So, all that happened the week I took a cruise by myself. The juxtaposition of tranquility and chaos was profound. This was my 6thcruise with Holland America. I’ve always appreciated the low-key (some might say boring) approach to cruising with HAL, but never was it more appreciated tha...
The typical Anchorage-Denali-Fairbanks [ or in reverse order ] cruisetour is offered before or after a north - or -southbound Gulf of Alaska Voyage of the Glaciers cruise, sailing between Vancouver and either Seward or Whittier, the two main docking ports for Anchorage. When you disembark your...
spa and the AquaDuck or AquaMouse — with minimal crowds. Most people leave the ship in the morning and return in the afternoon. If you want to enjoy the ship when it’s nearly empty, reverse your schedule so you’re on the ship in the morning and in port during the afternoon. Depen...
A forklift pulling the medium yellow pigtail line, attached to the ship’s line, ashore to place on a bollard while theNorwegian Encorecrew pulls the mid-point of the the orange messenger line, visible at far left, back to the ship to attach the next line. Watching Docking Position:18°1...
Without the interruption of a crew drill, and an entirely smooth docking process, once again we slept soundly in our dark quarters until lunchtime despite our 7am arrival in Tortola. The buffet was quite good this morning. Top marks go to the thin-crust ham and corn pizza, and the full ...
The typical Anchorage-Denali-Fairbanks [ or in reverse order ] cruisetour is offered before or after a north - or -southbound Gulf of Alaska Voyage of the Glaciers cruise, sailing between Vancouver and either Seward or Whittier, the two main docking ports for Anchorage. When you disembark your...