Chapter 28
Warming Up After a Cold Day

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Immediately after we headed back inside from glacier-watching, we went back up on deck to grab a snack. We saw that they had brought a big chunk of ice from the fjord on board the ship, and there was a line to pose with it.

The gal we asked to take our picture didn’t seem to understand the concept of “zoom.”

We decided to hit the hot tub on Deck 9 next to get the chill out of our bones. We went directly to the actual HOT tub on the port side (as opposed to the lukewarm tub on the starboard side). We weren’t alone in our decision, but the tub wasn’t too crowded either. Everyone in there was very talkative as they bragged (or griped) about their views of the fjord. We also heard all about how one party had done an organized port adventure in Sitka the previous day that only allowed them a few minutes at the Raptor Center and then took them to the edge of the Totem Walk but told them they wouldn’t have enough time to actually venture into the park at all. Sheesh! I was happier than ever that we had decided to do Sitka on our own.

After this group vacated, we started talking to another man and found out that he was a Custodial Manager at Animal Kingdom. He’d worked at WDW for the last 25 years and his tenure had included stints at all four parks. He was even on the the team that opened Animal Kingdom, so he had lots of fun stories. We actually ended up soaking for so long that we realized we needed to run down to our stateroom and get dressed in time to head to dinner.

Even though we’d made progress retreating out of the fjord, the views were still stunning as we made a brief foray outside before booking it down to Triton’s.

We got seated and were served our Warm French Country Bread (with an Olive Spread). Cindy also promptly brought both Tracy and me our Shirley Temples. This was the life.

For appetizers, I think I got the Breaded and Deep Fried Brie while Tracy ordered the Iced Lobster and Jumbo Shrimp (with Green Asparagus, Horseradish Cream, and Dill Dressing). Honestly, I wish I’d written down our orders/reactions to our meals at the time. As I look back on the cruise, all the delicious food blends together and it’s difficult to distinguish between days.

I know that I ordered the Chateaubriand-Roasted Filet Steak (Roasted Filet Steak, Crushed New Potatoes with Shallots, Buttered Green Beans, Red Wine Jus, and a Bearnaise Sauce on the Side). Tracy went for the Lobster Macaroni (Elbow Pasta Mixed with Lobster Meat, Tarragon, Gruyere, and Cheddar Cheese Sauce, drizzled with a White Truffle Olive Oil). I do definitely remember that we both thoroughly enjoyed these entrees.

While eating, we chatted with John and Candida about our experiences in Tracy Arm. As we anticipated, they told us that they had gotten much closer to the glacier the last time they cruised (even though that inaugural had obviously also been the first of the season). Overall, though, it sounded like they still had a good time on the day.

We also got a little advice from them for one of our port adventures the next day in Skagway—but more on that later.

Dessert rolled around, and this was our first opportunity to try the signature Triton’s offering because our last visit to this restaurant had been when it had the Formal Night menu. We both ordered the Grand Marnier Souffle (Infused with fresh Orange Zest and served with Creme Anglaise). It was certainly delicious, but we had been spoiled by our soufflés at Palo the previous night, so it was never going to be able to top that.

Putu listed off all the fun and exciting events we could choose from this evening. We knew we didn’t really want to go to the presentation in the Walt Disney Theatre—The Comedy of Adam Ace—because the photo featured in our Personal Navigator just made me hate the act without ever having seen any of it.

Instead, we walked back out to the atrium and took a picture with Pluto.

We also went back to our stateroom to discover that Jay had delivered a towel elephant.

When we went out on our verandah, we actually realized we were passing a city in the distance. I think it was Juneau (which wasn’t to be our port of call for another two days). It was odd seeing signs of civilization.

While we were walking around, we stumbled upon the “Who Wants to Be a Mouseketeer?” game show that was taking place in Studio Sea. We stayed for the first several contestants—and we totally could have gotten all their questions right—but when neither of our numbers were selected for the fourth round, we decided to just up and leave.

It was already about 10:00pm and we had plans pretty darn early on Day 6, so we got ready to turn in. The day had been exhausting for a day at sea, but our experiences in Tracy Arm had been amazing and were something we knew we’d never forget. Now we hit the hay, ready to wake up and see Skagway in the morning.

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