Trip Index
- Cruise planning, pre-cruise stay in Anchorage, Grandview Train to Seward, embarkation
- Morning at sea, Hubbard Glacier, La Cucina
- Icy Strait Point, Seven Seas main dining room
- Skagway, Cagney's Steakhouse, Juneau, Tracy Arm/Sawyer Glacier, Le Bistro
- Ketchikan, day at sea, Moderno Churrascaria
- Norwegian Sun Disembarkation, post-cruise stay in Vancouver
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Day 2 Freestyle Daily and inserts:
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| tonight was dress-up night |
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On Tuesday morning, we enjoyed breakfast at the buffet before exploring the ship. Thankfully the rainy weather ended!
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| mmm...breakfast |
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| brave souls in the pool |
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| basketball and shuffleboard |
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| port shopping talk in the theater |
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| bingo |
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| large library |
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| passengers playing mahjong |
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| pretty stairwells |
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| Mandara Spa menu |
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| deals for the spa |
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| fitness center |
The Four Seasons restaurant is one of two
complimentary main dining rooms; the other is Seven Seas. The same menu is served at both venues, just different decor.
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| one of two main dining rooms |
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| today's lunch menu |
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| tonight's dinner menu |
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| tonight's dessert menu |
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We grabbed lunch at the Great Outdoors Cafe, an extension of the buffet where you can sit al-fresco. This turned out to be our favorite buffet spot for breakfast and lunch. There are soft serve ice cream machines hidden out here as well.
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| doesn't look good but was fine |
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| lots of cruise ships following each other |
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We then arrived at Hubbard Glacier. What a sight, with perfect weather! Kaleb and I enjoyed the view from our balcony. Our side (starboard) got to face the glacier first; the captain spun the ship around so the port side could also get a good look. We were able to witness some thunderous calving.
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| approaching Hubbard |
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| fragments of glacier in the water |
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| beautiful blue ice |
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| calving in progress! |
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360 video of glacier calving (bad image quality but you can hear the sounds):
Hubbard Glacier thunderous calving #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
After the ship turned to port, we went up top to view the glacier some more.
360 spherical picture of the glacier:
#360Photo of Hubbard Glacier (drag mouse or move phone around to view) #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
360 spherical picture of the Great Outdoors Cafe, sailing away from Hubbard:
At the Great Outdoors Cafe, sailing away from Hubbard Glacier #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
Dinner tonight was at
La Cucina, an Italian specialty restaurant. It wasn't too crowded. The meal didn't blow my mind but it was good, and dessert was yummy. Since we were using our specialty restaurant package, there was no extra charge besides optional beverages and additional gratuity you may wish to leave for exceptional service. Note that if you come here without the package, you pay the a-la-carte price on the menu.
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| La Cucina menu |
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| wine list |
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| more people showed up later |
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| crusty bread with EVOO and balsamic |
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| fried calamari |
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| beef carpaccio |
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| hand-poured minestrone |
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| bruschetta |
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| ossobuco |
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| lobster fra diavolo |
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| torta |
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| tiramisu |
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After dinner, we roamed around the ship and listened to some live music before turning in.
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| pretty good band |
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| elephant towel animal |
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Tomorrow, we arrive in Icy Strait Point...stay tuned!
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