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YES!!! Much of interest from the Viking filings and where things go as they add more ships for their Ocean sailing offerings. With a size of 900 passengers, they are not an exact, direct competitor to Silversea, Regent and Seabourn. BUT, close enough to be of interest to see their offerings, pricings and options. From the Wall Street Journal's Barron's and MSN News this afternoon, they had this headline: “Viking Stock Sails Higher In Trading Debut” with these highlights: “Viking Holdings stock is cruising higher in its debut. Shares of the luxury cruise operator opened at $26.15, above its initial public offering price of $24. It’s currently up 10% at $26.44. The company has a market valuation of $11.3 billion based on that opening price and more than 431 million in shares outstanding. The company raised $1.54 billion, the most money among U.S. initial public offerings this year. Shareholders Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and private equity group TPG also offered more than 53 million shares, an upsize of the initial plan.” Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/viking-prices-ipo-at-24-cruise-operator-picks-interesting-day-to-go-public/ar-AA1nYq6N THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Venice: Loving It & Why??!! Is one of your future desires or past favorites? See these many visual samples for its great history and architecture. This posting is now at 112,709 views.

From the Reuters newswire and MSN News this morning, they had this headline: “Cruise operator Norwegian's Q1 revenue miss overshadows raised outlook” with these highlights: “Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell more than 12% after the operator's downbeat first-quarter revenue overshadowed a raise in annual profit forecast on Wednesday. Expectations for cruise operators have generally become high after strong booking trends and demand drove up their results and shares last year. Shares of Norwegian and its rival Carnival have seen their growth temper from those highs, in part due to concerns around cost pressures and their brands' exposure to the Middle East conflict.” Here is a good take-away summary point from this reporting: " 'The challenge for NCLH shares this year and likely today as well is that RCL has set a very high bar with several massive beat & raises this year,' said Truist Securities analyst Patrick Scholes." As added notes from my listening this am, here is more as stated by the Norwegian CEO and CFO: There was lots of interest and discussions as related to new builds, future growth, etc. NCHL grew capacity 8% while increasing prices and bookings. “Yield growth is strong.” On board revenue is up and strong. For the Spring of 2025, they have scrubbed all Red Sea sailings and middle-east. See much "pricing strength", broad-based demand in all geographic areas. They admit "cutting the fat" for food, marketing; but claimed they are pushing better logistics, not cutting quality of food. Doing more on private islands saying customers love the experience. Demand is still strong. View consumer as “very healthy”. In three weeks they will have a bigger investor call/conference on May 20. They are not worried on Viking Ocean growth or competition. They ducked a little for answering or detailing how new-build ship construction inflation will be affecting their future bottom line. Questions? Reactions? Will their stock rebound later this week, later this month? Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/cruise-operator-norwegians-q1-revenue-miss-overshadows-raised-outlook/ar-AA1nZrL5 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 250,088 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1896175-solstice-live-australianzhawaii-many-pix’s-jan-20-feb-3/

At 10 am today, the top executives of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings held their quarterly conference with the financial analysts. Just completed listening live to this reporting session, including the various questions and answers from the Wall Street pros. Overall, the top NCLH brass were optimistic and very upbeat. They view consumers as booking, spending and being "very healthy" financially. More on some of those added specifics later. From the Wall Street Journal and one of their financial news website this morning, they had this headline: “Norwegian Cruise’s stock falls after revenue missed, despite record bookings” with these highlights: “Passenger ticket revenue jumped but missed expectations while onboard spending rose more than forecast. Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. slumped Wednesday, after the cruise operator beat first-quarter profit expectations and raised its full-year outlook amid continued record demand, but missed revenue expectations for the first time in seven quarters. 'We kicked off 2024 with impressive momentum, with record bookings in the first quarter propelling us to continue our all-time high booked position and an unprecedented level of advance ticket sales,' said Chief Executive Harry Sommer.” Why such a super harsh, negative reaction by the market traders?? See this chart below for the morning trading from the Wall Street Journal. Both Royal Caribbean and Carnival were down by 3% this morning. Full story at: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/norwegian-cruises-stock-falls-after-revenue-came-up-a-bit-short-despite-record-bookings-0c1e22ff THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 251,299 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

