shark b8 Posted July 25, 2022 Author #26 Share Posted July 25, 2022 This morning, some previously unknown atmospheric force has occurred, making outside viewing much brighter and clearer than previously known, also changing the color of the sky. (actually, a sunny clear day is welcome, but the cold, foggy misty days provide their own kind of austere beauty & mystery it seems to me. Some of both would be ideal) 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SailingNomads Posted July 26, 2022 #27 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Alaska is amazing, IMO only second to Antartica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #28 Share Posted July 26, 2022 37 minutes ago, 2SailingNomads said: Alaska is amazing, IMO only second to Antartica. I was just saying the same thing, I don’t think I’ve ever met a Seabourner who didn’t think Antarctica was the all-time winner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #29 Share Posted July 26, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #30 Share Posted July 26, 2022 IMG_6532.MOV 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #31 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I’ve enjoyed taking pix where the ship’s wake adds a ribbon of texture. The one from our first Antarctica cruise is still the best, I think. . 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #32 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, shark b8 said: I don’t think I’ve ever met a Seabourner who didn’t think Antarctica was the all-time winner. Which is not remotely a negative judgment about Alaska, of course. It’s just utterly spectacular. Reminds me of the (surely apocryphal) story about the French judge, 100 years ago, who was tasked with the case of deciding which red wines were better, those of Bordeaux or Burgundy. After a remarkably long deliberation, he assembled those concerned to announce his decision…..which was that he would need many more years to evaluate the evidence. 😉🍷 Edited July 26, 2022 by shark b8 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted July 26, 2022 #33 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Thanks for the fabulous photos. Lovely, especially with bright blue skies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #34 Share Posted July 26, 2022 IMG_6536.MOV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmartha Posted July 26, 2022 #35 Share Posted July 26, 2022 shark b8 Thank you so much for all your fabulous photo's and video's. You are so fortunate with what looks to be perfect weather so far - enjoy! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #36 Share Posted July 26, 2022 4 hours ago, robertmartha said: ….looks to be perfect weather so far umm, about that…..😳 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 26, 2022 Author #37 Share Posted July 26, 2022 …and then, a few hours later: 🤪 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmartha Posted July 26, 2022 #38 Share Posted July 26, 2022 shark b8 that second photo is more like it 😉 Hope the beautiful weather continues for you. Keep us posted on your experiences. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 27, 2022 Author #39 Share Posted July 27, 2022 a jet-boat tour of the wilderness outside of Prince Rupert, BC. Wonderful old-growth forest with 600-year-old trees and moss, ferns, and lichens. Particularly liked the mixed marriage between 100-year-old cedar and hemlock tree. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 27, 2022 Author #40 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Love the jet- boats almost as much as the zodiacs. IMG_6571.MOV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 27, 2022 Author #41 Share Posted July 27, 2022 We’ve seen a number of American Bald Eagles (obvs our national bird ). But this one was much closer and agreed to pose with the ship in the background. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 27, 2022 Author #42 Share Posted July 27, 2022 We participated in a wine tasting event just outside the Colonnade, no extra charge for the show (humpback whale in the Princess Royal channel). IMG_6597.MOV 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 28, 2022 Author #43 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Sommelier lunch in the Restaurant. I thought this event was far more successful than the tasting yesterday. The 2nd course here was the one that sealed the deal for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDuckers Posted July 28, 2022 #44 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Oh my! That was LUNCH??!! I hope that have that on our September cruise as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluewaters Posted July 29, 2022 #45 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Great menu! What is the charge for the meal? Can you see the menu early in the cruise and have time to sign up for it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted July 29, 2022 Author #46 Share Posted July 29, 2022 45 minutes ago, skybluewaters said: What is the charge for the meal? Can you see the menu early in the cruise and have time to sign up for it? Yes, it was on the extravagant side, both in menu and price ($135 p/p). But hey, a little extravagance here and there can be good for the soul, right? 🤩 Obvs Seabourn has almost completely transitioned away from the printed daily Herald, in favor of everything being on the Source app. This particular event was listed on the Home page, per below. We were also given a “flyer” for the lunch but I can’t remember where or when it was distributed. Very rich and tasty, thinking dinner tonight might be…..a small salad & a bowl of soup or something. 🥬 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolfo2 Posted July 29, 2022 #47 Share Posted July 29, 2022 11 hours ago, shark b8 said: Yes, it was on the extravagant side, both in menu and price ($135 p/p). But hey, a little extravagance here and there can be good for the soul, right? 🤩 Obvs Seabourn has almost completely transitioned away from the printed daily Herald, in favor of everything being on the Source app. This particular event was listed on the Home page, per below. We were also given a “flyer” for the lunch but I can’t remember where or when it was distributed. Very rich and tasty, thinking dinner tonight might be…..a small salad & a bowl of soup or something. 🥬 Yes, I know it's been a long time and times have changed, but I can't remember ever paying for a meal (no matter how opulent) on any of the Seabourn triplets 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted July 29, 2022 #48 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I think these special sommelier's lunches are fairly new, and probably not offered on every cruise. Otherwise all food on board is included. This sort of event happens on one or two other lines, so I suppose Seabourn must have thought it was a good idea, to 'keep up with the Jones's'. It did sound as if it was a super event, but surely much more suited to a dinner than a lunch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted July 29, 2022 #49 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Seabourn have done the pay for wine tastings for a long time but the lunches are new. I don't eat lunch on most days and I can buy the wines at dinner. Not for me a big boozy lunch.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTtravelers Posted July 29, 2022 #50 Share Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, lincslady said: This sort of event happens on one or two other lines, so I suppose Seabourn must have thought it was a good idea, to 'keep up with the Jones's'. It did sound as if it was a super event, but surely much more suited to a dinner than a lunch. More like keeping up with the HAL's. We did a Somalier's Dinner in 2015 on the old Statendam with my brother and sister-in-law, and it was most excellent. Great pairing with food. So these ave been around for a long time. The Somalier was terrific, Jacques St Pierre from Mauritius. That I still know that says something because I am really bad at remembering names! Doing this at lunchtime, however... don't count on doing anything the rest of the day... 😁 Big thanks to shark b8 for the excellent blog, pictures and videos. We sail this cruise in August and it has been really terrific seeing what is coming up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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