Shadowmeboy's Suntastic 10-Night Alaskan Anniversary Cruise Adventure

[drumming cruisers]

On 10/6/2023 at 4:41 PM, shadowmeboy said:

 

 

 

 

 

Susan decided to get an ice cream while waiting.

 

 

 

So in the freestyle daily it says not to feed the Seagulls, obviously the ravens are not following that messaging as they are worse than the Seagulls in Juneau.

 

 

 

Its finally time to head down to disembark. We get down to deck 5 and there is a line. While in line, I am able to get pictures of tonight's MDR menu. We are eating in town, so we will not be on the ship for this dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off to Juneau we go!

 

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Please note: While I will make every effort to work on this over the weekend, I have to can salsa. I for sure will pick it up on Monday if not before.

Loving your review!

 

[shadowmeboy]

At breakfast, on Juneau day, we saw the Restaurant Manager come into the MDR. We talked to her about our experiences the first MDR lunch, the night at La Cucina, and especially last night at Moderno. 
 

we were polite in explaining what we experienced and expected she would check in with us throughout the cruise when we were checked into a dining venue. Unfortunately, she never checked in with us the rest of the cruise.

 

if she is on in December, when we sail the Sun again, I am going over her head, if we have a problem, because it is obvious she is part of the service problem.

[shadowmeboy]

7 minutes ago, drumming cruisers said:

Loving your review!

 

Thank you!

[shadowmeboy]

 

Here is what I was doing all day long!

[warb]

Wow, that's a Day's work! Looks Yummy. 

 

Great Trip Report & Photos as always.

[durberville]

Really enjoying this review! Thank you!

[drumming cruisers]

23 hours ago, shadowmeboy said:

 

Here is what I was doing all day long!

WOW! Looks good

[shadowmeboy]

On 10/8/2023 at 12:22 PM, warb said:

Wow, that's a Day's work! Looks Yummy. 

 

Great Trip Report & Photos as always.

 

I tasted it and it was quite yummy! Thank you

 

16 hours ago, drumming cruisers said:

WOW! Looks good

 

Thank you

[shadowmeboy]

23 hours ago, durberville said:

Really enjoying this review! Thank you!

 

You are welcome! Glad you are enjoying it!

[shadowmeboy]

Over the weekend another of the time-lapse videos posted!

 

 

I always love a morning time-lapse!

[shadowmeboy]

Back to Juneau!

 

 

Port Photo!

 

 

Norwegian Sun at the South Franklin Dock

 

 

 

 

Juneau has really nice maps showing the different parts of town.

 

 

The Norwegian Spirit has completed its visit to Juneau and is on its way out. Goodbye Norwegian Spirit.

 

 

 

Memorial to the USS Juneau along Juneau's waterfront

 

 

 

 

We made our way past the Goldbelt Tram aka "Mt. Roberts Tram." Just like the paper we received onboard, they were closed for the day.

 

 

 

Alaska Shirt Company - one of my favorite stops in Juneau. I picked up presents for my coworkers here!

 

 

Posing next to the Shirt Company bear

 

 

 

 

This is my favorite and tastiest stop in Juneau! PS - you can order their fudge online and they will ship it to you! 

 

 

 

One of our other favorite local shops we always stop in.

 

 

 

The word on street of Juneau is that if Juneau loses much more population, that the State Capital might get moved to Anchorage.

 

 

 

 

We meandered up to the State Capitol Building, which was closed due to being a Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

pano shot

 

 

Juneau city museum

[shadowmeboy]

 

This is a great picture of the statue of Seward in front of the State Capitol Building.

 

 

 

 

After our wanderings, we headed down by the float plane docks to the Alaska Fish & Chips Company.

 

 

 

 

 

Susan got the Smoked Salmon Chowder Bowl

 

 

Halibut Fish & Chips for me!

 

 

another view of the salmon chowder

 

 

Enjoying my Halibut Fish & Chips!

[shadowmeboy]

 

Juneau City Hall

 

 

I found this interesting

 

 

 

 

See the little white dot above the middle snow patch, that is a mountain goat.

 

 

The totems lining the waterfront are really cool. The City has done a great job incorporating them into the waterfront area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They have a map in boardwalk. You can see I am standing above Washington. The outline is done with nails.

 

 

 

 

A plane, a plane

 

 

 

Commercial Fisherman's Memorial

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

Great reflection!

 

 

Lined up to get back on the ship

 

 

 

Celebrity Millennium throwing lines from AJ Dock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to call it a night, because it was going to be an earlier day tomorrow. 

[shadowmeboy]

July 3rd, 2023

Day 4 - Skagway, AK

 

 

Daily 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

Pulling into the Ore Dock in Skagway

 

 

 

 

Susan found a crocheted duck in the elevator on the way down to breakfast.

 

 

 

Seven Seas for Breakfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cottage Cheese

 

 

Eggs to Order with potatoes

 

 

bacon, ham, and more potatoes

 

 

Belgian Waffle with Ham and Bacon

 

 

English Muffin

[shadowmeboy]

 

Port photo!

 

 

Disembarking the Sun in Skagway

 

 

 

3001 ready to pull the first NCL Summit Excursion train up White Pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love this mural!

 

 

 

All I can say is, Fire Danger is off the chart! 😉

[shadowmeboy]

Being a railfan, I set up my camera gear next to the railroad tracks at the trailhead. I wanted to catch the morning trains departing Skagway.

 

 

 

3001 rounds the corner leading the first train from the Ore Dock.

 

 

You can see the tripod. There was someone else set up filming the train as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan got this one of me as the train was going by!

 

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

Then the second train came from the railroad dock. 3006 leads this train.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I packed up the camera gear after the second train.

[shadowmeboy]

 

We headed over by the main depot of the White Pass & Yukon Route

 

 

 

 

The depot is next door to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

 

 

 

It had been a few years since we were here last (2019 for me; 2018 for Susan).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting fact: Someone walked the Chilkoot trail with a google camera and did a Google Street view map of the entire trail. 

 

 

Street view map of Skagway - Check it out on Google if your interested. Its pretty cool.

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

Walking around the Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These side by side pictures were really cool

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

After the Museum, it was about time for the early early trains to return to Skagway, so I headed over to Skagway Junction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan capturing another of me!

 

 

 

 

 

This one I am going to submit to the 2023 WP&YRR Photo Contest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Train reversing out of the main depot and heading for the railroad dock

 

 

 

switcher coming back out - its all decked out for 4th of July tomorrow

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

Train pulling into the railroad dock

 

 

 

 

Switcher moved forward then reversed to get out of the way of this locomotive coming to the train at the Broadway dock.

 

 

 

 

Train from the Railroad dock reversing out of the Railroad dock to the Yard.

 

Here is the video of all the railfanning I did!

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

Since Norwegian changed our excursion time, we started to make our way back to the ship to get our stuff ready for the excursion. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We headed back onto the ship!