Glaciers & Volcanoes with Bill & Mary Ann - 25 days on the Eurodam

If you happen to talk with any passengers in a stern facing storeroom I'd be interested in learning if they are experiencing excessive vibration. We're booked in 8173 for the Hawian cruise in February and a recent post cited bad vibration in a similar room on the Eurodam.

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Great report.

Yes, the Eurodam and a couple of other ships have had major changes.

Saw your ship in Juneau today along with the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Where is the link for your pictures?

Report # 4 Juneau,Alaska September 24, 2018 Monday Overcast, chilly & 57 degrees Part #1 Of 2 62 Pictures

When we woke up this morning, we were happy to see that therocking and rolling of the ship had stopped, and we were heading towards theGastineau Channel. That is where thecapital of the state, Juneau, is located. And it is impressive with 3108 square miles of towering forestedmountains, islands, bays, and flatlands. An interesting fact is that Juneau can be reached by air or by seaonly. The population is about 31,700people. Many locals that are associatedwith the tourism business head to the lower 48 during the fall and wintermonths, we have been told.

The biggest attractions in Juneau are Mt. Roberts with an1800 foot tram ride to the top. Or atrip to Mendenhall Glacier, where, depending on the time of year, one can viewspawning sockeye salmon, bald eagles, and black bears. Another good option are the several types ofwhale-watching boat tours in the channel. We have done that more than once. Some of our friends have taken the Taku Lodge Feast and glacier seaplanetour….pricey, but a unique experience. Where else can you watch bear come out of the forest to lick the BBQgrates?

Then there are the shops where you can locate high endjewelry as pointed out in the flyers and talks given by the onboard shoppingambassadors. A visit to the Red DogSaloon is a must, and they do serve a good burger if you can find a place tosit. It has been our experience thatmany shops and restaurants have already closed up for the season. But who knows? Today we will find out. Our arrival time is 1pm, but we don’t leaveuntil 10:30pm. Plenty of time for all ofthose tours to get back in time. Theshore excursions are divided by categories. They are wildlife, adventure, and sightseeing. The prices range from $34 for the tram rideto $620 for the ultimate 4 hour Taku Glacier adventure. Better hope you have not over-indulged in thefood department, or the surcharge weight over 250 pounds is $170. By the way, this tour does not include ameal. Wow!

Watching the sail into Juneau from our veranda was a goodplan. It was very cold, but luckily webrought our arctic jackets with us, complete with hoods. The Captain had mentioned earlier that somewhales had been spotted on the starboard side, so we hoped we would see them onour side. It was not to be. A few dolphins and seals swam by close to theship, but that was all. Another ship wasdirectly behind us. We believe it was aPrincess vessel. As it turned out, theStar Princess was already in port, followed by the Coral Princess. Once we were alongside, the Nieuw Amsterdampulled in behind us. We figured that wasabout a total of 10,000 passengers, not counting crew members.

The guests began debarking before 1pm, so we figured it wasa good time to do some emailing. We arehappy to report that the internet speed was much better today, just like theysaid it would be. Sure hope thiscontinues.

There were two exits to get off of the ship, so the waitingwas minimal. Having done most of the tours here, some morethan once, we decided to walk the town. Turningleft, we hiked the shoreline until we came across a newly built Seawalk. This wide wood-planked walkway meanderedthrough a marsh flat complete with a pond. It is a sanctuary for birds. Eventually the trail led to the Whale Statue surrounded by afountain. It is a replica of a humpbackwhale and sure looked real from a distance. The fountain activates on a timer, we assume, and makes the whale appearto be rising out of the water. There isbench seating as well as signage and restrooms (out of sight behind the whale).

We wanted to get back to town and find a place for lunchbefore it got too late. So weback-tracked through town and went to the Taku Fish Company and the TwistedFish Grill. Last year, this restaurantwas closed, so we were pleased to find they were opened today. We ordered a salad and a Margherita pizza (8inch) with a soda and an Alaskan beer. All was good, and the cool weather and walk sharpened our appetites.

On the way back, we walked through the nearby shops to findthat there really were no good sales today. Despite the signs that most everything was up to 50% off, it was onlygood for a few items. That’s when we raninto Yvonne and Johnny, who had just shopped at the Alaska T-shirtCompany. They were happy with their fewpurchases and said we had to stop there, warning us not to stop in the jewelrystores where everything was double-priced. Yeah, we already knew that. So itdidn’t take but a few minutes to find a good deal on long sleeve t-shirts andsweatshirts. The lines were long, so youknew their prices were good.

