Adventures in Travel and Life
Disney Fantasy Cruise – Western Caribbean Day One We (my partner and I, I’ll refer to her as “The Reader” because she spends most of her time reading on vacation) arrived at Orlando Int’l Airport just before 11:00 am and headed straight to the buses to catch our Disney Cruise Line transfer to Port Canaveral. During the …
We stopped at Fish Pirate’s Saloon for lunch. They had live entertainment! We ordered fish and chips and the waiter asked, “Do you want fries?” Delicious!
Ketchikan! I saved the best for last. We were up early to watch the ship pull into port in Ketchikan. Today, we were very fortunate that the weather was dry and the sun was shining for most of the day. And as luck would have it, the ship docked right in the center of town. …
It rained all day! And we were prepared for it, rain ponchos and umbrellas at the ready. The ship docked just south of the downtown area, just far enough that you had to take a shuttle from the ship to get to downtown. Our activities for this day included a stop at the Botanical Gardens …
Shortly after hearing the all clear from the Captain, we boarded a bus for our first shore excursion, Liarsville Goldrush. This felt like a step back in time visiting a camp from the Alaska gold rush era. We toured the camp, watched an entertaining puppet show about the gold rush, then panned for gold. You are …
I would cruise to Alaska again just for this experience of cruising through Tracy Arm Fjord. This was our first up close glimpse of Alaska and the first time I’ve seen icebergs up close. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves….
A day at sea is a great opportunity to explore the ship and then relax. Grand Foyer Studio Sea Sports Anyone Take in a movie by the pool. Great Entertainment at the Walt Disney Theater One of Three Main Dining Venues Great views while enjoying a warm beverage. Kids pool Inside a stateroom Wave …
Apologies for the long delay in telling this story of our Alaska cruise, but life happens. And now, back to the Alaska Cruise… From Seattle, we drove up to Vancouver. Other than having to take a detour north of Seattle due to a collapsed bridge, the drive was easy and uneventful. Vancouver is a great …
Walking back to the waterfront from Pike’s Market we stumbled upon Post Alley and this… It’s chewing gum stuck all over the outside of this building. Apparently this “gum wall” is a famous landmark in Seattle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Wall. This is so gross and so cool at the same time.
We decided to fly into Seattle and drive up to Vancouver which saved us enough money to almost cover the cost of our shore excursions. Since we had never been to Seattle we arrived a day early and stayed at the Maxwell Hotel near the Space Needle. Here’s my review on TripAdvisor. I will definitely …
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