on the Space Needle |
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DeeAnn's lunch in Seattle |
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Kent's lunch in Seattle |
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Orcas letting us know they want us to come back in about 3 years! |
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