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Road Trip to Celebration of Life in South Carolina

My sister, her kids, her boyfriend and my brother make our way from Florida to Atlanta. A long drive and glad we split the trip over two days.

Review of Nomad Lane Bento Bag

My review of two Amazon backpacks

Attached is a link to my review of two Amazon backpacks after using them on vacation.

Do you use a backpack when traveling? If so, what features do you look for?

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Playlist

Below is a Playlist of all of the Alaska videos of pictures.

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Post-Cruise Vancouver Last Day of Vacation

We got off the ship and had purchased the hop on hop off excursion. They took our luggage to the airport. Our flight was not until the next morning, but our hotel was near the airport.

We went to Stanley Park, Granville Island and Gastown. We got to spend some time at the market on Granville Island. We had lunch across the street from the steam clock in Gastown. We returned to Canada Place and took the train to the airport. Later we watched Canadian Football and had dinner at the restaurant at the hotel. I was able to get some poutine.

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Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 7 Seaday

Oh no, the last day of the cruise. I prefer the last day to be a seaday if possible. Today was our only official Seaday of the cruise. I tried to do as much as possible, pack, plan our day in Vancouver and relax and rest a little.

Breakfast, lido time, then spa time. I stopped and got a Dirty Banana at Ocean Terrace to take with me to Deal or No Deal, then lunch at the burger bar with my first and only specialty sundae of the cruise.

It was then casino time, watching the show at Good Spirits, my Apple Blossom was the last drink he made. I had late afternoon coffee then a champagne Cosmo at the Crown Bar. Then had an amazing dinner at Catch. A welcome glass of champagne, fried calamari, surf and turf, chocolate cheesecake and baileys and coffee. Cashed out of the casino and spent a little more time on the Lido deck. Goodbye Princess until next time.

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 6 Ketchikan

The night before they cancelled my husband’s shore excursion, but since there was space on mine he came with me. They kept changing the time on Ketchikan and we were only there for 5 hours. Our excursion didn’t get back until it was time to board., so there was no time to walk around, a lot of people cancelled excursions because of this.

On the excursion, we had a crab feast at a lodge. I only had one serving but it was unlimited and a lot of people had multiple servings. After the crab lodge, we went to the Rainforest Sanctuary, the guides explained the vegetation and the history of the rainforest. It poured and I didn’t bring my raincoat because I didn’t think it was going to rain. We also saw a horned owl, hawk and bald eagle at their bird sanctuary. We then saw the man working on a totem pole. We also saw a black bear. I thought it was an enjoyable tour.

Back on board it was time for coffee and red velvet cake before a nap. We got up had a few cocktails and then had dinner in the MDR. It was the second formal night and I had steak and lobster that they served with bernaise sauce. Then off to bed, tomorrow was the last day and a sea day, so would be trying to do as much as possible.

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 5 Juneau-Foodie Walking Tour

The night before we got back to our room and there was a note that my husband’s shore excursion was cancelled. There was no availability on my excursion and nothing else my husband wanted to do, so he stayed on board, rested and had room service. I had the Juneau Foodie Walking Tour, we did it in 2019 and thought it was a great way to see Juneau. It had been sold out, but about two weeks before the cruise a spot opened up. I was able to get some cough drops at one of he stores, but it was over $5 for a roll.

We started the tour by seeing a bald eagle in a tree. There was also some bear scat, but we didn’t see any bears. We started out with some fish spread on a bagel. Then to my favorite, Tracy’s Crab Shack where we had crab bisque, a crab cake and a roll. We walked around, saw some totem poles and murals and heard some native history and the meaning behind the animals and their connections with certain tribes. We got to see and touch the Patsy Ann statute and the fisher memorial. We then had ceviche and local spiked lemonade. We went to the food tour headquarters and had salsa, spruce jelly, salmon spread and roe. Next we went to a food truck and had a beer with fish tacos near the fire pit. We ended with a renovated bar that had been restored to the way it may have looked in the 19th century.

Back on the ship, time to relax. Then afternoon coffee. The barista asked what my favorite animal was and he made me a dog. One of the people on the tour said the cakes at International Cafe were part of the Plus and Premium packages. I thought it was just the sundaes. I spent time in the casino had some drinks and met my husband at Harmony for a late dinner. He wanted to go there because he likes Chinese food, the only reservation was at 9. I thought the food was good and enjoyed all of the specialty restaurants. It was my husband’s favorite meal of the whole vacation.

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 4 Icy Strait Point

Ugh! My husband had been sick with a cold and congestion, in the middle of the night I had a sore throat. My husband took all the cold medicine I brought just in case. I had also used all my vitamin C lozenges. We had never been to Icy Strait Point before, none of the shore excursions appealed to us. I thought we could find cough drops/medicine in ISP Since we were there until after 7, I went the Princess shop and the didn’t have medicine either. Luckily, I had plenty of Tylenol, I was able to get cough drops and medicine in Juneau.

So, anyway, after a quick buffet breakfast, with orange juice we went to ISP. We took the Gondola, walked around and had some delicious mini-donuts.

After returning to the ship, we had lunch at Alfredo’s. They had recently started charging for Alfredo’s as a casual dining venue. If you had the Plus plan you got two casual dining covers and as Premium we got unlimited, but this is the only time we went. I thought it was a good lunch, but I don’t know if I would want to pay $15 for it. Other than that we napped, went to the Elite lounge and listened to the piano player, listened to music in the piazza and had dinner and went to bed early.

Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 3 Glacier Bay

Even with touring Denali, Glacier Bay still has the best vistas for me. Even with all of the rain, it cleared up for a few hours. Time for breakfast, coffee and to Hollywood Conservatory to look at the schedule and then spending time on the Lido deck for glacier viewing.