Rare niksmom630 Posted May 30 #1 Share Posted May 30 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Funny, you had us there for a minute! Thanks for another Live From....! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! See your post featured on our: Click: Cruise Reports page. When you return, please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" niksmom630 was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. I think I may be headed in the wrong direction…🥶 After 36 cruises to the Caribbean, it’s time to start tackling the “bucket list” cruise trips….next up, Alaska! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 30 Author #2 Share Posted May 30 When the alarm went off at 3:45 am, I questioned my decision to book this 7 am flight to Seattle 😵 What a girl won’t do for a good price on a business class ticket, along with an extra 20 pounds of baggage weight allowance that I knew I would most certainly use…. Titos to the rescue 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 30 Author #3 Share Posted May 30 I feel like Gordon Ramsey would have had some choice words for this meal. 🥴 should have opted for the waffle, instead of the egg “bake” with a few dozen extra ingredients … 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 30 Author #4 Share Posted May 30 To be frank, a cruise to Alaska has never been something I was interested in. We chose November and February as our travel months to escape the cold and grey. a few years ago, I retired- and started thinking I may have fewer vacations ahead of me than behind me….thus, a new cruise “Bucket” list was created. Italy and Greek Isles, then Spain and Portugal. I knew I needed to take the whole family with me on one of these adventures, so imagine the kids excitement when I surprised them with…. Alaska! 😧 I think they may have wanted another spin of the “departure port” wheel….😎 but a mostly free vacation does have its merits… 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 30 Author #5 Share Posted May 30 My reviews are predominantly photo heavy, but I’ll post a few pics from around the ship, tips, and anything I deem noteworthy to share along the way. My camera of choice for this trip will be my iPhone 15 Pro Max. We have three excursions booked-in Sitka, Skagway, and Juneau. More details on this later. We have a group of 13 along for ride. My husband and I, our two daughters and their significant others. Brothers in law and sister in law, 2 dear friends, and the grands, ages (almost) 3, and 10 months. Pre cruise stay Hope to do some exploring with the limited time we have in Seattle… 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare kcmo74 Posted May 30 #7 Share Posted May 30 We are tired of sandy beaches, and have come to the realization that we are cold climate cruisers (a rarity it appears). We're following you to Alaska next week on Brilliance, so I'm interested to see how you enjoy it and what the weather and such is like. Trying to decide if I'll do a live for ours or just an after action report like I've done in the past, the wife will have Voom but none for me. Have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Dukes Posted May 30 #8 Share Posted May 30 Have a wonderful time. Looking forward to following along on your Alaska adventure! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted May 30 #9 Share Posted May 30 Enjoy. Be safe. Enjoy all the Beauty of nature. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #10 Share Posted May 31 10 hours ago, kcmo74 said: We are tired of sandy beaches, and have come to the realization that we are cold climate cruisers (a rarity it appears). We're following you to Alaska next week on Brilliance, so I'm interested to see how you enjoy it and what the weather and such is like. Trying to decide if I'll do a live for ours or just an after action report like I've done in the past, the wife will have Voom but none for me. Have fun! brilliance is one of our favorite ships. I’ll definately follow along! 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #11 Share Posted May 31 5 hours ago, Lionesss said: Enjoy. Be safe. Enjoy all the Beauty of nature. Sue Thanks Sue! 💕 really looking forward to this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #12 Share Posted May 31 Lots to report on 😎 we re beyond exhausted…. But lots of pics coming up 🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #13 Share Posted May 31 Hotel view, floor 11 lunch at https://www.vons1000spirits.com highly recommend….expansive menu space needle up next…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #14 Share Posted May 31 I HATE heights….was really proud of myself that I made it on the North Star on Odyssey two years ago 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #17 Share Posted May 31 Having issues uploading photos… 🤦🏼♀️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #19 Share Posted May 31 Strange…. Can’t upload photos full black screen…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #20 Share Posted May 31 More tomorrow 💕 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted May 31 #21 Share Posted May 31 @niksmom630 the only black box I’m seeing is post #16. All the other pictures are beautiful! I used to be afraid of heights but at some point in my life with no effort on my part to get over that fear I realized that I was no longer afraid and that I actually enjoy heights now. 🤷♀️ I have no idea how or why that happened but I’m glad it did! I would be right there on that giant Ferris wheel and up that Space Needle ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #22 Share Posted May 31 More space needle info…. https://sn.web.ticketing.siaticketing.com/tickets/main I ordered the tickets online. The entry times run every 15 minutes. It was pretty crowded, and we waited in line for about 35 minutes. All the times were open in the morning when i checked, but they started filling up by early afternoon. my SIL went in the first morning slot, and there were no lines …… there are two levels. The lower level has a revolving walkway with full open views to below…. Ok, here we go with the black photos…. Never had this problem before…. see the actual photo when I attempt to upload it …. But if I screenshot the same photo, it works just fine 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #23 Share Posted May 31 Well I found a thread on this same issue on the photography boards… https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2976820-problem-inserting-photos-directly-from-iphone-onto-my-posts-on-the-cruise-critic-boards/ If anyone knows of of a fix for this, please share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted May 31 #24 Share Posted May 31 18 minutes ago, niksmom630 said: Well I found a thread on this same issue on the photography boards… https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2976820-problem-inserting-photos-directly-from-iphone-onto-my-posts-on-the-cruise-critic-boards/ If anyone knows of of a fix for this, please share! I, and some others, have had this issue here too. Screenshots were what I do when I’m sharing a photo. Only an issue here on CC for me. 🙄 Enjoying your Live. 🙂 We love Alaska, hope you guys will feel the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare niksmom630 Posted May 31 Author #25 Share Posted May 31 2 hours ago, barbeyg said: I, and some others, have had this issue here too. Screenshots were what I do when I’m sharing a photo. Only an issue here on CC for me. 🙄 Enjoying your Live. 🙂 We love Alaska, hope you guys will feel the same. thanks, Barb! I posted a follow up in the photography boards also! Sure puts a damper on live reporting!!!! 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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