By now, it was raining, so we made our way back to theship. Every high end jewelry shop ownertried to entice us inside for a “free” token, claiming that they would beclosed for the season in less than 24 hours. We have also heard that before, but we werenot in the market for any expensive trinkets today. Now if the popcorn stand had been opened, wemay have indulged there. But it wasclosed.

Back in our room, we warmed up and worked on photos for theremainder of the afternoon. Sea planeswere taking off right outside of our veranda, so many tours must have been soldbetween the four ships. The fog and rainkept up for the rest of the day, so we are not sure how good the sight-seeingfrom the plane would be.

We had reservations in the Tamarind this evening at7:30pm. While in town today, one of theTamarind waitresses recognized us. Shehad worked in the Pinnacle Grill on the Amsterdam’s world cruise in 2014, andclaimed to remember us, although we did not recognize her. Now we are convinced that our photos areposted somewhere for the staff to see. One day, we will ask. Anyway, wewere greeted by the staff in the Tamarind, and seated at a nice table for twoat the window. The restaurant was fullybooked. And for good reason. The food is unique and totallydelicious. We had starters of a Thaisalad and crispy spring rolls with dips. One of us had shrimp crackers, while the other had rice crackers. Our mains were wasabi-crested tenderloin withbreaded onion rings, direct from Burger King. Surely, our waitress was joking. Sides were a bowl of brown rice and sautéed veggies. Desserts were a chocolate pudding in achocolate cup and one large almond fortune cookie with a tiny scoop of vanillaice cream. These are two desserts wewould not pass up. Glass cups full of astrong coffee finished our meal.

Thinking there was no show this evening, we discovered thatthere was one show at 9:30pm, starring Joseph Reohm, a magician. The ship left the port at 10:30pm, and at thesame time there was the Filipino Crew Show. Since we still had much more work to do on the computer, we headed backto our room to finish the job.

Tomorrow we shall be scenic cruising to Glacier Bay.

Bill & Mary Ann

PS By the way, forthose of you who are searching for photos, you need to click on the PDF link toaccess them.

It has been a rainy season in Juneau.

We always end up eating at the Red Dog Saloon.

Love the details of your reports.

I am still having troubles finding the PDF link.

While in town today, one of theTamarind waitresses recognized us. Shehad worked in the Pinnacle Grill on the Amsterdam’s world cruise in 2014, andclaimed to remember us, although we did not recognize her. Now we are convinced that our photos areposted somewhere for the staff to see.

I saw photos of Neptune Suite guests posted in the Prinsendam kitchen during a galley tour, assume they do something similar to help staff recognize VIP's on all HAL ships.

I have enjoyed your live threads for years, thanks for doing yet another.

Your pasted posts are still running words together. Have you tried pasting without formatting? On my Macbook, I use shift-command-v to paste without formatting, except on Cruise Critic, where I have to use shift-alt-command-v. For some reason I end up with an extra blank line between paragraphs on all my Cruise Critic posts.

Control-shift-v is supposed to be the way to paste without formatting on Windows computers.

Following along once again, looking forward to your reports and photos.

Report # 5 Scenic Cruising GlacierBay September 25, 2018 Tuesday A mostchilly 45 degrees Part #1 Of2 73 Pictures

Whoever said that while scenic sailing in Glacier Bay thereis nothing to see? Obviously, someone who has never been there. We have actually overheard some folks make that comment. Well, today proved them wrong.

A group of park rangers, a naturalist, and a Hunainterpreter joined with the EXC guides onboard to deliver presentations andnarrations during the day. It would have been nice if the speaker systemon the ship was working better. On the promenade deck, the sound camethrough pretty good, but on our veranda, it was muffled. Thinking thatturning on the TV to the forward camera view would have been the answer to thatproblem. But here we learned that there was a second delay, cancellingout being able to understand the speaker. The only way that worked was toview the inlets and glaciers from inside your room. Not the same as beingat the railing. So one of us had to listen inside, while the othersnapped the photos.

We were a bit disappointed with the dining room breakfastservice this morning. Going around 8:30am, we had a hard time gettingmuch needed hot coffee. Then our meals arrived rather on the coolside. Guess it depends on the size of the crowd and the availability ofwaiters. Today was not a winner. Would we live through it? Yes, we are spoiled when we are on the Amsterdam, because there we havethe same table and waiters every morning. Hard to expect that here. And we are seldom complainers, as things seem to correct themselves in goodtime if you are patient. That would happen at lunchtime today.

