Photo review: Hanseatic spirit - Alaska 7/30 - 8/14/2024

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We had the pleasure to cruise onboard the Hanseatic spirit from Vancouver to Seward (15 nights). I just started my photo extense review with part 1 about the ship itself - and I just realized that today the Hanseatic spirit is celebrating its 3rd birthday.

 

The text is in German but usually automatic translation works pretty well - and there are still the photos ;-). The first part covers the ship from deck 3 to deck 6 - actually I planned one part for the ship but as I said... too many photos.

 

Usually I try to post one part per day but I don´t have that much time anymore so I´m limited to the weekends to work on the review. I´ll let you know when a new part went online.

 

Enjoy!

 

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Part 2 covering the decks 7 to 9 is online.

 

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Part 3 covers extra costs onboard - WiFi, spa, beverages and more.

 

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[cathaana]

My first cruise was on the old Hanseatic and I'm hoping to try one of the new ones some time soon. I really hope that they'll start including some Kimberley cruises for when the ships are on their tours in Asia. 

[jeff74]

Great review!

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Thanks all for your kind words!

 

The review continues with our balcony cabin 724 onboard the Hanseatic spirit.

 

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Today´s entry covers our travel to Vancouver and our first evening onboard. This is the first time ever I traveled from Germany to Canada (or US) boarding a ship the same day without a pre cruise hotel night.

 

You have to wait a bit for more entries until the weekend...

 

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Another part is online - Day 2 - we're cruising the Inside Passage.

 

Great, I wanted to work on the review the whole weekend and woke up to Alexa telling me she doesn't have internet. Seems like we need some new hardware. So I can only work offline meaning I can work on my photos but not work on new entries.

 

Fortunately my mobile phone is online (when I'm close to a window at the street side of my home 🤣).

 

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After four days without internet I finally can continue my review with day 3 and the second day in the Inside Passage with some surprises.

 

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The only really big port with lots of cruise ships waits for us on day 4 - Ketchikan. We explore the city on our own with the "Walking Tour Map" offered by the visitor information. In the afternoon we kayak in Orca Cove.

 

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On day 5 we´re docked in Wrangell. In the morning we join a jetboat tour on the Stikine river. In the afternoon we explore the little town and the Petroglyph beach. Early in the night the captain woke us up with an announcement which made everyone jump out of bed an got outside 😉.

 

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Our next stop on day 6 is Petersburg. We opted to hike Ravens Roost Trail on our own which turned out a little bit longer than we thought. We also explored the little town.

 

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Day 7 sees us in Kake a little Tlingit village where we watch black bears and have a look at the largest totem pole made out of one tree. Not to mention the humpbacks later that day.

 

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On day 8 we visit the Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm and move on to Tracy Arm to explore the North and South Sawyer Glaciers with a local boat.

 

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Day 9 sees us in the little village Elfin Cove which is known for deep sea fishing. Later some young humpbacks show us how good they are in breeching.

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It´s day 10 of the cruise and we visit the Hubbard Glacier, Icy Bay and the Tsaa Fjord with the impressive waterfalls at Guyot Glacier.

 

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Day 11 finds us in Cordova. We explore the town and the local brewery.

 

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On day 12 we visit Heather Bay and Glacier Island with the Columbia Glacier - a day full of liquid sunshine.

 

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It´s day 13 of our journey with the Hanseatic spirit and instead of visiting Kodiak we have to stay in the Prince William Sound. The Tiger Glacier and the Bainbridge Passage are a nice alternative program.

 

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The last port stop has arrived on day 14. We´re in Homer exploring the town, the local brewery, the Salty Dawg Saloon and have a gelato at Carmen´s Gelato.

 

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Day 15 sees us cruising the Kenai Fjords National Park with the Holgate and Aialik Glaciers.

 

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On day 16 we arrive at Seward - our final port. We enjoy a day in Anchorage until it´s time to start our long journey back home.

 

This is the final entry of my review. Thanks for following along!

 

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