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We just got back from our cruise and I wrote on the laundry order, cold water wash, no perfume and hang to dry on many items - everything came back fine. We were so happy with the laundry service we know we can pack much lighter on all our future cruises.

We were way towards the back on deck 7 - the entire ship received a notification on Saturday night that there would be no hot water after 8:30 AM on Sunday due to an issue with the hot water. It seems that they weren't able to fix the issue during Sunday's change over in Vancouver. We had hot water the entire trip.

Happy Birthday to @JazzyV and Happy Anniversary to @Cruzin Terri. Healing thoughts to all those with medical issues. We are back from out 14 day Alaska cruise - we both have colds - no Covid, and hopefully will feel better soon. @Nickelpenny glad the weather has improved. When we left the ship on Sunday they said they were turning off the hot water due to an issue with it and would be fixing it during that day. Sorry to hear it wasn't working for you. Safe travels to all that are cruising. And wow about canceling flights. We were lucky that though our flights were delayed we managed to make all our connections, though on our flight from FLL to Lax with our connection to Vancouver we literally walked from one flight right onto the next one since we were delayed and then sat on the tarmac since there was no gate available to us. Flying is no fun at all anymore but it has to be done if we want to travel.

Agree with this @cruzer0007. We did the 14 day Alaska cruise and we really missed Lincoln center. We will absolutely note this in our post cruise survey.

Thank you to everyone who followed along with me on this wonderful trip. For anyone thinking of doing the 14 day I would say it was worth it to see some other ports. I think Valdez was my favorite port on this cruise. Kodiak would have been more interesting had we had a better tour. We are off the ship and back to reality soon. Now I just hope our flights are on time. Safe travels home to all who were with us on this cruise.

A quiet day on board. Hard to believe how fast our two weeks on board went. We had a wonderful time. The food was fine, the staff outstanding, and we lucked out with the weather- only one day of rain. We hope everyone has safe travels home and for those continuing on have a wonderful time.

Have a wonderful 7 day cruise. We were tempted but it is still a long flight home.

A beautiful day in Prince Rupert. We did the trolley tour which took us all over the town and was very informative. It is our last port stop. Tomorrow is a sea day and Sunday it is back to reality with a long flight home. Some pictures of Prince Rupert.

Lends thinking of you and wishing your husband quick healing and I hope the shunt addresses his medical issue.

We are heading to Ketchikan. The sun is out and it is a beautiful day. Three other Hal ships are there. The Eurodam leaves when we arrive and the Koningsdam is there all day. We have no excursion planned though I downloaded a historic walking tour.

A rainy cold day as we arrive on Sitka. We will not be getting off the ship. Luckily we have been here before and we had no excursion booked. Tomorrow in Ketchikan the sun is supposed to return.

Today we are in Skagway. We were lucky again so far no rain. It is supposed to rain tonight but most of the tours will be over. We did the small bus to the Yukon on the road that parallels the train. We have done the train in the past. The excursion was fun and well worth the price. We then walked around town a bit and my husband visited his favorite store - an Ace Hardware that seemed to sell everything. We have a nice view from our veranda. Today we did have to tender to the port. The Koningsdam is here as well docked right behind us but it seems they can walk off. We don’t know why but the tenders were well organized and since we had a tour we did get priority in the morning.

Fabulous day at Glacier Bay. A cold, windy, cloudy day but the visibility was terrific. We are heading out now with the final ranger talk at 3 pm. What a fabulous day.

Yesterday was a relaxing day . We saw multiple whales out our veranda. There must have been a pod near us since we saw more than one blow hole at a time. With binoculars the view was even better. Today we are in Glacier bay. The forecast changed again no rain just clouds. The ranger should be on board now so we will head out soon.

Today is a sea day. Cold out so just relaxing. Tomorrow is Glacier. Bay hoping the weather is good.

Our shore excursion to the Thompson pass and Worthington glacier was fabulous. We saw wonderful waterfalls and an untold number of hanging glaciers. I would highly recommend this excursion. We saw sea lions at the hatchery but the best was seeing a brown bear right by our bus catching a fish in a creek and then ambling off to the woods. The video we took is too large to post. IMG_3774.mov I have to say so far this cruise has exceeded our expectations. The food, staff, the ports and finally great weather is making this a trip to remember.

As @SwissMyst has said it is a beautiful day in Valdez. Here is the view from our veranda. I will say if you plan on doing this cruise the port side is the side to be on for this cruise.

A beautiful day sailing to Valdez. We are passing multiple glaciers on the port side of the ship. It is cold out but we can sit outside with a jacket and hat. We will spend most of the day enjoying the view.

We got a late start today. We had lunch in the lido and then headed out. There was no wait for the shuttle bus that drove us downtown. We walked around a bit. I was debating doing the trolley tour but I have been to Anchorage and have seen most of the places it goes to. There was also a wait for about 40 minutes for the tour I was thinking about so instead I went to the anchorage museum. I have to say I was very glad I did. It was a spectacular museum and I spent the entire afternoon enjoying the various exhibits. If you ever get to Anchorage I highly recommend it. Later today we will look to see if Denali has reared its peak through the clouds. The sleeping sister near her is out but the clouds are still blocking Denali. It is a casual dinner again tonight. I have to say that the majority of people are very casual. Jeans and sweaters or sweatshirts seem to be the go to outfit for most everyone.

As far as I know only one or two cruises port in Anchorage. Most do go from Whittier or Seward. Anchorage is a very large commercial port.

@cat shepard A suggestion about your car search. We had the same issue in Fl when we wanted a 4 wheel drive. I contacted the USA site and found the car we wanted out of state. The price was better than the front wheel drive in Fl. Just get the price quoted with everything included , all fees etc except for sales tax. All paperwork was done over the internet and the car delivered to our home. Also you can find a good car agent who can do the work for you. So sorry to hear about everyone’s medical issues. It is hard getting older!! We are enjoying our cruise to Alaska on the Noordam. We got to Anchorage a bit early. We are waiting for the crowds to disperse and then we will head out. We have been here multiple times so we are just going to walk around.

We arrived a bit early in anchorage. It was a wonderfully calm sail last night and this morning since we were not in the open sea. It is raining and cold out though in about an hour the rain is supposed to end. We have no shore excursion planned. When the rain stops we will head into town. It is an industrial port and the city is providing shuttle buses since you are not allowed to walk in this port.

Our view from the balcony of Kodiak harbor. Weather could not have been better.

Just saw land. Kodiak and the sun is shining.