OK, time for some numbers and facts about Glacier BayNational Park. It is huge with 3,283,168 acres of park, glaciers, andsnow-clad peaks to fiord inlets. The highest point is 15,320 foot Mt.Fairweather. The bay itself is 65 miles long, 2 ½ to 10 miles wide, whichwas filled with ice 5000 feet thick as recent as 200 years ago. The parkboasts having the world’s most impressive tidewater glaciers. Did youknow that Alaska has 100,000 glaciers?

We were given a detailed map last night, and it was mostuseful for determining our location. Especially with the fouled upspeakers outside. One of the most photographed glaciers is MargerieGlacier at the most northern end of the bay. Although we did hearthunderous cracking, we did not see major calving of ice today. What wasspotted here on the way were black bears on the starboard side (we’re on theport), otters, gulls, and seals. You had to have excellent binoculars tosee the bears in the far distance. Whales, mostly humpbacks, may bespotted, but we saw none. There are moose and mountain goats, but we onlysaw those on the map. We did see one bald eagle flying across an inlet.

During the scenic cruising at Margerie Glacier, Dutch peasoup was served on the outside decks at 10:30am. However, we forgot to goin search of it, since it is one of our most favorite soups. Darn, weneed to read the newsletter first thing.

Before the dining room closed, we went to lunch. Service was excellent, as was the food. Inquiring if there was any morepea soup left, our waiter said he would look, since it would come from theLido. Well, guess what? He came with a steaming hot bowl ofit. Lucky us. The basket of bread and rolls is no longer given toeach table. Only brought by request we assume. We ordered a salad anda plate of taquitos. Spaghetti and meatballs and a veggie lasagna warmedus up even more. No dessert was necessary. So like we said, goodthings happen if you are patient. Speaking of good things, yesterdaymorning we sent out a bag of laundry, and it was back in our room after dinner. What good service is that?

Around 2pm, the Eurodam arrived at Johns Hopkins Glacier upthe inlet of the same name. We felt that this glacier was the mostimpressive due to its size as well as more abundant wildlife. Besidesmany seabirds, there was a large number of harbor seals floating on theice. We understand the seals will come into these inlets to have theirpups. It provides safety and food for the summerseason. The Captain lingered at this glacier, spinning the ship for allto see. Somewhere in the mountain tops, we could hear thunderous noise,which may have been ice calving. However, we saw no ice falling into thesea below. The place to see impressive calving, in our opinion, isHubbard Glacier.

With the Coral Princess waiting her turn in the inlet, theEurodam departed slowly. Must be a speed limit here, so as not to disturbthe surrounding banks. On our way to drop off the park rangers, we passeda tiny island by the name of South Marble Island. It is a favorite spotfor many types of birds and Stellar sea lions. These guys are the hugeones, like we have at Pier 39 in San Francisco. With good binoculars, wecould spot at least 50 of them. And by 6pm, the team left the ship.

Downloading and sorting photos took the rest of theafternoon. We watched another episode of Game of Thrones, which someday,we will have to watch from the very beginning, since we don’t have access tothis series at home. By the time dinnertime came, we began to feel theswells of the open waters…something the Captain had warned about during a lateafternoon daily talk.

We were back in the dining room with our friendly waitersthis evening. Having checked out the menu this morning on TV, we had oursights set on the prime rib entrée. However, that must have beenyesterday’s menu, because it was not on the menu. Our second best choicewas the rosemary-roasted chicken. When our plates arrived, we each hadhalf a chicken. More than ample, we had to pass on dessert. Thishad to be a record time, since we were finished before 9pm. It is nice,but there was no way we would stay up for the 10pm show. Tonight’sfeature was Alaska in Concert, which we think is the BBC Earth TV series set tolive music. Maybe next time.

Tomorrow we will be in Sitka, site of the first Russiantowns in Alaska during the late 1700’s. Hope the forecast of 100% rain isnot true.

Bill & Mary Ann

Great report.

We like Hubbard Glacier better -- bluer ice and much more calving.

A friend e-mailed me your link for the pictures, so I will be looking at them in a few minutes.

Hoping this link works.