Here is the link to that March 2022 Travel+Leisure guide mentioned for Jaipur and its many options, historic background, etc.: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/jaipur-india Of importance, they also shared: "Jaipur is only 167 miles from New Delhi, but it is an entirely different world. Instead of a complicated labyrinth of roads, the city is built on a street grid that makes it easier to navigate than Delhi or Mumbai. Jaipur is a place to explore the palaces of pre-colonial India, dive deep into Indian history, and relax in world class hotels." Also as what was shared earlier was more on the "pleasure palace". It is Jal Mahal . . . "a majestic palace rising from the center of Man Sagar Lake. This palace seems to float on top of the glassy water, but a close look shows it's partially submerged. Just one of its five stories is now visible." The building isn't accessible, but you can catch a glimpse of its former glory from shore side. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Athens & Greece: Visuals, details from two visits in a city and nearby with great history, culture and architecture. Now at 64,639 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1101008

From Conde Nast's March 2022 Travel+Leisure magazine, they had this headline: "India's Iconic 'Pink City' Continuously Voted One of the Best in the World". They detailed: "Jaipur is a destination filled with beautiful palaces, a rich history, and luxury hotels. Jaipur is continuously named one of the best cities in the world by Travel + Leisure readers. A city of sprawling palaces, it's also home to ornate architectural masterpieces and sweeping views of lush green hills and idyllic lakes. It is the first planned city in India and has earned UNESCO World Heritage status for setting an exceptional example of indigenous city planning. And its streets feel a little more manageable than the congested labyrinths of New Delhi and Mumbai, especially for first-time visitors to India." Great and nice summary. Below are more visual to prove why we loved Jaipur so very much. Questions? Reactions? In doing my various posting on Cruise Critic, i noticed this morning that I just hit the level of 26,000 total posts. Appreciate those who have followed along, offered encouragement, comments and added their insights and experiences. Keep it coming!! Don't be shy with any and all questions. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Amazon River-Caribbean 2015 adventure live/blog starting in Barbados on the Silver Cloud for 26 days. Many visuals from this amazing river and Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, San Juan, etc.). Now at 75,085 views: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2076101-live-amazon-river-caribbean-many-pix’s-terryohio/ Here is a sampling of various sights, activities, buildings, etc., as we moved around colorful Jaipur.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) As we went to dinner in Jaipur, here was a wedding event space next door to our dining location. Colorful and interesting?? Second is a visual of a performer in the courtyard of our dining location.: These two sunset visuals merit repeating. First is the Albert Hall Museum with its sampling of the Rajasthan's royal past and heritage. This museum was built during the late 19th century. Across the street is a statue of a past Rajasthan ruler on a horse. Love sunset visuals that work well with the dramatic lighting.:

To continue sharing how much and why we super loved Jaipur, this Nov. 29, 2018. summary from the New York Times Travel Section details much. It is linked at: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/travel/what-to-do-in-jaipur.html The headline is "36 Hours in Jaipur" with this sub-headline: "In India’s Pink City, the streets are filled with palaces, temples and, sometimes, cows. Eat like royalty, shop for jewelry and find a weekend’s worth of bliss amid the commotion." Here are some of their reporting highlights: "Nearly 300 years ago, an enlightened maharajah with a penchant for jewels and an eye for architecture built a planned city amid the arid hills of northwest India. Called Jaipur after the city’s founder, Jai Singh II, it arose on a grid of urban sectors not just for royal palaces, but for the workshops of artisans recruited to establish a new commercial hub. These days, gem cutters, jewelry designers and garment-makers are still flourishing in one of India’s most popular tourist and shopping destinations. This is a city where the royals, to this day, occupy a wing of the City Palace, and where mid-rise towers and a new subway system are muscling in on a proud past. Street markets are awash in color and handicrafts, and Hindu temples can be found nearly every 100 yards. Though the streets seethe with beeping and belching traffic, tourists and dung-dropping cows, you can find bliss amid the commotion. Jaipur is known as the Pink City, built with sandstone and blushed with paint in 1876 to welcome the Prince of Wales." Here is how they summarized the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of Winds: "The five-story facade of protruding bays with lattice stonework and 365 windows is said to have been built as a screen for the women of the royal court so they could watch unobserved the parades of soldiers and elephants below. It’s a steep climb to the top, where it’s only one room deep, but the view and being ensconced in cupolas mimicking Krishna’s crown are worth it." While we only drove past the Palace of the Winds, not going inside and/or climbing up, it is an amazing sight and site. Love this below visual view that was posted earlier. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Venice: Loving It & Why??!! Is one of your future desires or past favorites? See these many visual samples for its great history and architecture. This posting is now at 112,709 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1278226 Here is my five-star, super wonderful view of Jaipur's Palace of the Winds. The structure was built in 1799 by the Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of the city. Love the amazing colors and architecture style?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) On the way back into Jaipur after visiting Amer, this large lake has a nice "pleasure palace" located in this scenic setting.: After touring Jaipur's City Palace, we experienced several craft-related visits and tours. This included my wife getting involved in the art of printing designs on fabric. These three visual show part of the process with the cut wood designs and then the final results.: Yes, they have carpet stores in India and Jaipur. Lots of nice options, but at home we already have various nice, oriental-style carpets, including two purchased in Istanbul in 2006. Plus, down-sizing is in our future and we did not need more "stuff". But, good looking!!: Here are a few more for the various crafts and skills of Jaipur. This includes two from a location where stones are ground, polished, etc., into nice jewelry, etc. The staffs were nice and friendly, even though we were not purchasing. Just looking, enjoying and learning!! The NY Times profile noted: "Jaipur is a global center for cutting and polishing precious and semiprecious gems.":

