Alaska! Ship, Tips and Pics

About a month before our trip, I joined a Facebook group for our sailing. They coordinated a shot glass exchange and slot pull in the casino. It was so much fun. I got a shot glass from Ohio ( shout out to Helenabear). There were 58 people that participated in the slot pull. Our group took up so much room around that slot machine area, twice NCL staff came over to say something. Eventually they just started bringing us drinks. If you can’t beat them, join them! LOL. We almost hit the grand jackpot twice! Talk about the screams! In the end we got our initial money back and an extra $2.

Once we docked, I was able to get a few more pictures. The ship in front of us was Holland America Westerdam.






Next up, Mendenhall Glacier.

Love your pictures, and enjoying your TR, and looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing!

The pictures were all taken with my iPhone 13. There was a lot of fog on various days and it did not clear up until later in the morning. We did not get into Juneau until 2:30 p. Onboard was 11:00p. We saw Choir of Men that night. They let people in the audience drink some beer served by the cast prior to the show. My hubby is in the pic with navy shirt.

Late that night( early morning) there was an Aurora Borealis.

Glacier Bay…..

The talks by the National Park rangers started early. You were able to hear their commentary over the TV. We had a balcony, and saw most of the glaciers from there. This was the coldest port, yet still not that cold. Juneau was 60 degrees. Skagway was 58 degrees. Sunny both days. Glacier Bay was in the 40’s. Really nothing then our everyday temps in southern PA. Wear a hat and gloves, that’s all the extra you need. We spent from 8a-12p in the bay with the ship rotating so all sides could see. We saw three famous glaciers but we don’t remember the names ( have to look them up). I took pictures of them we did see calving three times. Rather sad as you know the glaciers are melting away. The Park Rangers sold items from a table set up in the observation lounge. Get there early, like by 7:30am. Almost everything was gone by the time we moseyed up at 11:00 am.

Ketchikan……

This was our only rainy day. It did not rain hard, and it was not really cold. Wearing a light raincoat layering with a sweatshirt and shirt underneath was plenty warm. This was the best shopping area. Still most of the stores sell the same thing. Do not buy at the “ Outlet “ store. Other stores have the same stuff cheaper. Walking further into the port area had stores that were even more expensive.

With NCL, you will need to take a free shuttle over to the Ketchikan area. It is about a 20 minute drive. Kind of a pain since this was a very short port day and you had to be back on the boat by 12:30p. The last shuttle back to the boat was 11:30a, so not much time there at all.