The maritime exploits of a suburban housewife … and her sister with a camera
Helping Mom sort through some old photos, I got transported via the Way-Back machine to the SS Statendam, September 1959. (Header photo courtesy of Ocean Liner Art.) Muster drill, SS Statendam, 1959. My parents are at the far right. Everyone looks about as...
Sadly, we canceled our cruise this afternoon. Stay tuned ... I figure one of these years, we'll get to celebrate our anniversary on a ship. Though with our luck, I'm hoping it doesn't turn out to be the S.S. Minnow. (Yes, now we're all humming the Gilligan's Island...
I finally firmed up my Ketchikan plans. We'll be in Ketchikan from 8am to 5pm, so a nice long port day. I booked an early excursion, Lighthouse, Totems & Eagles, one that I've not done before.
Juneau is one of those great port stops that offer something for just about anybody. Take one of the ship's excursions. Book your own tour. Take no tour and walk the downtown. Take a boat, a plane, a bus, a tram, your feet. Take your pick! For some ideas, check...
Above is a screen shot from the Seattle Space Needle Panocam of the Encore leaving this afternoon at 5pm.My sister texted me early this morning, well 7:45, but I hadn't had my first cup of coffee yet, so yes, early! She was excited that my cruise was coming up in...
Just four weeks and we'll be on our way to Alaska aboard the Encore. I'm getting so excited, and geeking out on all things Encore. To that end here's a video clip from NCL's press panel on Aug. 6:
I'm trying to decide what to do in Icy Strait Point, especially since I have no desire to try the zipline. I'm a klutz, and I can just see myself falling over, fouling the line, and gumming up the whole works. My sister and I have cruised here before, in August of...
Someone in the Norwegian Encore facebook group posted this gorgeous photo taken Aug. 1st before she set sail on her VIP test cruise. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/nclencore/permalink/1069616070240589/?app=fbl)If this photo is yours, let me know and I'll happily...
A view from the bowcam of the Encore as her lines are coming in. She is headed for Ketchikan (arrival on August 4), for a short Alaska test cruise. She'll be back in Seattle on the 6th to get ready for her first revenue generating cruise on August 7th. From what I...
My sister snapped this photo with her cell phone of Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam as she heads out on her first Alaska cruise of the 2021 season. First stop, Juneau, on Monday. And as a bonus, here's the Ovation of the Seas as she too heads down the Strait of...
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