Today, our port of call would be Ketchikan. It’s considered the first city of Alaska since its the first sign of civilization as you head North into Alaska from its Southern most tip. Our scheduled arrival time was 1:00 pm. I think we were originally scheduled to dock in Ketchikan, but the port was overcrowded, […]
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Alaskan Cruise Day 5 – Hubbard Glacier
June 20, 2007 by 2 Comments
Today, the itinerary of our Alaskan cruise onboard the Celebrity Mercury called for us to cruise Glacier Bay and visit the Hubbard Glacier. On our last cruise to Alaska, this was a highlight for us. While Suzanne and the kids slept in late, I arose for an early breakfast at 7:30 with my mother, aunt […]
Alaska Cruise Day 4 – Skagway
June 19, 2007 by 3 Comments
Today, day 4 of our Alaska cruise on board the Celebrity Mercury, we arrived into Skagway, Alaska at about 7:00 am. When we stepped out onto our balcony, we were greeted with a very cold, stiff wind – Alaska at it’s best. We had a shore excursion planned for Skagway. Our entire party had booked […]
Alaskan Cruise Day 3 – Whales and Juneau
June 18, 2007 by 5 Comments
Yesterday was day 3 of our Alaskan cruise onboard the Celebrity Mercury. The cruise continues to be an excellent time. The Celebrity Mercury and crew continue to provide us with exemplary service and a good time. We are constantly reminded of why we choose Celebrity when we can. One thing that has been odd for […]
Alaskan Cruise Day 2 – A Day At Sea
June 17, 2007 by 1 Comment
Yesterday was day 2 of our Alaskan cruise onboard the Celebrity Mercury. Days at sea tend to be our favorite days of a cruise. They are peaceful, relaxing and regenerative. Yesterday was no different. We began the day with a leisurely breakfast at 7:30 am. We met my mother, my aunt and my sister (Barb) […]
Alaskan Cruise Day 1 – Departure and At Sea
June 16, 2007 by 1 Comment
Today, we formally began our Alaskan Cruise 2007 onboard the Celebrity Mercury. We arose early in the morning in our Vancouver hotel and met my Mother, my Aunt and my sister and her husband for breakfast. It wasn’t anything special – the food that is. The company was wonderful. After a brief snafu of getting […]
Alaska Cruise – Travel to Vancouver
June 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
We are off on our Alaska Cruise on the Celebrity Mercury. Well, actually, we are on our way to Vancouver for a Friday departure on the Mercury. As usual, the air travel day did not go well or as planned. Luckily, there were no major incidents. Just the usual airlines inability to make schedules. We […]
Sean Named MVP On Baseball Team
June 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Sean’s baseball team ended their season last night with a 15 – 0 victory. With that win, they completed their undefeated season. Their smallest margin of victory was 5 runs. In addition, after the game, Sean was named the team Most Valuable Player. That really excited him because he worked really hard this year on […]
My Daily Alaskan Cruise Blog Coming to Mr Papa’s World
June 12, 2007 by 1 Comment
Thursday we leave on a flight to Vancouver to begin our long awaited Alaskan cruise adventure onboard the Celebrity Mercury. The ship doesn’t actually depart Vancouver until Friday, but we get into Vancouver pretty late and won’t have time to enjoy the city. In fact, we are just staying at an airport hotel with plans […]
Summer Dance Recital – Night 2
June 10, 2007 by 5 Comments
Whew… The Summer Dance Recital is over. It was two long nights of dancing. That said, it was still very enjoyable – it just didn’t leave much time for anything else this weekend. The big night for the kids was the Friday night dance performances as they had many more dances than last night. Savannah […]
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