Chapter 8 Here We Are, Now Entertain Us Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After leaving Parrot Cay, we walked through the atrium en route to our next destination, and I was able to get a decent picture of the lovely Art Nouveau light fixture. We were making our way straight toward Mickey’s Mates and …
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Departing from Vancouver on the Disney Wonder | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
Chapter 7 Setting Sail Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After the party, we grabbed some soda at the machines by Pinocchio’s Pizzeria and then went back to our stateroom, where we immediately headed out onto the verandah. The ship was still stationary, but it was clear that it was getting ready to set …
Adventures Away Party, Vista Spa Tour | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
Chapter 6 Adventures Away Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Before I get too much further, maybe now is a good time to insert some images from our first Personal Navigator. In addition to clicking the images below to enlarge them, you can also click here to see an entire page devoted to the Day …
Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
Chapter 5 Ship of Dreams Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents As we headed down the hallway toward the gangway, we had the option of taking a “pre-cruise” photo, but we decided against it because we knew how expensive it was to purchase prints onboard. After a walk that wasn’t too long, however, we …
Departing from Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
May 24, 2014 Chapter 4 Almost There Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We slept in a little on Saturday morning and laid in bed for a while after the alarm. It was still several hours until we could board the ship, but we finally forced ourselves to get up. After getting ready, …
Exploring Vancouver, Chinatown, Downtown Eastside | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
Chapter 3 Vancouver… Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents As the bus arrived in the heart of Vancouver, the city seemed interesting. It’s a hard place to judge by the skyline because I think it’s a bigger city than it looks like at first glance. We immediately spotted some of the more interesting architecture. …
Quick Shuttle to Vancouver, Border Crossing into Canada | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
May 23rd, 2014 Chapter 2 Bus Across the Border Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We woke up early on Friday morning and got ourselves ready quickly. Heading downstairs, Tracy and I got to see Stan (who had been in bed already when we arrived the night before) and Farley (Lori and Stan’s new-ish …
Long Beach Airport (LGB) and Flight to Seattle | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
May 22nd, 2014 Chapter 1 The Petite Airport Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The movers had come on Wednesday (May 21st) to pack up our pod and begin transporting the bulk of our possessions back to CO. For the second time in our history, the moving company had seen everything we thought we could …
Life Changes, Alaska Trip Planning | Alaska Cruise Trip Report Update
Prologue, Part II Change Is Inevitable Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents There are things that I don’t really want to get into on the Internet, but it’s important to the narrative of this blog to let you know that everything changed around the middle of April. Really, it would have been great …
A Very Pleasant Good Alaska Cruise – May 2014 Disney Wonder Trip Report
Prologue, Part I The Last Frontier Next Post Table of Contents “At work today, the office manager was asking us to fill out our New Year’s resolutions for a project she’s putting together, and I decided I wanted to travel someplace we’d never been before. I think we should go to Alaska.” Tracy was filling me in …