Below is a Playlist of all of the Alaska videos of pictures.
Category: Princess
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 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.
Lunch at the Burger and Lobster Bar for a Lobster Roll, cheese fries and a 24K gold margarita, then more glacier viewing.
Afterwards time for afternoon coffee, then spending time at the Enclave, cocktails at Good Spirits, then we had a great dinner at Crown Grill.
Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Majestic Princess Day 2 Hubbard Glacier (we didn’t make it due to weather)
Was well rested. We got up and had breakfast. My husband told me he was getting sick and after breakfast he stayed in the room and took the medicine I brought. He thought he got sick from the weather on the ATV and raft. However, there were a ton of people coughing on the bus and train. After breakfast I did a Zumba class in the piazza. Then a coffee since the international cafe was right there. Then football in the room.
After a while I went to the Crown bar, where I had one of my go to drinks, the champagne cosmo. Then I had lunch with a 24K gold margarita, fried calamari, pasta and a blueberry dessert. Later there was a wine tasting then I went to vines to have another glass of wine. We then went to the Hollywood Conservatory to see Hubbard Glacier. It had been raining all day and they finally announced we would not be able to see the glacier.
My husband had room service and I went to the formal night dinner. On the way I stopped to watch the champagne fountain and after dinner listened to some music in the piazza.
Alaska Cruise Tour September 2023 Glass Domed Train from Denali to Whittier and Majestic Princess
It was an early start, the train left around 8 and we did not get to the port until after 6, so a 10 hour train ride. It was long, but picturesque. There was not much other than the scenery and to eat and drink. We each had a reindeer breakfast burrito and cinnamon roll for breakfast. The other side of the train saw a bear. I saw a moose, of course it had been killed and was riding in the back of a pick up truck. It rained most of the time. I had reindeer chili and cake for lunch. They checked everyone in for the cruise on thr train, which was a good thing, since they had long lines, just to get into the building.
It was over 90 minutes to get on the ship and to our room. We had a 7:30 dinner reservation in one of the main dining rooms, which we did not make. This was our first medallion cruise. I was able to watch the safety video in the room, but it would not recognize my husband, he had to do it a few times on his phone. We checked in at our muster station and went to dinner. It was not a problem that we missed the reservation. Dinner was good and then I went back to the room and ordered a martini for when I was unpacking through Ocean Now. There was an issue and they made my order twice, so I had two.
September 2019 Alaska cruise Day 3 Juneau
We were not scheduled to arrive in Juneau until nearly noon. That meant there was plenty of time for another Mimosa breakfast.
We had time to take in the scenery before leaving the ship.
September 2019 Alaska on Ruby Princess-Pre-Game and Day 0 Tampa to Seattle
So my husband’s favorite place to go is Alaska and mine is the Mediterranean. We were in the Mediterranean in 2018, but Carnival announced a refurbished ship sailing in May 2020. My husband has always been ready to go and just asks what clothes he should pack. I told him we would go to the Mediterranean in 2020, but go to Alaska in September 2019. This was all before COVID, so unbeknownst to us it would be the last cruise for a little while.
Room
We have sailed in all types of rooms from Inside to Suite. Certain itineraries seem better suited for a balcony and Alaska is one of them, especially with a day viewing glaciers. We had sailed Princess in a club class mini-suite and enjoyed the experience. I looked at the club class room around Labor Day, however, I found a full suite was cheaper a few weeks later. We took the suite later in September.
Princess Medallion
We missed the roll out of the Medallion by a few weeks on the Regal and missed on the Ruby by a little while as well. One day we will get to try it.
Fly2Fun
I didn’t want to spend the money to get a hotel in Seattle at the beginning of the cruise and a room in Vancouver at the end. I booked fly2fun to arrive the morning of the cruise and leave the day we departed, even though I don’t think it is a good idea to fly cross country on the day the cruise begins. Well they kept changing the arrival time making it later and later so I changed the flight to come in the day before, unfortunately the only flight back left near midnight so we had a lot of time at Vancouver airport at the end of the trip.
Day 0 Tampa to Seattle
So we’re off.
Lunch at the Hard Rock at Tampa Airport
Flight to Charlotte unfortunately we had storms and were delayed in Charlotte for a few hours, we landed around 10 and had some difficulty getting to the nearby hotel. We made it and settled in for dinner around 1:30 am our time.
And a few pictures of the Marriott near the Seattle airport.
