ALASKA-PART 1
What a trip!! We've just returned from a 7 day Alaska cruise onboard the Sapphire Princess. We sailed 2100 miles and visited the usual ports of Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway. We also had one day of cruising through the icebergs in Tracy Arm Fjord up to the Sawyer Glacier. Our final port before returning to Seattle, was Victoria, British Columbia.
A word about the title of this blog entry. After arriving at the Hyatt in seattle prior to the cruise, the staff discovered it was our anniversary. We were moved to a suite complete with champagne and chocolates. Two days prior to leaving home, our travel agent had called to say she'd received notice from Princess that we had been upgraded from our mini-suite to the Cozumel suite. This was not just any suite, but one of only five located on the ship. What a luxury it turned out to be!. We were on the forward port side just beneath the bridge with a 45 ft. balcony that wrapped around that corner of the ship. This suite also came with champagne and chocolate covered strawberries, a stocked fridge, fresh fruit daily, fresh flowers and other privileges while onboard. Even a special lounge with coffee and pastries to wait for disembarkation on the final morning.
"Docked in Juneau"
"Ketchikan is an island only accessible by water or air"
"Early morning entering Tracy Arm Fjord. The water color changed to a turquoise color as we neared the glacier."
"An iceberg that had broken off Sawyer Glacier. The ice in the glacier is so dense that it creates the blue tint that you see here."
"Breakfast in our room while we enjoy the scenery in Tracy Arm"
"Sawyer Glacier- notice the melting runoff in the foreground"
"One of the many huge waterfalls"
"Salmon was available at every meal. This was at the Taste of Alaska Buffet"
