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May 24, 2024 - Ketchikan
Today we toured Ketchikan. Our last Alaska stop. We we’re scheduled for a 10:30 am kayaking shore excursion so we got going early so we...
Catherine Seavoy
May 25, 20242 min read


May 23, 2024 - Endicott Arm
Today was an “at sea” day. We cruised into Endicott Arm. The ship moved up the narrow fjord to the glacier; it was cloudy with rain, but...
Catherine Seavoy
May 24, 20242 min read


May 22, 2024 - Juneau
Today we toured Mendenhall Glacier and Juneau. We didn’t book a shore excursion through the ship because we wanted to have time to...
Catherine Seavoy
May 23, 20242 min read


May 21, 2024 - Sitka
Today we were in Sitka. The area was originally home to the Tlingit people. Russia moved in and basically, stole it from the Tlingit....
Catherine Seavoy
May 22, 20242 min read


May 20, 2024 - Icy Strait/Hoonah
Woke up docked at the Icy Strait dock. Quick breakfast and we hit the gym to attempt to mitigate the endless food we have been eating....
Catherine Seavoy
May 21, 20242 min read


May 19, 2024 - Haines
We woke up in Haines this morning. One of the best things about traveling by cruise ship is the ship moves to new places while you sleep...
Catherine Seavoy
May 20, 20242 min read


May 18, 2024 - Hubbard Glacier
Today we sailed in to see Hubbard Glacier. We started the day with a quick breakfast and a visit to the fitness center. We had just...
Catherine Seavoy
May 19, 20242 min read


May 17, 2024 - Valdez
This is the tale of two meals, lunch and dinner. We’ll start with dinner. We ate at La Terrazza, the ships Italian restaurant. It’s fancy...
Catherine Seavoy
May 18, 20242 min read


May 16, 2024 - Anchorage to Seward
We got a good nights sleep and caught up from the night before. We woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed. We packed up our bags and left...
Catherine Seavoy
May 17, 20242 min read


May 15, 2024 - Anchorage
We spent the day exploring Anchorage. We woke up hungry after our, not so great airplane dinner and headed out for breakfast. The Snow...
Catherine Seavoy
May 15, 20242 min read


May 14, 2024 - Alaska Cruise Adventure
We’re off on another adventure. This time for an Alaskan cruise. Megan and the grandkids drove us to the airport so there was no time to...
Catherine Seavoy
May 15, 20242 min read


Nantucket With My Girls
Have you been to Nantucket? The girls and I spent a wonderful late summer weekend in Nantucket. Here are a few notes from our trip. If...
Catherine Seavoy
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Day 12 - Homeward Bound
It's the last night on the ship. I'm sitting in my suite watching the sun track over Baffin Bay. Andy is still under quarantine in his...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 19, 20233 min read


Day 11 - Batten Down the Hatches
At tonight's briefing and recap they told us it was going to be windy throughout the night and for the day tomorrow, really windy! I...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 19, 20232 min read


Day 10 - The Walrus
Today we saw some walruses. Wow, what a unique animal. They were in the water moving and splashing. Their big tusks clearly visible. We...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Day 9 - Arctic Mars
Our first stop today was Cape Hay on Baylor Island. It was too windy and the swell too high to allow for a zodiac ride, so we viewed the...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 16, 20231 min read


Day 8 - Glaciers
I have to confess, I didn't really know what to expect when we started out on this adventure. I didn't know what the Arctic looked like....
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Day 7 - Out and About
I'm sitting on the couch in our suite and watching the mountains of Baffin Island pass by in the west. We just finished an evening walk...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Day 6 - Bears, Bears, Bears
Three to be exact! We saw 3 polar bears on the ice today!! You have to zoom up to see the bears in the photo. We didn't take this...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Day 5 - A Foggy Sea
We left Iqaluit 2 days ago and sailed north through the Davis Strait. We are now officially in Baffin Bay. Not being able to start in...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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