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Thanks...I have this website but when I go to it...I can only see up to report #3....not 4 or 5...I have a Mac desktop...which is getting old...was just talking to son today about going to a laptop...but what I want is pricey...LOL...anyone know why I'm not seeing reports 4 and 5? Thanks!!

Links works.

Great pictures.

Great reports, thank you.

Hoping this link works.

 

 

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KK, Thank you for posting the link.

Absolutely stunning photos! Thank you for sharing.

KK, Thank you for posting the link.

You are welcome.

Report #6 Sitka,Alaska September 26, 2018 Wednesday Partly cloudy & 56 degrees Part #1 Of 2 70 Pictures

Sitka was the port of call for today. Named New Archangel in 1804, the Russianssettled this area with the intent of establishing the sea otter fur trade. Alexander Baranof named this city the Russiancapital of Alaska. Sixty years later,the otter population was nearly decimated, so Russia eventually sold Alaska tothe USA for $7.2 million in 1867. Seward’sFolly it was called, where the average cost per acre was 2 cents. Quite a deal considering the wealth ofresources Alaska held in the future years. The capital was later changed to Juneau. Today the city of Sitka has 8881 people.

The Eurodam arrived to the Old Sitka Dock, where it wasnecessary to take a complimentary shuttle to downtown. Years ago, we used to tender ashore to theharbor closer to town. Smaller cruiseships still do this, if there is a larger ship in the port. It looked like the weather would be OK withno rain. It was very cloudy, but almostmuggy. We probably did not need ourarctic jackets, but they are the only waterproof coats we have with us.

On past trips here, we have taken tours, although most of themare on the water. Ship’s excursions ranfrom $60 to $230. One in particular thatwe enjoyed was the sea otters and wildlife boat tour for 3 hours. The Alaska Raptor Center, located a shortdistance from downtown, is an interesting excursion. If you can walk there, the price of admissionis only $12. There is also a compoundwith bears, Fortress of the Bears, some of which cannot be re-located into thewild. Today, we chose to take a longwalk to go in search of salmon and eagles.

That took us to the Sitka National Historical Park, theoldest park unit in Alaska. It was here that the indigenous Indians attackedthe Russians in a fierce battle in 1804. Many died on both sides, but the Russians prevailed. This heavily wooded park is the home to 18totem poles of the Tlingit and Haida tribes. There is a mile long hike from the visitors center, which leads to theIndian River.

We must have missed the warning sign that alerted walkers tothe latest bear sightings. Last yearthere had been one in the park area 2 days before we arrived. Never saw it, thank goodness. Anyway, we reached the Indian River which wasloaded with salmon swimming upstream. This time of year, the types are pink orchum. The king and sockeye were hereearlier in the summer. Instead of eagles, the area was over-loaded with gullsand ravens. With so many salmon goingupstream, there were plenty that lined the banks already dead and dying. The birds pretty much take care of that.

We continued up the trail to the bridge that crosses overthe river. This time we turned right andheaded up the opposite bank of the river, in hopes of seeing some eagles. No luck, we followed the loop until itbrought us back to the footbridge. Thatpathway led us to the lodge, and eventually back to downtown.

Since we had to be at the bus stop by 3pm, we decided to goto lunch at the Westmark Hotel. Weshared a salad and a burger with Alaska Amber beers. Expecting it to be morecrowded, it was nice that the guests had already eaten and left. We still had time to walk around the center oftown, where we finally got to photograph three eagles. Funny they hang out in town, and not wheretheir food is.

We caught one of the last buses for the 15 minute ride tothe old dock. The library is located atthis bus spot, which also has free wifi. We need to mention that the internet on the ship gave us a lot of griefthis morning. Assuming it would bebetter while we were in port, was wrong. It took over 45 minutes to get our report sent. One of the staff members came over to help uswith another matter, and she admitted that the new system has a lot ofnegatives about it. So it is no wonderwhy so many of the people we know do not buy a plan on the ship. They go off in every port in search of the freewifi. Guess it still depends on wherethe ship is located as far as the availability of the signal. And it also depends on the number of peopleusing the bandwidth. So nothing hasreally changed from the old system to the new one as far as we can see.

We got back to the ship by 3:30pm to a slight drizzle orheavy fog. There was no sail awayhappening on the aft deck, so we stayed on our veranda to watch the sail out ofthe harbor. Within minutes, the Captainwas blowing the foghorn every five minutes. Downloading photos took up the rest of the afternoon.