Glad our UK expert/friend has made it to Africa. Had a chance this am to catch up as to your always interesting and honest reporting. Appreciate all of these efforts and follow-ups, especially the visuals. Keep it coming. Sorry the Amazon River was not more exciting. From our 2015 adventure up and down the Amazon River on the Silver Cloud, it is a "different" area compared to the wider port varieties and experiences in the Caribbean, Med, etc. We loved that trip but have warned others that it is different than what some others seek and enjoy most. Looking forward to learning more as to the various Africa stops. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Amazon River-Caribbean 2015 adventure live/blog starting in Barbados on the Silver Cloud for 26 days. Many visuals from this amazing river and Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, San Juan, etc.). Now at 75,085 views: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2076101-live-amazon-river-caribbean-many-pix’s-terryohio/

From the New York Times on Thursday and yesterday, there were two different stories detailing certain of the current economic factors now playing out. First, this headline: “Bets on Rate Cuts This Year Are Fading Away" with this sub-headline: "Stubborn inflation has led traders to forecast far fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than just a few months ago.” Here are some of their reporting highlights yesterday for this interest rate analysis: “At the start of 2024, investors expected the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates substantially this year as inflation cooled. But price increases have been surprisingly stubborn, and that is forcing a rethink on Wall Street. Investors and economists are questioning when and how much Fed policymakers will manage to cut rates — and some are increasingly dubious that Fed officials will manage to lower them at all this year. Inflation was coming down steadily in 2023, but that progress has stalled out in 2024.” Second is this key summary headline from Thursday: “U.S. Growth Slowed in First Quarter, but Inflation Remained a Bug" with this sub-headline: "Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year.” For this second report, here are some added highlights: “The U.S. economy remained resilient early this year, with a strong job market fueling robust consumer spending. The trouble is that inflation was resilient, too. Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year. That was down sharply from the 3.4 percent growth rate at the end of 2023 and fell well short of forecasters’ expectations.” Interest rates and economic growth? With higher than hoped inflation rates? is that a clear picture of the future? Full stories at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/economy/fed-rate-cut-forecast.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 258,970 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1362155-solstice-livefirst-timer-reportspix’s-italycroatian-june-7-19/

From the Wall Street Journal charts late Friday, below are the stock moves for the three major cruise lines. Unlike in many week, these three stocks had somewhat different moves and patterns during these five trading days. On Thursday, Barron's had this headline: "Royal Caribbean Earnings Tick All the Boxes. The Stock Is Sailing Higher." Why? Trends? Meanings? Future moves? From the Wall Street Journal Thursday, they had this headline: “JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Gives a Soft Landing Long Odds" with this sub-headline: "Jamie Dimon says the U.S. consumer is in good shape right now, but a huge fiscal deficit and geopolitical challenges make him cautious about the future. ” The general consensus is that interest rates are not going to be cut quickly and that there are longer-term questions for when, if and how deep of an economic "adjustment" will happen. Any good predictions? Or, guesses? Full story at: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-gives-a-soft-landing-long-odds/6C29CE62-8388-4293-A57B-2A13D986C87D?page=1 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Abu Dhabi vs. Dubai? Many different UAE tips, options, ideas, visuals, etc. with more than 20,000 views at: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2521493-abu-dhabi-vs-dubai-procon-factors/page/5/#comment-66634467 During this past week's five-day period, here are the charts for the three major cruise lines. Things were steady and upward for Royal Caribbean. More mixed for Carnival and Norwegian?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) For the past 30-day period, this below chart gives a different perspectives as to the slide and then rebounding for Royal Caribbean during this time period.:

