LarryF Posted July 21, 2007 Author #251 Share Posted July 21, 2007 To date, more than 15000 people have looked at your review. Word has gotten around how wonderful you write. I suspect your review will become a must read for everyone as they plan their Alaska trip. We leave in 2 weeks for a trip that will duplicate much of your itinerary. You made us all the more anxious to get to Alaska. Thanks for sharing. It's more like a legend in my own mind! I had this vision of me with my new found fame :rolleyes: demanding Amy start serving me breakfast in bed and the next vision is of me screaming when she dumps hot eggs and steaming coffee on my pajama bottoms (with me in them)! :eek: I hope you have a great time on your trip and am happy if I was able to give you some good suggestions. Thanks, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 21, 2007 Author #252 Share Posted July 21, 2007 At the request of some of you fine folks, I copied my entire travel journal and placed it on the member review section at the this link, http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=30808 I took the liberty of correcting some typos and made an edit here or there. It's really long when it's all put together, well over 60 pages! Take care, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjnky Posted July 21, 2007 #253 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I had this vision of me with my new found fame :rolleyes: demanding Amy start serving me breakfast in bed and the next vision is of me screaming when she dumps hot eggs and steaming coffee on my pajama bottoms (with me in them)! :eek: ROFLMBO!!!!!!!! Give Amy a big hug from KY for letting you share your vacation with us! (and I've put your link into my "favorites" to review a few more times in the next couple weeks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 21, 2007 Author #254 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ROFLMBO!!!!!!!! Give Amy a big hug from KY for letting you share your vacation with us! (and I've put your link into my "favorites" to review a few more times in the next couple weeks!) Cjnky, You have a great sick sense of humor like I do...I know you'll have a blast in AK! Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNOLIA1134 Posted July 21, 2007 #255 Share Posted July 21, 2007 LarryF, I wanted to thank you for the time you put in to giving us all such a wonderful review. I loved how you put the links to each place you could. We are going May 2008 and because of your review I have ideas of new places and things to see and do. I think you are a fantastic writer and should seriously consider writing a book. I know I'd buy it. I hope to meet you someday in our travels.:) Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 21, 2007 Author #256 Share Posted July 21, 2007 LarryF, I wanted to thank you for the time you put in to giving us all such a wonderful review. I loved how you put the links to each place you could. We are going May 2008 and because of your review I have ideas of new places and things to see and do. I think you are a fantastic writer and should seriously consider writing a book. I know I'd buy it. I hope to meet you someday in our travels.:) Debbie Thanks, Debbie. You're very kind. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancyquilts Posted July 21, 2007 #257 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Larry - Your journal has made me both laugh and cry - and I thank you for both. I'll probably never be lucky enough to be on a cruise with you, but that's my loss. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solara Posted July 22, 2007 #258 Share Posted July 22, 2007 MIke and I consider us very lucky to have been on the cruise with Amy & Larry.......Hopefully someday we will cruise together again........Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qiangf2 Posted July 22, 2007 #259 Share Posted July 22, 2007 At the request of some of you fine folks, I copied my entire travel journal and placed it on the member review section at the this link, http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=30808 I took the liberty of correcting some typos and made an edit here or there. It's really long when it's all put together, well over 60 pages! Take care, Larry Larry, thanks for going extra miles to put them together for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 22, 2007 Author #260 Share Posted July 22, 2007 MIke and I consider us very lucky to have been on the cruise with Amy & Larry.......Hopefully someday we will cruise together again........Donna Thanks Donna, wish we could join ou on the Crown in October. I'm sure we'll hook up again on a cruise in the future... Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinoy1 Posted July 22, 2007 #261 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Larry You have provided us the true meaning of an Alaskan cruise and the beauty of our northern state. We wish you continued success in your current endeavor and when you finally retire, I'm sure you will have the best future as a novelist or essay writer. From one Georgian to another, congrats and Godspeed. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceburg1 Posted July 23, 2007 #262 Share Posted July 23, 2007 What a great review!! We are on the NCL Pearl sailing on Sept. 2, 2007 and cannot wait. We are renting a car in Skagway to drive to Emerald Lake. With all your stops, how long did this trip take you? Do u reccommend this trip over the White Pass train excursion? