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Old 06-03-2012, 01:25 PM   #13
markpierce
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Originally Posted by Marin View Post
So screw the flags which no one pays attention to anyway these days. How was your cruise and what did you see or experience that was new to you?
It was great. Had the kind of weather you (Marin) enjoy. Winds up to 70 knots over the deck. It was cold and it rained at every PNW port except Victoria and Skagway, fortunately not Skagway, the only time I left the ship to take a narrow-gauge train trip to British Columbia for a second time.



Cruises always seem to visit Victoria, Ketchikan, and Juneau.

For the FOURTH time did not see Tracy Arm. Went to Endicott Arm again. Seems there is always fog, too much ice, or it's too crowded in TA. Endicott Arm, still spectacular:



The piano player (Larry/Laurence Dunsmore) was great and enjoyed his singing, playing, and joking as much as we did on our last Alaskan Cruise two years ago.

Regardless, flag watching was interesting.
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