Dinner for us was in the Pinnacle Grill, with the theme of Rudi’sSel de Mer. The cuisine is heavilyseafood oriented, but we always navigate around that. We ordered tuna salad nicoise, one with tunaand one without. We got the odd lookfrom the waiter, but why order the fish only to waste it? The muse is always a grilled scallop, butknowing that one of us has an allergy to shellfish, they substituted a Mexicansalsa in its place. First time that hashappened, especially without a special request. The meal began with tapanades, olives,ratatui?, and bellpeppers. The best partwas the loaf of French bread with salted herbed butter. Our mains were the steak with frizzled onionsand French fries. Saving a bit of room for dessert, we had one order ofprofiteroles and one apple tart with salted caramel ice cream. The service and food were excellent, as wereevery staff member there. Seems they allknew our names before we arrived.

While on deck two, we walked through all of the venues nearthe restaurant. The BB King All Starswere playing full force, while the billboard onboard were playing their duelingpianos. The adjacent casino was halffull of folks playing slots or the table games. There was one show this evening, Dan Chopin, a comedian with great jokesand funny songs. Guess we could havegone to this show, but we did not realize it began earlier than usual. Too bad we don’t care for that type ofentertainment.

Good time to head back to our room, since tomorrow’s port ofKetchikan begins at 7am. It will be ashort stay with all aboard at 12:30pm.

Bill & Mary Ann

Great report and wonderful pictures.

We have done the Sea Otter and Wildlife excursion a couple of times -- loved it.

Super photos, a majestic eagle .

Thanks for your report.

Report #7 Ketchikan,Alaska September 27, 2018 Thursday Partly cloudy & 65 degrees Part#1 Of 2 60Pictures

We arrived in the dark of the morning to a very rainyKetchikan. Our time here would be short,since all aboard was 12:30pm. Too badnot everyone got that message loud and clear (a story we will tell you later).

Ketchikan has been called the salmon capital of theworld. It has a population of 8050 peopleand gets 156 to 162 inches of rain a year. They call it liquid sunshine. Wecall it wet and cold. By the time weleft the ship around 8:30am, the rain had stopped and it looked like the sunmight actually peek out.

Anyway, this area keeps the folks busy with fishing,canning, mineral exploration, tourism, logging, and cold storageoperations. Summer tourism has to belucrative, since there can be several ships in port every day of the week. Today we had the Nieuw Amsterdam as well asthe Seabourn Sojourn. You could identifythe Seabourn folks, because most of them wore the gifted turquoise jackets withthe ship’s name plastered all over them. Good advertising we think.

Tours here include plane or boat rides to Misty Fjords, oradventure excursions that include zip lining, kayaking, zodiac rides, snorkeling?,and fishing. An easy and entertainingactivity is attending the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in downtown for a mere$40. For sight- seeing, there is a busride to Totem Bight State Historical Park, where there are restored totems anda colorful community house. Or you can visit the Totem Heritage Center to learnabout the three cultures of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribes. The tours cost from $30 to $390 if purchasedon the ship. Or less if you them on yourown.

Since our time was limited, we took a hike through thered-light district up Ketchikan Creek to see the seals at the mouth of theriver. The last of the salmon run was inprogress, and the evidence of the numbers must have been impressive. The banks were lined with carcasses withgulls dining on them. Nothing goes towaste here. We have been told that bearswill come into this area to feed on the dead fish during the night.

Many shops and businesses have replaced the houses of illrepute from the old days. Built onstilts up the hillside, the area has been preserved for all to appreciate. And also spend a little money onsouvenirs.

We made our way to the fish hatchery, which used to be opento the public. Every time we have come here in recent years, it has beenclosed. There is a public park here,where in the old days, salmon were kept for easy fishing. There are also public restroom facilities inthis park. Getting many photos of thesalmon, we crossed the creek to the Totem Heritage Center. It is here where you can learn about thenative cultures and their totem stories. The tall cedar logs depicted eagles, ravens, wolves, bears, whales,among other figures of men and women.

Going back down the creek, we took in the gardens of thehome owners with the last of the summer flowers. The nice part of living here is being able tosmell the trees of hemlocks, spruce, and cedar, especially when they areburning in their fireplaces. As nice as it is today, we cannot imagine what itis like living here in the winter months.

Back in town, we walked through Whale Park, a very smallpark where the Knox Brothers clock resides. It is no longer working. Close byis St. John’s Episcopal Church built in 1903. The clergy was responsible for educating the children and bringinghospital services to these native people.

