Shadowmeboy helps close down Alaska on the Bliss!

[shadowmeboy]

 

finished cake

 

 

 

 

 

Una, our fabulous solo coordinator this cruise.

 

 

 

Solo group photo

 

 

It was great sailing with all of you!

 

 

These five were cool to hang out with!

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I headed to the Theater for the final comedy show of the cruise. 

 

 

Quinn was first

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew was next

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final comedian. I can't remember his name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All three comedians were great!

[shadowmeboy]

Time for Dinner!

 

 

 

 

 

Bruschetta

 

 

Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli

 

 

sunset sailing into Victoria

 

 

Beef Sirloin Medallions

 

 

Beaded Flounder Fillet

 

 

dessert menu

 

 

warm chocolate lava cake! My Favorite!

 

 

My friend Amanda took these as the boat sailed into Victoria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Amanda!

 

 

Dropping my Vacation Hero cards off.

 

I had to pack, so I decided not to go into Victoria. Plus I was exhausted, and went to bed early.

Edited February 11, 2020 by shadowmeboy

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Disembarkation Mornings are always hard.

 

 

breakfast menu

 

 

 

 

 

I said goodbye to Marliza and thanked her for the wonderful service all week long.

 

 

seasonal fruit salad

 

 

cottage cheese

 

 

cream of wheat 

 

 

eggs benedict

 

 

Soon after it was time to go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had time to kill. It was a bit before 10 am and my train doesn't leave till 4:40pm. 

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I went railfanning! A block away from the Cruise Ship at Wall street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ship is like right there!

 

 

 

Not nearly as busy, since the ship was sailing without passengers from Seattle. It was being resupplied but no passengers were boarding, as it was sailing for Vancouver BC.

 

 

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yard transfer train

 

 

The Empire Builder #7 came rolling through. This is the train I will take this evening back to Wenatchee.

 

 

 

 

Switching tracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loaded Coal train heading to Canada.

 

 

 

 

Another stack train!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the stack train still going by, Amtrak 517 comes beside it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an engine only power move went by

 

 

 

It was starting to get windy and cold so I packed it in.

 

 

This is the video I filmed of the trains on the waterfront

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I caught an uber down the waterfront, as I had all my bags, to get lunch.

 

 

Ivar's was the place.

 

 

fish and chips with chowder! yummy!

 

I saved a couple fries for the Seagulls!

 

 

After eating, I watched the Washington State Ferries arrive at the Ferry dock.

 

 

 

 

 

They are completely replacing the ferry dock in downtown Seattle. Too many rotting pilings to be safe in an earthquake.

 

 

The ferry a bit later heading away from Seattle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argrosy Cruise boat

 

 

 

Seagull looking for a snack

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Far ferry is going to Bainbridge Island, near ferry is coming to Seattle

 

 

 

 

Waterfront without the viaduct.

 

 

I caught an uber to King Street Station to wait for my train to depart.

 

 

 

 

The Empire Builder pulled up to the station, and it was time to load!

 

 

 

Amtrak Cascades Siemens Charger

 

 

Time to head to Wenatchee!

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Departing Seattle, we passed Pier 66.

 

 

The Bliss left at 4pm.

 

 

 

 

Passing through Balmer Yard

 

 

Great to see BN green around.

 

 

 

Passing over the Lake Washington Ship canal and Ballard Locks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video of crossing over the locks!

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along Puget Sound, the Princess ship that left after the Bliss. the Bliss is visible just to the left of the sailboat on the horizon. Do you see it?

 

 

Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park.

 

 

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closer shot

 

 

 

Washington State Ferry heading to Kingston

 

 

speed + full zoom = not so crisp photo. sorry 😞

 

 

a little better 🙂

 

 

Best shot of the Bliss I could get.

 

 

Washington State Ferry at Edmonds

 

 

 

Goodbye Norwegian Bliss

 

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Sunset shot with Whidbey Island

 

 

WSF at Clinton, WA

 

 

Mukilteo Lighthouse

 

 

 

Waiting to dock in Everett

 

 

 

Naval Station Everett

 

 

 

 

Station stop at Everett

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From Seattle, you run North to Everett. Then you start heading East toward Wenatchee.

 

 

Snohomish County farmland - I just noticed the 5 deer in the field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passing through Gold Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A blurry shot of my friend Ben's place. You can see him in the Blue to the right of the white house.

 

 

video of us passing his place

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getting close to Skykomish

 

 

video of us passing through Skykomish, WA

 

After Sky, the sun set and the thick trees made it really dark and hard to take landscape shots. I took this time to relax and reflect on the week.

 

 

Final station stop before Wenatchee.

 

It was 9pm when we got to Wenatchee. I was tired and too dark to take pictures. 

 

I hope you all have enjoyed my journey on the Bliss. I am still working on my vlogs. Now that I have finished my review I can focus on those. I will post them as replies onto this review so you can see them.

 

Please feel free to ask questions!

 

With love!

 

Matthew

 

 

 

 

[SenatorsFan]

Thanks again, Matthew, for all the details and wonderful pictures. I always enjoy your reviews! 😀

Heather

[justhappy]

Thank you, I loved the whole review, stunning photos and so excited now for our May Bliss cruise👍

[jcscv]

Thanks for the detailed review.  I just caught up on this thread. I was on this cruise (and even spotted myself in a couple pictures).  I was also in one of the single cabins (yes, I'm one of the people in the  group picture), and have to say we had some great people to hang out with!   Thanks for the memories!

[AKR2011]

Thanks as always for the awesome review! I really appreciate all of the time that you put into your reviews, especially this one since it was solo AND you started a new job. I hope that you and Susan enjoy planning your next cruise, and I'll be looking forward to that review too.

[shadowmeboy]

Here are the first two vlogs from my trip!

 

 

Episode 1

 

Episode 2

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Here is the third episode of the vlog series!

[AKR2011]

What are your future cruise plans now that Alaskan cruises are on hold indefinitely? I have been thinking of you and Susan ❤

[shadowmeboy]

8 minutes ago, AKR2011 said:

What are your future cruise plans now that Alaskan cruises are on hold indefinitely? I have been thinking of you and Susan ❤

Well thank you!

 

We are waiting on NCL to cancel the June 2020 cruise on us. Also waiting to see how this whole Covid-19 plays out and then go from there. We might take a roadtrip this summer and pick up a state I need in the Midwest (to reach all 50). We are really up in the air. We aren't out any money or very little with this whole situation.

 

We have a January 2021 cruise booked that we can roll the money from our June 2020 cruise into if we need to. Waiting to see what the plans for Alaska are after July, if they have a season, or if cruise lines will even bring ships up here. We might jump on a last minute round trip Seattle, if they are sailing and the price is right.

 

Matthew

Edited March 29, 2020 by shadowmeboy

[Arzeena]

3 hours ago, shadowmeboy said:

Well thank you!

 

We are waiting on NCL to cancel the June 2020 cruise on us. Also waiting to see how this whole Covid-19 plays out and then go from there. We might take a roadtrip this summer and pick up a state I need in the Midwest (to reach all 50). We are really up in the air. We aren't out any money or very little with this whole situation.

 

We have a January 2021 cruise booked that we can roll the money from our June 2020 cruise into if we need to. Waiting to see what the plans for Alaska are after July, if they have a season, or if cruise lines will even bring ships up here. We might jump on a last minute round trip Seattle, if they are sailing and the price is right.

 

Matthew

Good to see you post.

 

[shadowmeboy]

Here is the 4th Episode of my Vlogs

 

 

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5th Episode of my vlogs

 

 

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6th Episode - A Sea Day Surprise!