traveltoestwoAlaska Cruise
June 14th 2009 21:07
Alaska Cruise
Glacier Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Victoria, BC. These were the stops on our Alaska cruise. If you are hesitant to book this kind of a trip because you think that it will be boring just seeing tree after tree after tree for seven days, well think again. I enjoyed the Alaska cruise so much. There are so many waterfalls that you get to see right from the cruise ship. The wildlife is awesome. Eagles, whales, seals, I did not get to see any wild bear. It just goes on and on the wildlife that you will see. Glacier Bay is not a port of call per se. You cruise to it, and sit and the boat rotates so all get to see the glaciers. They are HUGE and they are right in front of you. The silence is wonderful as people get quiet to listen for the cracking sounds the glacier makes when it is calving or breaking off a piece to fall into the ocean. It is cool to be right there in front of nature with this 12 story or so ship with its casinos, the bars, the internet, the showrooms, and yet that all takes a back seat to the glacier spectacle in front of you. This is God's country. The other cities listed above are great to visit. They are basically tourist traps but fun to explore and to take some of the land tours of each city. Victoria, BC is much more of what you would expect in a full service city. It is the capital of BC. You only get a short six to eight hours in Victoria and that is not enough time to really see it. But, you get a taste of Canada. There are sailings from Seattle 3-4 days a week on multiple cruise lines. Holland America provides a great cruise. I just wanted to give them a little plug. Try an Alaska cruise. I do not think that you will be disappointed.
Glacier Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Victoria, BC. These were the stops on our Alaska cruise. If you are hesitant to book this kind of a trip because you think that it will be boring just seeing tree after tree after tree for seven days, well think again. I enjoyed the Alaska cruise so much. There are so many waterfalls that you get to see right from the cruise ship. The wildlife is awesome. Eagles, whales, seals, I did not get to see any wild bear. It just goes on and on the wildlife that you will see. Glacier Bay is not a port of call per se. You cruise to it, and sit and the boat rotates so all get to see the glaciers. They are HUGE and they are right in front of you. The silence is wonderful as people get quiet to listen for the cracking sounds the glacier makes when it is calving or breaking off a piece to fall into the ocean. It is cool to be right there in front of nature with this 12 story or so ship with its casinos, the bars, the internet, the showrooms, and yet that all takes a back seat to the glacier spectacle in front of you. This is God's country. The other cities listed above are great to visit. They are basically tourist traps but fun to explore and to take some of the land tours of each city. Victoria, BC is much more of what you would expect in a full service city. It is the capital of BC. You only get a short six to eight hours in Victoria and that is not enough time to really see it. But, you get a taste of Canada. There are sailings from Seattle 3-4 days a week on multiple cruise lines. Holland America provides a great cruise. I just wanted to give them a little plug. Try an Alaska cruise. I do not think that you will be disappointed.
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