Miracle 10 Day Alaska, 6/10... Mostly Photographic and Disappointing Review

[Elaine5715]

On 6/23/2022 at 12:09 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Split a pepperoni from Pizza Pirate…: which, btw, almost never had a line. That’s a theme here, btw… yeah, I know it’s alaska and there aren’t many kids and it’s subdued… but this was a full ship. The Spirit class rumors are true, people! 
 

 

 

the “let’s split a pizza and split a Guy’s burger” agreement was so successful we may as well have signed it in Geneva. 
 

 

Time to celebrate with a little luxury…. The Champagne of Beers (cheapest drink on the ship by a dollar… so naturally they ran out mid sailing)… not sure what B’s drink was, but all the RFRB drinks were fruity and delicious. (And Cussy was an amazing and fun bartender) 

 

 

Below photos   preCOVID shutdown burgers vs current above

[Elaine5715]

On 6/23/2022 at 2:04 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Java Blue… which was called something else being an older ship, but you know. Also, incredibly easy and almost never a line. 
 

 

the self service spread 

 

 

the result. Cold rainy morning, perfect for some hot java 

 

Cristian here was my other fav crew other than Cussy.  

[Elaine5715]

On 6/24/2022 at 2:26 PM, CruiseMGM said:

Love the review, the pictures and the humor. Happy you're having a great time.

 

We'll be on the Spirit in August, with stops in Juneau and Ketchikan, and I'm already taking notes on where we want to wander. I printed up a map of downtown Juneau and marked the Triangle Club and Deckhand Dave's, can't wait to try them! 

 

Best wishes!

Check out the little glacier soap store tucked in that area.  Soaps are wonderful

[TxTeach79]

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

Cussy is still there?  He was on his first Alaskan contract when we met him last August.  The poor guy was freezing and out of Ting.  Glad to see he acclimatized 

Omg! Yes!! He was having a ball, always in short sleeves, singing, dancing, joking around… and he most definitely had plenty of Ting

[TxTeach79]

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

Below photos   preCOVID shutdown burgers vs current above

in fairness, that was a small one we cut up and split. The one I tackled the next day is a fairer comparison. 

 

the fries definitely changed though. I’ve found the burgers pretty much the same on my post COVID sailings. Fries, totally different. 

[TxTeach79]

 

 

ship pics with alaska backdrops always blow me away. 

 

Edited June 26, 2022 by TxTeach79

[TxTeach79]

Back to out balcony for some views 

 

 

 

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[Joe817]

Beautiful! Simply stunning! 👍  What's the weather like up there?

[TxTeach79]

1 minute ago, Joe817 said:

Beautiful! Simply stunning! 👍  What's the weather like up there?

I can’t speak for other sailings, but we got LUCKY. It ranged from 50-72 all week. Tracy Arm day was probably high 50’s or so? 

[TxTeach79]

 

 

 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

View from the Java Blue seating on deck 2 (where they hold trivia)

 

 

[TxTeach79]

I absolutely love when the casino puts out goodies in the early hours for the degenerates. (It’s me. I’m the degenerates.) It’s such a nice little touch. 
 

 

[TxTeach79]

Cool Nat Geo ship off the starboard side 

 

[TxTeach79]

Nice little brunch beer and some views from the alchemy area 

 

 

[land64shark]

Loving this. Not only beautiful and informative, but just plain fun to read. I've had a lot of laugh out louds. Keep it up, please!

Edited June 27, 2022 by land64shark

[TxTeach79]

5 minutes ago, land64shark said:

Loving this. Not only beautiful and informative, but just plain fun to read. I've had a lot of laugh out louds. Keep it up, please!

So nice of you to say so! I’m glad! 

[TxTeach79]

So we stopped again, and right by my window on deck 2 by alchemy the Tracy arm excursion came back, unloaded, and loaded up the second group. Cool how they pull this off on the fly!

 

 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

Just another chance to mention how much I dig the big, open Alchemy area on Miracle. So much great seating and space. 
 

[Elaine5715]

7 hours ago, TxTeach79 said:

Omg! Yes!! He was having a ball, always in short sleeves, singing, dancing, joking around… and he most definitely had plenty of Ting

I met him on his second week, working the outside bar and the roof was open.  Bit of an adjustment from St. Lucia

[TxTeach79]

2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

I met him on his second week, working the outside bar and the roof was open.  Bit of an adjustment from St. Lucia

ha! Absolutely. I don’t know how he kept up the constant energy level that he did. He was at the RFRB darn near every time I was there, and ALWAYS just holding court and entertaining. 

[TxTeach79]

Kayaks have launched off the back of the Nat Geo ship 

 

[TxTeach79]

Back over to Serenity to check things out. Just gorgeous. 

 

 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

These old school Fantasy class looking signs definitely bring back memories.