From a Wall Street Journal-related financial news website this morning, they had this headline: “Royal Caribbean Climbs In Buy Zone, Hikes Outlook On Strong Demand” with these highlights: “Cruise giant Royal Caribbean Group swung higher early Thursday after clearing first-quarter estimates and hiking its outlook on a huge wave of demand. RCL stock jumped higher in a buy zone during premarket trade. Royal Caribbean reported adjusted earnings of $1.77 per share, improving from a loss of 23 cents per share last year. Total revenue leapt 29% to $3.73 billion. Royal Caribbean says it continues to be in a record booked position, with rates for 2024 sailings even further ahead of 2023 levels than they were at the beginning of the year. ” At early afternoon today, the overall market was down significantly, but RCL was up, UP. Full story at: https://www.investors.com/news/royal-caribbean-rcl-stock-buy-zone-earnings/?src=A00619&refcode=aflMarketWatch THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Love the Caribbean? Here are two popular posts/links with thousands of views with much info for . . . . Grenada https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2179927-grenada-pixs-fun-experiences-jan2015/page/2/#comment-66823149 Or, Aruba: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2178325-aruba-pixs-fun-experiences-feb2015/page/3/#comment-66677721

Here is more from our exploring at the City Palace in Jaipur. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 250,088 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1896175-solstice-live-australianzhawaii-many-pix’s-jan-20-feb-3/ Designed in the style of a Mughal audience hall, the Diwan-e-Aam, the Sabha Niwas, is the receiving hall within the City Palace. It has multiple cusped arches supported by marble columns with a painted plaster ceiling. Look regal and royal? Nice rug like you have at home? On the walls of this hall and nearby are large format paintings of the past Maharajas of Jaipur.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) Although posted earlier at the start of this live/blog, this visual is worth repeating as a part of the City Palace coverage. Here is my wife with a couple of the uniformed personnel at this historic site.: Here are more of the varied architectural and artistic wonders to be seen and experienced at the Jaipur City Palace.: At the City Palace, we caught this "entertainment" segment with these colorful puppets, exciting music, etc. First is a still picture of the puppets. Second is an action video with drum sounds, etc. Click on the video in the middle to start and listen to the fun!: DSC_4109.mov

Appreciate these great comments and follow-ups. YES, the elephant experience was both "up close and personal", plus amazing and very warmingly-connected to these awesome creatures. With just my wife and I, it was so much easier to experience compared to be in a group of 15-25 people. Or, an even larger group. From inside Jaipur, we shift our focus to the City Palace, a royal residence and former administrative headquarters for the rulers of the Jaipur State, Rajasthan. Construction started around 1727 at the time of the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. He moved his court to Jaipur from Amber. Jaipur remained the capital of the kingdom until 1949—when it became the capital of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan—with the City Palace functioning as the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur. When India gained freedom from the British rule in 1947, most of the various Maharaja rulers and families around the country lost out, those in Jaipur managed to maintain property, power and position. This City Palace gives an interesting sampling for those past "days of prestige" and their adjustment to more modern times. The palace complex has many buildings, various courtyards, galleries and offices of the Museum Trust. We toured the museum and saw much around this location. Many visuals below and more to come from Jaipur, the easy to love city with so much history and artistic style. Maharaja Ram Singh sided with the British in the Uprising of 1857, establishing himself with the Imperial rulers. Much of Jaipur, including the City Palace, are stucco painted the color pink and since that time the city has been called the "Pink City".The change in the color style was to honor the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on his visit. Now that color has become a trademark of the Jaipur. Just a little mix of history and style?? For those who have visited Jaipur, feel free to share what you loved most there, suggested for others as "must see", etc. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 251,299 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/ Here are a couple initial views of the various structures as we entered Jaipur's famed and popular City Palace.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) During our time at the Jaipur City Palace, there was a little parade/ceremony. Not sure what and why, but things looked cute and interesting. Jaipur is colorful!!! Right?: Inside the City Palace Museum, our skilled guide provided more background as to the past rulers of this region of India.: Here are more samplings of the various buildings in the City Palace. This includes for the use of the pink color and the various, unique stylings.:

