Tag: Disney Wonder
May 8th Ketchikan – which has even more rain than Juneau with over 300 days of rain each year. How amazing, back to back sun-filled days. Again, people in port kept thanking the Disney Wonder for bringing the suneshine! Arriving into port: On my way back from breakfast I spotted Pluto!. On my 2 prior … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Ketchikan Alaska – Disney ‘Round the USA and Canada — May 8, 2011"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Disembarkation, Final Thoughts
Posted onI know, you were probably expecting to see this a few days ago – but you know how it is after you get home – and especially if you go back to work the next day! Real life is really not a lot of fun most of the time. I think I get especially spoiled … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Disembarkation, Final Thoughts"
Disney Wonder Juneau Alaska – Disney ‘Round the USA and Canada — May 7, 2011
Posted onMay 7th – Juneau – the capital of Alaska with over 220 days of rain each year. WOW! Disney Magical Wonder took place as we had an amazing day of blue skies and sunshine! Excursions began early today so everyone was up and at em’. Arriving into port: Previously in Juneau I have done the … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Juneau Alaska – Disney ‘Round the USA and Canada — May 7, 2011"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 13- At Sea
Posted onOur last day on the ship – it’s supposed to be a relaxing at sea day, right? Hasn’t really worked out that way, though. 🙂 Ok, everybody brace yourself, because I’m about to use that dreaded four-letter word to talk about today: PACK. Sorry about that, but really, that’s what much of today was about. … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 13- At Sea"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 11 – Juneau
Posted onAhhh…another quiet restful night in our stateroom. Beci was telling us at dinner that she recommends Alaska Inside Passage cruises to her clients that are afraid they’ll be seasick, and I can understand why. It’s so smooth that a lot of the time I can’t even tell that we’re moving! I’m sorry that I haven’t … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 11 – Juneau"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 12 – Ketchikan
Posted onToday was the kind of day that makes you believe that the Mouse really DOES control everything – INCLUDING the weather. In Ketchikan, the wettest city in the U.S., which gets rain 330 days out of the year, we had sunshine!!! Kinda spooky! Ok, yes, there were still lots of clouds and it wasn’t sunny … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 12 – Ketchikan"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 10 – Skagway
Posted on(I got back to the room last night after dinner and just crashed – I was too tired to write and go through the photos. So here’s what I should’ve written yesterday about our visit to Skagway.) I really like this whole inside passage thing – the seas have been so calm that not a … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 10 – Skagway"
Disney Wonder Skagway Alaska – Disney ‘Round the USA and Canada — May 6, 2011
Posted onMay 6th – Our first real port of call in Alaska is Skagway! Skagway is one of the oldest towns in Alaska and is the smallest port of call you will visit on the Disney Wonder Alaska cruise 2011. Skagway played an important role in the Klondike Goldrush of 1897-98 as people headed north in … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Skagway Alaska – Disney ‘Round the USA and Canada — May 6, 2011"
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 10 – Skagway
Posted onAnother terrific port day! But it’s been a very long day and I’m pretty tired – not sure how much I will get done. The short version: It was a cloudy and overcast day in Skagway, and raining lightly when we left the ship for our Alpine Snowshoe and White Pass Railway excursion. We took … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 10 – Skagway"
Pacific Northwest. I went too!
Posted onSo to make up at least half of an AllEars full house, I too went on the DCL Pacific repositioning cruise from Long Beach to Vancouver. Unlike the rest of those lucky stiffs, I had to go rejoin Reality (such as it is,) before they continued on to Alaska, but it was still a great … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest. I went too!"