- Saturday 6/12/09
We went to the swimming pool.
· Blue water
· People swimming
· 7 feet deep
Then we went to the top.
· very high
· two grey engines
· spinning cyclones – help the ship go!
After we went to the café. Then we ate there.
· Spaghetti
· Steak (from Mom’s plate)
· Fruit salad
· Crispy spring roll
· Ice-cream with strawberry sauce and whipped cream
Then we went to the theater. There was nothing there!
· Red curtains and chairs
After we went to our stateroom and slept.
· Bunk bed!
Sunday 6/13/09
Today is the first sea day and first formal night! Went to the kids club for the first time in the afternoon! Loved it! Watched the production show – Do You Want to Dance. It was good.
Monday 6/14/009 Ketchikan
First port day!
· Went off ship
· Took a picture with a bear and a moose
Took a tour
· Saw Dolly’s house
· Saw a bald eagle
· Looked at a lot of totem poles
· Went into the forest and saw a waterfall
· Spotted several salmon
Went shopping
· Picked up free gifts (north star pendant and bracelet)
· Bought beer for Dads
· Bought postcards and Mommy mailed one back home from Ketchikan post office
Came back to ship
· Ate lunch at the Horizon Buffet
· Went to kids club
o projects – totem pole;
o teacher read us books;
o played play station II – Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga
o we left with a wristband (for boys; girls got bracelet)
· Ate dinner (fried tofu)
· Went to Explorer Lounge and watched the Comedy Show
· Went swimming with Grace and Mommy
· Went to grab some late night snack
· Came back and slept
Tuesday 06/15/2009 Juneau
· Went off ship
· Took a tram to Mount Roberts
o Red and slow
o Very good view of the city and cruise ships
o Took a hike
§ Saw snow!
§ Crossed two bridges
§ Saw a guy shoveling snow off trail
o Watched a movie
o Came back down in tram
· Came back to ship to have lunch in International dinning room
o Daddy and Grace’s Dad ran to get a table for us!
· came back to our stateroom to have a rest
· we went off ship again to join the Mendenhall Glacier tour
o about half hour drive from the cruise harbor
o saw the glacier
§ It was blue!
o Took ice from the bay
§ It was freezing cold!
o Took pictures at Picture Point and Pavilion
o There was a small waterfall – Nugget Falls
· Came back to cruise ship; ate dinner at Vivaldi Dinning Room; watched the production show; came back to sleep!
Wednesday 06/16/2009 Skagway
· Daddy got up real early and went out with Grace’s Dad to book the trip for all of us
· We got up at around 9AM and ate a BIG breakfast (coz we are NOT going to have lunch!)
· Went off ship and onto the train – we were going to White Pass Train tour!
o Trees
o Snowy mountain
o Old bridge – an architecture wonder of the world; as famous as Eifel Tower!
o Went all the way to Frasier
§ It was freezing!
· Came back on the bus
o There was fungus on the trees! It meant fresh air and clean environment
o Crossed the bridge!
o Passed the US custom
· Came back; ate dinner – crab night (Alaskan King crab) and double cheese cake night! swam at night; had late night snack! Watched the cruise staff talent show
o Our assistant waiter performed balloon artist and gave me his masterpiece – a giant dragonfly!
Thursday 06/17/2009 Glacier Bay
· Today the ship passed through Glacier Bay. Went to kids club
· Park ranger came!
o Told us about Glacier Bay
o Size of a humpback whale
§ Baby: 6 feet
§ Adult: 50 feet
o Gave us junior ranger badges
o Gave us a ranger packet
· Saw humpback whale
· Mom and Dad saw an orca
· 2nd formal night and lobster night! Continue to have double cheese cake without sauce!
· Went to kids club
o played Pin the Tail on the Donkey
o free time (which means Play Station II Lego Star Wars)
Friday 06/19/2009 College Fjord -> Whittier
I was too tired so didn't write anything on last day. It was a fun and exciting experience!
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