Carla and I flew via Delta to Seattle on Friday, August 25 and set sail on the MV Mercury for the Alaskan coast. This being our first cruise almost every experience would be a first so we had decided to just take in all we could and enjoy.
The adventure started just as soon as we boarded the ship, feeling our way around the 12 levels of simple ecstacy. The beauty of the state rooms, the five restaurants, the coffee bar, the 4 night clubs, the casino, computer rooms, library, and two theaters, inside and outside heated pools, and art gallery. And yes there was bingo every night...but forget about it...I wasn't wasting my time on bingo; I found a lovely little slot machine that I played give and take with for 7 days.
Did I say food? My lord just about any food you could dream of and even more. From order grills and 4-star culinary. There were two formal nights and two non-formal nights and then all the rest were casual. Entertainment was out of this world...Broadway sing and dance; comedy; death-defying aerialist; and naturalists story-telling the virtuals of the Alaskan wilderness and nature about it's best.
Our trip would take us from the port city of Seattle to the open waters of the North Pacific. Our stops would include Juneau, Skagway, Hubbard Glacier Bay, and Ketchikan, Alaska; then back thru the inside passage to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; then, homeward back to Seattle. It was only seven days out of a lifetime; yet, at times I could have sworn time turned back 10,000 years.
First stop...Juneau
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