Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 7, 2014 #251 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Victoria, a great city! Really like the inner harbor:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 7, 2014 #252 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Can't believe its over already! Thx so much for a great thread and all your effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 7, 2014 #253 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave; you haven't lived until you've tried a bit of Sambal ;) Goes well with the Nasi Goreng, Sate Ayam and Krupuk plus clears up your sinuses at the same time I have gone 75 years without it and I have lived every day of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 7, 2014 #254 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave: I went on Luvtotravl's link to Seattle on the day's postings and saw the Amsterdam just pulling into the dock area. Welcome home! I am sure the two week cruise was all too short. Thank you for all your postings. Himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermeulT Posted September 7, 2014 #255 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks Dave (again). I'm very excited to hear you had an Indonesian lunch... it leaves hope that the line hasn't forgotten their name. Here is a shot of you docked at 7:05am local time this morning. Welcome back. And thanks for your live from. I have especially enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SightCRR Posted September 7, 2014 #256 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave, Thanks for letting wife & I share your trip. I would say "Dave's got more to read and see" then we would enjoy it together. Still cant believe the great whale photos from Sitka with a 5x zoom. I wish we would have had the menus before we went in June. Thanks Again & Safe Travels to You sightcrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare boards Posted September 7, 2014 #257 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thank for the great description and pictures of your cruise. I don't think we will ever get to Alaska, but think I have come as close to really seeing it through your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 7, 2014 #258 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thank for the great description and pictures of your cruise. I don't think we will ever get to Alaska, but think I have come as close to really seeing it through your thread. I have been there 17 of the last 18 Summers and that is a Blessing. I love that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted September 7, 2014 #259 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) Dave, I have enjoyed "cruising along" with you. Your thread is fantastic! Although we have been to Alaska twice on seven day itineraries on other cruise lines, we hope to go again in 2016 on a 14 day HAL cruise to celebrate our anniversary. Thanks again and happy cruising to you and your wife wherever you go. Edited September 7, 2014 by JimAOk1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted September 7, 2014 Author #260 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave,... Still cant believe the great whale photos from Sitka with a 5x zoom. ... sightcrr I set the camera at its highest resolution (4288 x 3216), figuring I would have to crop the shots down to get something. But, even so, we were closer than I though we would get. For comparison, here are the "raw" shots of one of the whale tail photos and one of the otters, to show how they looked at simple 5X zoom before cropping: Glad you enjoyed the blog; I enjoyed doing it. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted September 7, 2014 Author #261 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Sunday, Sept. 7, Debarkation Day We arrived in Seattle on time and with great weather – VermeulT captured our arrival with a web cam shot. We had chosen late independent departure, since we are staying the night in Seattle. Our time to leave was 9 a.m., and we had a very easy time going ashore, finding our bags, going through customs/immigration and out to a taxi. We checked into our hotel, and went out for lunch, and have now caught up the computer with Norton and Windows updates. Here are today’s Cruise Log pages: With that, I will close the blog, except for answering your questions. Hope to see you on another Dam ship sometime, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtn2Sea Posted September 7, 2014 #262 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks so much for doing your review! I really enjoyed going along with you. Safe travels to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1of4 Posted September 7, 2014 #263 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks again for the pictures and blog. Really enjoyed your cruise. Enjoy your day in Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern2 Posted September 7, 2014 #264 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thank you for taking us with you on your cruise. Your time and effort is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajkr74 Posted September 7, 2014 #265 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave, Thanks again for a great blog on your Alaskan cruise, as always you produce a very informative one. Makes us want to book another cruise to Alaska. Wish you a safe trip home. Thanks. Rick & Joyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaCr Posted September 7, 2014 #266 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Like many others, I thoroughly enjoyed your blog. Special thanks to you for those great photos. thanks Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda&Vern Posted September 7, 2014 #267 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dave - Thank you so much for doing this blog. We did this 14-day trip in May 2011. I think it is important for others to see and understand the difference between a 7-day and a true 14-day trip. We thought this itinerary was wonderful. Thanks for the memories, and thanks for sharing with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspersmycat Posted September 8, 2014 #268 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Dave, It was great meeting you on this cruise. I hope to sail with you and Kathy again. Elsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsmommy Posted September 8, 2014 #269 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Here is a picture of you coming into Tracy Arm, we were on the DCL Wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't spammy Posted September 9, 2014 #270 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks for sharing your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiz'nBaers Posted September 9, 2014 #271 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted September 9, 2014 #272 Share Posted September 9, 2014 A wonderful blog, and a big Thank-you from me.:) Done many 7 days to Alaska, now planning on a 14-day adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fm6175 Posted September 9, 2014 #273 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thank you for a wonderful read . Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie1946 Posted September 10, 2014 #274 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Thank you for the great review - especially enjoyed reading about Kodiak and Homer. We did this cruise in September 2012 and we planned on doing it again in 2015. When we did it in 2012, we missed going to Kodiak and Homer because of a fast moving storm, that we had to out run. The captain rescheduled to go to Skagway, but that was closed off also (same storm). Instead we did Glacier Bay but we still missed two ports. We want to be able to go to those, before we move on to another cruise. The Statendam is scheduled to go there in 2015, but don't know if it will or not with the sale to P & O winding up. The renovation list has been posted. Does anyone know which ship will be replacing the Statendam on the schedules. Thanks Okie1946 Edited September 10, 2014 by Okie1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 10, 2014 #275 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hi, Dave. Nice to meet you on board, and wish we had been able to spend some time really chatting. I just spent the last couple of hours reading all about your cruise (and checking out some of the pics), and realized again that two people on the same ship at the same time take two different cruises. :) You seem to have had a great time of it! The pics were great. Thanks for refreshing my memory (it's short these days) of what it was like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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