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 23, 2007 Author #263 Share Posted July 23, 2007 What a great review!! We are on the NCL Pearl sailing on Sept. 2, 2007 and cannot wait. We are renting a car in Skagway to drive to Emerald Lake. With all your stops, how long did this trip take you? Do u reccommend this trip over the White Pass train excursion?Thanks We left at 8:30 a.m. and returned at 5:30 p.m., so it was 9 hours. It's only 150 miles roundtrip, so you have lots and lots of time to make stops and eat lunch. I have never taken the White Pass train, so I could not recommend the drive over the train, but I can tell you that the drive was incredible and I highly recommend it. Thanks, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapia Posted July 23, 2007 #264 Share Posted July 23, 2007 What a great review!! We are on the NCL Pearl sailing on Sept. 2, 2007 and cannot wait. We are renting a car in Skagway to drive to Emerald Lake. With all your stops, how long did this trip take you? Do u reccommend this trip over the White Pass train excursion?Thanks I know this is Larry's thread (what an amazing review). But, I did the train up and bus back--I highly recommend that. From the train, we could see things the bus couldn't and visa versa.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunolvr Posted July 24, 2007 #265 Share Posted July 24, 2007 What a great review!! We are on the NCL Pearl sailing on Sept. 2, 2007 and cannot wait. We are renting a car in Skagway to drive to Emerald Lake. With all your stops, how long did this trip take you? Do u reccommend this trip over the White Pass train excursion?Thanks You'll love the Pearl! And you'll love Alaska! Send me an email at brunolvr@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecpc1302 Posted July 30, 2007 #266 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Dear Larry, Thank you for the wonderful review. We left home on 7-15 and returned late last night, so didn't get to read the ending until just now. After being gone for two weeks myself, I am really impressed that you wrote this. I kept a journal, but it is very sketchy toward the end. We had a great trip, but we were so busy that I had little time to write. Happy travels! Elsie:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 31, 2007 Author #267 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks Elsie...Glad you had a great time! Amy and I may be going back to Alaska next May or June we loved it so much. We are probably taking our son and daughter on a 7 day Caribbean cruise during spring break and hopefully will go back to Alaska in May or June. We won't be able to afford 2 weeks again, so I am pondering doing a cruise again on a different line with a different itinerary or fly into Anchorage and do anohter independent land tour to different places like McCarthy, Valdez and possibly Homer, or possibly flying to Katmai or Kodiak to see the bears! Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjnky Posted July 31, 2007 #268 Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOOOOHOOOO!!! Sounds like we may be lucky enough to have more Larry reports in our future! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted July 31, 2007 #269 Share Posted July 31, 2007 We won't be able to afford 2 weeks again, so I am pondering doing a cruise again on a different line with a different itinerary or fly into Anchorage and do anohter independent land tour to different places like McCarthy, Valdez and possibly Homer, or possibly flying to Katmai or Kodiak to see the bears! I highly recommend McCarthy/Kennicott, Valdez, and Homer! My husband liked our Alaska cruise, but I doubt he'll be going back next year. I might return to Alaska - without him! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted July 31, 2007 Author #270 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I highly recommend McCarthy/Kennicott, Valdez, and Homer! My husband liked our Alaska cruise, but I doubt he'll be going back next year. I might return to Alaska - without him! :D If we decide to go to McCarth/Kennicott, Valdez and Homer we'll bring you along to be our tour guide!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecpc1302 Posted July 31, 2007 #271 Share Posted July 31, 2007 We are not planning another Alaska trip yet, but I have to be in Vancouver for a conference in June, 2008. I'm thinking combine business with pleasure for either an Alaska or western Canada tour. Probably land tours and not cruising. The cruise was great, but I also really liked the land tour. "It's all good" Elsie:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted July 31, 2007 #272 Share Posted July 31, 2007 If we decide to go to McCarth/Kennicott, Valdez and Homer we'll bring you along to be our tour guide!! I'd love to - but it sounds like you've been pretty good at figuring out what to do without one so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springchicken Posted August 31, 2007 #273 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Larry, I found your review last night and stayed up 'til the wee hours reading the entire review! You captured the emotions of your trip so vividly, and I was very touched by it all. We're going on a Coral Princess cruise next June 9 and I'm beginning my "research" as we intend to stay on for about 5 more nights. The photos and video are incredible! Makes me want to sign up for a photography basic course so I can have a chance at getting half as good pictures as you did! Keep writing, and keep shooting that camera! Wonderful report!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 Bells Posted September 1, 2007 #274 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Larry - Your review should be a primer for anyone planning a trip to Alaska! You have given us more information than any guidebook could possibly do, and you have managed to bring your Alaskan adventure to life. Thanks for all the great info. We are northbound next May on Coral, so maybe we will be lucky enough to be on the same ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judynorth Posted September 1, 2007 #275 Share Posted September 1, 2007 We are northbound next May on Coral, so maybe we will be lucky enough to be on the same ship! 8 Bells, We did the northbound cruise on the Coral in May 2005 and it was as close to perfect as a cruise can get. We love the Coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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