Chapter 12 Unexpected Encounter Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Once we had finished the Sea Lion Encounter, we changed back out of our swimsuits and showered off. We also wandered around the back area of the island a bit. They had a couple touch-tanks with various creatures like anemones, starfish, and sea …
Chapter 11 Fishy Kisses Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The sea lions kind of get the shaft on all the advertising for Blue Lagoon Island, but they were at least featured pictorially on the sign as we walked ashore. Getting onto the island, we saw dolphins swimming in the water almost immediately. …
Chapter 10 One Boat to Another Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We were supposed to meet at 9:15am for our first (and only) Port Adventure on this cruise: the Blue Lagoon Island Sea Lion Encounter. Here’s how it’s described on the Disney Cruise Line site. Travel to the Blue Lagoon, where you’ll …
Epilogue Previous Post Table of Contents This cruise brought with it a lot of firsts for us. It was our first time cruising with Disney (and my first time cruising, ever). It was also our first time going to Alaska—a state that we’d heard such great things about and seen incredible pictures from. Luckily, the …
February 28, 2015 Chapter 9 TundraDuck Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Sometimes a lack of pictures proves to be quite a disadvantage when I’m trying to recall exactly what happened each day. So before going on, here is something important that I missed from our first day. Of course, one of the reasons we …
June 2nd, 2014 Chapter 55 You Know, Spinal Column? Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We woke up just early enough on our last morning to see the Vancouver skyline from our verandah. It was actually the only sunrise we’d seen at sea, and the light was beautiful. I had read a trip report …
Chapter 8 Jimmy: The Sequel Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Dining on our Alaska cruise had very much been a group affair. When you’re going to be eating with the same couple for nine nights, you need to make an effort to be friendly and outgoing. This time, however, we didn’t know what …
Chapter 54 If I Were Not Upon the Sea Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Jimmy kind of bummed us out when he did his pre-show spiel in the Walt Disney Theatre tonight, because it was all focused on how our cruise was almost over and how we needed to prepare to disembark in …
Chapter 7 An Indoor Party Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Our first Personal Navigator was in our stateroom, along with a Nassau guide and our Port Adventure tickets. And here is the complete Personal Navigator for Day 1, in case you want to take a look. We hadn’t gorged ourselves on prepaid food …
Chapter 53 One More Big Meal Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We were out on deck so long that we realized quite suddenly that it was time to go down to dinner. Our final meal of our rotation was back at Animator’s Palate, and we went down to the restaurant for only the second …