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No We Haven’t Left Yet – That’s Monday, July 21
We were in Alaska in 2009 – our first “real” cruise on Holland America, cruising the Inside Passage. It was a great vacation that got us hooked on cruising, but it was too short (7 days). This year’s adventure is Alaska Revisited – we’re going back on a land/cruise combo, on a much smaller ship.
We’re trying out American Cruise Line for the first time. Technically this is a river cruise, not an ocean cruise. Maximum number of passengers is 160. Because it’s so small, the ship will be able to cruise into small inlets where the big ships can’t fit.
Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay National Park are duplicates from 2009. I’m sure the glacier in Glacier Bay National Park hasn’t changed one bit since 2009!
We have some time in Fairbanks. Denali and Kenai Fjords National Parks are the land portion of this adventure. Then we fly to Juneau where we board the ship.
One of the challenges is figuring out the clothing layers to bring that are as flexible as possible – some places will be rather cold, and others will be just a little chilly, and good bet others will be borderline hot, because that is our luck.
Of course fun flights are involved, with stops in Seattle in both directions. We’re arriving (hopefully) one day before the scheduled start to give us a little breathing room just in case G0d forbid dumb things happen.
Unlike Viking, who picks us up at the airport and gives us cool luggage tags, American Cruise Line has us on our own to get from the airport to the hotel. Luckily, Alaska is still in the US, which means we *should* be able to figure it out – in English and US currency, for a change!
Stay tuned for more adventure!
Maryland Meshugas 