There are a ton of shops here, and of course, with the endof the season, comes the sales. At thistime of the morning, nothing was overly crowded. Nothing like the shops in Juneau,however. Yes, there were bargains to behad, but not discounted as deeply as Juneau. Perhaps the shopping ambassadors, Kristin and Brendan, had better luckescorting a group of passengers to shop for high end jewelry.

Even though it was only 10:30am, we figured we had time fora brunch, because we had left the ship without breakfast. Dwyer’s Restaurant,located on the third floor above Fish Pirate’s Gift Shop was the place togo. Although they push the seafood, theyalso have a killer burger. We shared aJack Daniels burger with fries. Adding aside salad was perfect. It was notcrowded at all, as most of the tourists were on excursions, we assume. We lingered over a shared strawberrycheesecake dessert before we left bynoontime.

On the way back, we strolled in and out of shops, buying twothings. A Lazy One sleep T, and a bag ofkettle corn found their way into our bag. The line to embark the ship was long, but we were in no big hurry to board. The sun had come out by now, and it sure feltgood. Lucky for the passengers on the NewAmsterdam and the Sojourn, as we believe they were headed for Vancouver, andnot Seattle like us. They would staymuch later in port.

So we would have gone to the sail away, but there was noorganized one on the aft deck. By 1pm,the Captain came on the speakers with his daily talk. Seems that some people were missing, and we werenot leaving yet. Watching from ourveranda, the gangways were pulled in, while an announcement was made for twopassengers. We could see them attemptingto run up a side street towards the ship, towing large packages. Guess they assumed the ship would leave at1pm. Guess they were wrong. Talking with who we assume was the portagent, the ship slowly pulled away from the pier, and left them standingthere. That will cost them dearly, weare afraid. We have seen it happenbefore on other trips, but the Captain has no choice, as it costs the company alot of money to go beyond their time slot.

Sail away was perfectly viewed from our veranda. We could hear the voices from dozens of balconiesas most folks were doing the same thing. By 2pm, the pilot was dropped off, and we were making good speed towardsour port of Victoria, Canada, tomorrow evening.

We had received an invite to a “hands on” cooking class with America’s Test Kitchen’shostess, but we declined it because we didn’t want to miss leavingKetchikan. Last year, we did have asmall class with six other guests, and we made peach pie and peach tarts. On the Amsterdam’s world cruise, we were toldthat there were no more cooking classes where we would be permitted to workwith the food. Even though we did notparticipate, we asked if we would really be making pastries here, and theanswer was “yes”. Go figure…..

The remainder of the afternoon was spent working on thecomputer (offline), and dining in our room with a late lunch. Speaking of computers, we sent emails thismorning by the front desk, and it went quickly. Obviously better in port, than out at sea.

Dinner was gala once again. Not too hungry, we chose an appetizer, a salad, and rack of veal. It was OK, but not the best we have had. We were finished by 9pm, with desserts of anorange cake and a plate of sliced fruit. We also had a visitor……one of the waiters we know from the Amsterdamstopped by to say hi. We had run intohim while in town today, and he asked what table we had in the upper diningroom. As he works in the Lido, we have notseen him yet.

Since we had finished our meal, we took a walk around deckthree, coming back to the aft elevators to go home. We noticed that a group of chefs were gatheringto go on a stroll through the dining room, as they often do on the final galanight. This was odd to us, becausetomorrow night is the final dinner. However, we were told that the upper dining room will be closed tomorrownight, and we would have to eat downstairs. That was news to us. One of thehead waiters asked if could reserve a table for two downstairs, and we saidyes, thanks. If that doesn’t work out,we can always try for another meal in the Pinnacle Grill. So the reason for the change is the fact thatmany people will be going onshore in Victoria, missing dinner altogether.

The last reminder was to set our clocks ahead one hourbefore retiring.

Bill & Mary Ann

Great reporting.

We have had that happen a couple of times when we arrived in the evening in Victoria and the upper dining room was closed PLUS they also changed the dining time to an earlier time -- opening the dining room at 5.

Besides tours we had quite a few Canadians get off in Victoria.

Off to view your pictures.

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Can't find Ketcikan pictures.

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Can't find Ketcikan pictures.

Bill and Mary Ann - Enjoyed our Mariner lunch with you today on the Eurodam en route to Victoria. Hope our paths cross again as we sail together to Hawaii.