jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #176 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Behind-the-scene tour My favorite place on the tour. I offered to keep an eye on the wine, but they graciously denied my request. We also got a chance to see the room of a crew member. Most crew members share a room with 3 - 5 other people. This is a single room. The crew members' mess hall and lounge. Crew members are allowed to drink onboard ($1 for beer or wine), but no hard liquor is served in the crew lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #177 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Arriving in Ketchikan After the tour, we met up with the rest of our group for lunch by the pool. We also enjoyed the drink of the day - Stars and Stripes - half pina colada and half strawberry daiquiri, topped with blue curacao. It was very tasty and refreshing. We arrived in Ketchikan shortly before 1:00 pm and spent a few minutes enjoying the parade and scenery from our balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #178 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Ketchikan - The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show The only excursion that we decided to book for Ketchikan was The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. We booked it through the ship ($35 per person), but you can also book it online. However, don't wait to book it when you get there as our show was almost sold out. The location for the show is two blocks from the ship and it is very easy to find. The show started at 1:45 pm and as the name suggests it is based on lumberjack-style competitions between two teams: The Canadian team And the American team The teams competed in a variety of events as shown below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #179 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Ketchikan - The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #180 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Ketchikan - Creek Street After the show we walked around town and visited the world-famous Creek street. Unfortunately, we did not get to see any salmon in the creek so you have to settle for the picture below. Ketchikan is not only the southeasternmost city in Alaska, but also the salmon capital of the world and as such we took advantage of the opportunity and not only enjoyed lots of free smoked salmon, but also purchased some canned salmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 23, 2015 Author #181 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Day 6 - Ketchikan Before the cruise, DP and I decided that we wanted to visit Totem Bright State Park, but unfortunately we did not get a chance to do it on this trip so here are some pictures from the Totem poles around town. After walking around, DP and I were thirsty so we decided to go to a bar and enjoy some of the local drinks. I had the Bloody Mary with jalapeño pepper-infused vodka and DP had a cider. Around 5:00 pm we decided to get back to the ship and for the last time board the beautiful Norwegian Sun (Day 7 is a sea day). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #182 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Day 6 - Goodbye Ketchikan We enjoyed happy hour at the great outdoors with a great view of Ketchikan. DP and I left happy hour early to get ready for our dinner at Cagney's. During dinner at Cagney's I had to excuse myself because I could not pass on the opportunity of a beautiful sunset picture. Dinner at Cagney's was as always great. The food was delicious and the service superb. I had the sea bass while DP had the filet mignon. The raspberry creme brûlée completed our meal. By the time we made back to the cabin the sun was about to set over Ketchikan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #183 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Day 6 - Somewhere closer to Vancouver We attended the 9:00 pm show that night showcasing high-energy performances by the Sun production cast. It was a great show, but the best part is the ending when they introduce the officers, staff and crew members. I always enjoy that part of the show. End of Day 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #184 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Day 7 - At sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted July 24, 2015 #185 Share Posted July 24, 2015 As usually loving it all. I have a question..The red onion saloon...I know it's set up kind of like a brothel in theme...are kids allowed in there at all? We will have our 10 year old in there and I want to walk in and take pictures. I don't want to drag her in if it's a little too risque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraudBroad Posted July 24, 2015 #186 Share Posted July 24, 2015 As usually loving it all.I have a question..The red onion saloon...I know it's set up kind of like a brothel in theme...are kids allowed in there at all? We will have our 10 year old in there and I want to walk in and take pictures. I don't want to drag her in if it's a little too risque. It's not...took my 16 year old last month and it was fine. The girls dresses are "historic risque" so they are more clothed than typical teenagers are today! You daughter will probably get a kick out of going to a "saloon" with her parents!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #187 Share Posted July 24, 2015 It's not...took my 16 year old last month and it was fine. The girls dresses are "historic risque" so they are more clothed than typical teenagers are today! You daughter will probably get a kick out of going to a "saloon" with her parents!!! I agree with FraudBroad. My only concern would be some of the paintings over the bar of half-naked women. I would suggest that you go inside before bringing her into the saloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #188 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Day 7 - At sea Today was a very warm day and people started getting to the pool around 9:00 am. The pool deck was very busy all day. The crew was busy preparing a special cookout for us including smoked salmon. And it wouldn't be a pool party without some drinks. We spent most of the afternoon around the pool either sleeping or just relaxing. It was a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #189 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Day 7 - At sea We also spent part of the afternoon in our balcony enjoying the beauty of the inside passage, followed by bingo, and the second Latitudes reception. After the Latitudes reception, which was held at 5:30 pm in the observation lounge, we all enjoyed our last dinner onboard at seven seas. The dessert above is a coconut soufflé and it was not very good. I give NCL credit for trying to serve a soufflé in a main dinning room. The rest of the dinner was very good. Edited July 24, 2015 by jmele999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 24, 2015 Author #190 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Day 7 - A beautiful sunset to end a wonderful cruise After dinner we took a walk around the promenade to enjoy the beautiful sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 25, 2015 Author #191 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Day - 7 One of the saddest moments of any cruise is when you have to look over the forms below. We finished packing up and went to the farewell variety show in the Stardust theater, followed by the quest adult game show. After quest we went to the champagne bar for our last drink onboard. A rum cake martini (see below) for me and a French raspberry martini for DP - a great way to end a cruise. Edited July 25, 2015 by jmele999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 25, 2015 Author #192 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Day 7 - Good night from the Norwegian Sun And here are the saddest pictures of our trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackingVegas Posted July 25, 2015 #193 Share Posted July 25, 2015 What time does embarkation start in Seward? I've never set sail so late in the day. Was it 9pm for you as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecartakesacruise Posted July 26, 2015 #194 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Day 7 - Good night from the Norwegian Sun And here are the saddest pictures of our trip. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...psrj9bsyb7.jpg Aww, sad indeed. Thanks for the terrific review, it took me back to our trip in May. Nice to see you guys are still living the dream. :) John (from the Jewel) Edited July 26, 2015 by bluecartakesacruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourfamilylovescruising Posted July 26, 2015 #195 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Great review Loved the pictures:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soaringfalcon Posted July 26, 2015 #196 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Even the poor mouse looked sad! Always a tough day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted July 26, 2015 #197 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hi - do you know what time you docked in Vancouver and what time people were able to start disembarking? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 26, 2015 Author #198 Share Posted July 26, 2015 What time does embarkation start in Seward? I've never set sail so late in the day. Was it 9pm for you as well? I think that you can board as early as 1:00 pm. We departed Seward shortly before 9:00 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 26, 2015 Author #199 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Day 7 - Good night from the Norwegian Sun And here are the saddest pictures of our trip. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...psrj9bsyb7.jpg Aww, sad indeed. Thanks for the terrific review, it took me back to our trip in May. Nice to see you guys are still living the dream. :) John (from the Jewel) Hi John, Thanks for stopping back. I heard that you guys also had a great time on your Alaska cruise. Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmele999 Posted July 26, 2015 Author #200 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hi - do you know what time you docked in Vancouver and what time people were able to start disembarking? Thanks. We docked shortly before 7:00 am, and the first guests were allowed to disembark around 8:00 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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