Appreciate this follow-ups about Viking's move with their IPO. Great question by highplanesdrifters!! It will be interesting to follow and see how this move impacts the other cruise line stocks. From Bloomberg and MSN News this morning, they had this headline: “Cruise Operator Viking Sets Price Range for $1.1 Billion IPO” with these highlights: “Viking Holdings and its existing shareholders are seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a New York initial public offering, with the cruise operator looking to go public as the travel industry rebounds from its pandemic-era slump.The company and the investors are offering 44 million shares between $21.00 and $25.00 per ordinary share. A revival in cruise bookings has sparked a boom in the sector, with shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. doubling in value over the past year while Carnival Corp. has jumped more than 50%.” Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/cruise-operator-viking-sets-price-range-for-1-1-billion-ipo/ar-AA1nrMUR THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Lisbon vs. Porto? Many different Portugal tips, options, ideas, visuals, etc. with nearly 30,000 views at: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2558841-lisbon-vs-porto-which-best/page/7/#comment-66782296

Appreciate this above kind comment. And, encouragement for more!! BUT, be careful what you wish for and seek. Have more to share. Hopefully, it continues to be interesting and informative. After exploring all over the impressive royal palace/fort, we headed to visit to the elephant rescue camp at Dera Amer. Their website is: www.deraamer.com We had lunch here and did an interaction with rescued elephant, plus walking around the nearby wilderness areas, seeing other creatures, etc. Yes, the two elephants are treated very well here in their "retirement". Not saddles places on them. No riding by tourists. It is mainly one caretaker showing lots of love and personal "connection" with the main elephants we fed, got to know, etc. Lovely, deeply personal experience that was so wonderful. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 258,970 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1362155-solstice-livefirst-timer-reportspix’s-italycroatian-june-7-19/ This one elephant has a "keeper" and friend who interacted daily. He share background on this elephant, its life, the differences for African versus Asian elephants. Plus, being able to get "up close and personal" with the magnificent creature. Then in his bare feet, he went up to the top and be able to take the elephant on a walk through the nearby wilderness areas.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) Both my wife and I fed this elephant bananas. Later, my wife gave the elephant a "treat" of sugar cane.: Another staff member showed us how the turban is wrapped around the head.: Here was the peacock strutting around during lunch at this location.: Here was the cute camel at this location.:

Congratulations for doing your first cruise and especially with the many wonderful options and potentials for Alaska, Vancouver, etc. As detailed below, in reverse order, we did in the summer of 2019, Vancouver to Alaska on the Silver Muse. Check out my live/blog below for many visuals, options to consider, etc. Here are some tips for cruising and this adventure to the USA's 49th State. 1. Before and after your cruise, what are you doing? Will you spend time at the end of the cruise in Vancouver? It's a super wonderful and charming city. We had three days there prior and it works out so well. We also did a Denali through Silversea. Also, wonderful. Tell us more as to your before and after plans. 2. Weather?: Be prepared and flexible. In May for your cruise, things can be challenging with cold, rain, snow, etc. Good luck. Prepare accordingly. 3. Shore excursion?: Have you researched your various port tour options for these various Alaska stops? What are you planning and for which types of excursions are you most interested? There is much of interest to do in these areas. Hopefully you will do more than just walk off of the ship and explore around what is nearby in each port. Below are some visuals for the air tour we did in Juneau that was totally amazing!! Flying over the glaciers, stopping for lunch at a salmon fry, seeing a bear up close, exploring some of the old forest areas, etc. Totally wonderful and thrilling. 4. Ship options, dining?: Tell us most about your personal interests, travel style, dining loves, etc. These Silversea ships have many options. Plan and prepare ahead. Try new things. Look through my live/blog. Happy to share more and answer any and all added questions. Don't be shy!!! Lots of people on these CC boards are very experienced and happy to share much more, respond to your info needs, etc. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Summer 2019 Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure, Vancouver, sailing up to Alaska on Silver Muse, post-cruise excursion to Denali, etc. Many visuals, Our firsts in these scenic areas! Now at 21,312 views. Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2682584-live-terryohio-silver-muse-alaska-canadarockies-pix’s/ In Juneau, we super enjoyed the amazing experience for doing an air tour over five glacier, landing for a salmon lunch, seeing a bear, walking in a unique wooded area, etc. Great fun and excitement!!: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) Here is the welcome to Ketchikan.: In Skagway, here is one sample of its style and interesting architecture/history.: This one visual gives a small sample for the vibrance of Vancouver. So much charm and character there to enjoy.: