rsato Posted September 20, 2014 #26 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Mdr menu has a few special items each night and a bunch of regular items like a steak, spaghetti (too salty in my opinion), lasagne, flounder. Some of the daily specials I like included the Turkey, barbecue platter. Tonite they are having prime rib before arriving in Victoria. Captain is Gunnar Hammering. staff captain is Mattias Anderson. Hotel director is Cary Tumecamo Cruise director Dan the Man Olsson. I have especially been impressed with Dan. He is the closest director I've seen to the legemdary Gary Glading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 21, 2014 #27 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'm sticking these on my bags tonight for boarding tomorrow! Looking forward to my first trip on the Pearl! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFan Posted September 21, 2014 #28 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Mdr menu has a few special items each night and a bunch of regular items like a steak, spaghetti (too salty in my opinion), lasagne, flounder. Some of the daily specials I like included the Turkey, barbecue platter. Tonite they are having prime rib before arriving in Victoria. Captain is Gunnar Hammering. staff captain is Mattias Anderson. Hotel director is Cary Tumecamo Cruise director Dan the Man Olsson. I have especially been impressed with Dan. He is the closest director I've seen to the legemdary Gary Glading. Thanks for the info. That makes sense and now that you say that I do remember the steady part of the menu and the rotating part. I guess this just means that I need many many more cruises. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shealea Posted September 21, 2014 #29 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I've been on the Pearl twice. We love that ship!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsato Posted September 21, 2014 #30 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Coyboy we are boarding on the 3rd, would love to hear about the entertainment. I know it will probably change between the Alaskan and Panama Canal sailings, but curious to know everything. :) While everyone has different tastes, I would highly recommend seeing the Oh What a Night group - they performed twice, once as the exclusive attraction, the second as the farewell variety show where they played for the second half of the show. The only other performance (on my 8 sailings) that was as well received was 4Ever, the Italian group that appeared on the Jade. The Pearl production cast was great - their "Encore" performance highlighting selections from Broadway shows was very good. The lead females did a great job with the very difficult vocals from "Wicked." I thought the ship's band performance of Tina Turner was excellent....if you like her music! Enjoy your sailing! Edited September 21, 2014 by rsato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 22, 2014 #31 Share Posted September 22, 2014 No chair hogs this morning! 57 degrees, moderate swell, and wind at 19 kts across deck. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestar Posted September 22, 2014 Author #32 Share Posted September 22, 2014 We barely have any chair hogs by pool area due to colder weather. The hogs were mostly at Spinnaker Lounge. A lot of people spent their times napping there. Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted September 22, 2014 #33 Share Posted September 22, 2014 No chair hogs this morning! 57 degrees, moderate swell, and wind at 19 kts across deck. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Have a nice trip. Did you sneak your lobster eating cat onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted September 22, 2014 #34 Share Posted September 22, 2014 We barely have any chair hogs by pool area due to colder weather. The hogs were mostly at Spinnaker Lounge. A lot of people spent their times napping there. Weird! They did the same thing on our cruise. I think one couple only moved for drinks and meals...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsato Posted September 22, 2014 #35 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi, we saw so so many whales. Got a lot of pictures of them jumping into the air as well. I will post them when I get home. I can tell my att is available because it my says AT&T LTE or 4G. If u are getting the ship it will say something else. My roaming is off. So I can't get ship data. Hope that helps. Peal is awesome. [ATTACH]325351[/ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Sestar - Looking forward to seeing your whale photos. I was running laps on the 13th deck as we met the whales on the way to Juneau (I think it was about 11 AM). I have never seen so many whales next to a ship and was captivated by their twisting and jumping. We saw a few whales on a past Alaskan cruise but nothing like what the Pearl Experienced. I would be interested in knowing if people who did the Whale watching excursions from Juneau on our sailing felt they had a better show than they did watching them from the Pearl. I'm not so sure I would want to be in a small boat any closer to the whales from the Pearl was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 22, 2014 #36 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Polar Bear chillin' in the DOS "Black Pearl Suite" on Deck 15 today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 22, 2014 #37 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Lol. That is not my photo! I think tapa talk go its wires crossed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 22, 2014 #38 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted September 22, 2014 #39 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Have a grand time poplar bear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quillwercruisers Posted September 22, 2014 #40 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I'm in your spot next sunday, take care of her for me. Have a wonderful trip. (watch the night skies... aruoras have been spotted all week... ) If you hit any of the bars, look for Ferdi (Ferdinand). We were on the Pearl over New Years in the Caribbean, and he was a very good bartender and a whole lot of fun. Always remembered our names. He was the main reason the cruise was so much fun. I won't sail over a holiday like that again. Way too many kids running around. :rolleyes: Enjoy your cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestar Posted September 24, 2014 Author #41 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Sestar - Looking forward to seeing your whale photos. I was running laps on the 13th deck as we met the whales on the way to Juneau (I think it was about 11 AM). I have never seen so many whales next to a ship and was captivated by their twisting and jumping. We saw a few whales on a past Alaskan cruise but nothing like what the Pearl Experienced. I would be interested in knowing if people who did the Whale watching excursions from Juneau on our sailing felt they had a better show than they did watching them from the Pearl. I'm not so sure I would want to be in a small boat any closer to the whales from the Pearl was. rsato, we met on the cruise right? which was you? I cant remember most people's name...lol... im sorry... Im uploading 900 pics to photobucket now. Its taking a while since most pics are very large. Since im not good with words, i will post a photo review for people to enjoy. I will start a new threat though... Tomorrow for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted September 24, 2014 #42 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I am looking forward to your pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 26, 2014 #43 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It was an unbelievable day on Glacier Bay yesterday aboard the Pearl. Skies were blue with scattered clouds and the occasional layer. We got up close to the Marjorie and Grand Pacific Glaciers, then were able to linger a bit in the Johns Hopkins inlet to see the Lampugh Glacier up close. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 26, 2014 #44 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Landing alongside the Pearl in a floatplane at Juneau was pretty spectacular! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 26, 2014 #45 Share Posted September 26, 2014 This is Ketchikan today, September 26th. It is stunning weather once again! Seriously, I packed a rain suit for this trip and haven't used it once. Jeans and a tshirt today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted September 26, 2014 #46 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Landing alongside the Pearl in a floatplane at Juneau was pretty spectacular! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Very nice view of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funNJfamily Posted September 27, 2014 #47 Share Posted September 27, 2014 This is Ketchikan today, September 26th. It is stunning weather once again! Seriously, I packed a rain suit for this trip and haven't used it once. Jeans and a tshirt today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Very nice! Where did you get the polar bear jacket? It is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 28, 2014 #48 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Very nice! Where did you get the polar bear jacket? It is great! Amazon of course! It certainly got lots of attention and photos! Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 28, 2014 #49 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Disembarked the Pearl at Vancouver today. It was a fabulous Alaska cruise with amazing clear and warm weather. Sad to say that disembarkation was at the old Ballantyne cruise terminal in Vancouver and it was chaotic to say the least. Even for the concierge to escort Haven guests off the ship, it was difficult. However, that won't put a damper on the amazing sights we saw and the great food and hospitality we enjoyed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyboy1971 Posted September 28, 2014 #50 Share Posted September 28, 2014 The Pearl docked today at Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver. Goodbye! See you again Oct 1 2015 for SF to MIA via the Panama Canal! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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