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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
As promised...some shots from the Disney cruise to Alaska.
The Disney Wonder is a beautiful ship. Here she is being refueled as we get ready to board. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle19.jpg?t=1344090847 Once aboard, while awaiting departure, it's easy to see why people love Seattle: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle44.jpg?t=1344090884 http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle50e.jpg?t=1344090827 This guy escorted us for about a half hour. I suppose it was to protect us from submarine attack, or to keep us on board and not trying to infiltrate Washington! http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle58.jpg?t=1341753146 Although nice and sunny, the temperature was on the cool side. Perhaps that explains why the promenade deck was so unpopulated: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/FirstDayAboard17.jpg?t=1341753948 Next stop...Tracy Arm Fjord. |
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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
Next stop...Tracy Arm Fjord. If you have the opportunity, take a smaller excursion boat up the Tracy Arm. They will make some interesting stops along the way, get you up close and personal to the bergs floating down the arm, and most important, get you as close as is safe to the face of North Sawyer Glacier. I have some terrific shots of the glacier calving that couldn't have been had from the cruise ship. The excursion boat will rendezvous with the cruise ship in the arm for you to reboard. RG |
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On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 08:27:35 -0700, "RG" wrote:
Next stop...Tracy Arm Fjord. If you have the opportunity, take a smaller excursion boat up the Tracy Arm. They will make some interesting stops along the way, get you up close and personal to the bergs floating down the arm, and most important, get you as close as is safe to the face of North Sawyer Glacier. I have some terrific shots of the glacier calving that couldn't have been had from the cruise ship. The excursion boat will rendezvous with the cruise ship in the arm for you to reboard. RG Maybe next time. No smaller boats met up with us in Tracy Arm Fjord, but we did get pretty close to the glacier. I was astonished how maneuverable the Disney Wonder was. Some of those shots will be coming soon. |
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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:05:57 -0400, John H.
wrote: I was astonished how maneuverable the Disney Wonder was. === Quad 1200 horsepower thrusters linked to a joystick control will do that for you. That's a great trip by the way, enjoy and take lots of excursions. One of our favorites was a jet boat tour up the Chilkat River into the eagle preserve. The heli ride from Juneau to the top of the Mendenhall Glacier, and the float plane trip back into Misty Fjords from Ketchikan are also very cool. http://www.photosafaris.com/photogra...er-photo-tour/ |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:05:57 -0400, John H. wrote: I was astonished how maneuverable the Disney Wonder was. === Quad 1200 horsepower thrusters linked to a joystick control will do that for you. That's a great trip by the way, enjoy and take lots of excursions. One of our favorites was a jet boat tour up the Chilkat River into the eagle preserve. The heli ride from Juneau to the top of the Mendenhall Glacier, and the float plane trip back into Misty Fjords from Ketchikan are also very cool. http://www.photosafaris.com/photogra...er-photo-tour/ I've done two of those three. The float plane trip into Misty Fjords was cool. We landed on a mountain lake and had lunch in the plane. The damn door on the airplane kept opening up all on its own in flight. I thought it added character and charm to the trip, but there was a woman on board who wasn't amused, perhaps because she was seated next to the door. Did the helo/Mendenhall thing. Walking around on the glacier was cool. I did a jet boat tour up the Rogue River in Oregon. Probably similar to your trip up the Chilkat. Our boat was just over 40 feet long and powered by three GM big blocks, each bolted to a large pump. I had a hand-held GPS with me and clocked him at 42mph WFO. And then he does a 360 spin out. Did that multiple times. Huge fun. I think to get the most out of any cruise, the ultimate success and lasting memories will be created on the land/air excursions. The ship is cool, but c'mon, get out and get a bit of a feel for the places you watch drifting by. RG |
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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:58:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:05:57 -0400, John H. wrote: I was astonished how maneuverable the Disney Wonder was. === Quad 1200 horsepower thrusters linked to a joystick control will do that for you. That's a great trip by the way, enjoy and take lots of excursions. One of our favorites was a jet boat tour up the Chilkat River into the eagle preserve. The heli ride from Juneau to the top of the Mendenhall Glacier, and the float plane trip back into Misty Fjords from Ketchikan are also very cool. http://www.photosafaris.com/photogra...er-photo-tour/ We've already done it. Next time we'll do it by camper and spend a lot more time up there. |
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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
On Saturday, August 4, 2012 9:51:18 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
As promised...some shots from the Disney cruise to Alaska. The Disney Wonder is a beautiful ship. Here she is being refueled as we get ready to board. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle19.jpg?t=1344090847 Once aboard, while awaiting departure, it's easy to see why people love Seattle: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle44.jpg?t=1344090884 http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle50e.jpg?t=1344090827 This guy escorted us for about a half hour. I suppose it was to protect us from submarine attack, or to keep us on board and not trying to infiltrate Washington! http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/Seattle58.jpg?t=1341753146 Although nice and sunny, the temperature was on the cool side. Perhaps that explains why the promenade deck was so unpopulated: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/jherring1/Alaska%20on%20the%20%20Disney%20Wonder/FirstDayAboard17.jpg?t=1341753948 Next stop...Tracy Arm Fjord. Excellent, John. Looks like a great time to me. I'm hoping you'll post more pics. Glad you and your lovely betrothed had a wonderful outing. |
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Alaska with Disney...Departing Seattle
On Saturday, August 4, 2012 11:58:45 AM UTC-5, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:05:57 -0400, John H. wrote: I was astonished how maneuverable the Disney Wonder was. === Quad 1200 horsepower thrusters linked to a joystick control will do that for you. That's a great trip by the way, enjoy and take lots of excursions. One of our favorites was a jet boat tour up the Chilkat River into the eagle preserve. The heli ride from Juneau to the top of the Mendenhall Glacier, and the float plane trip back into Misty Fjords from Ketchikan are also very cool. http://www.photosafaris.com/photogra...er-photo-tour/ Wayne, that's also on my 'one-of-these-days' list. |
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