Our Legend… (Wait for it) …Dary Alaskan Cruise 2017

Golden Fleece Steakhouse

Our cabin (6277) was an extended cabin on the starboard side of the ship. It had a larger sitting area and balcony.

Looking at the Port

Cabin 6277

The Extended Sitting Area

The Extended Sitting Area

By the time we had the muster drill, we had all but one bag delivered and unloaded. The last bag arrived just after the muster drill was over. We went up to the Sun Deck to watch the ship depart from Seattle.

Admiral of the Navy's House

Space Needle

Downtown Seattle

Seattle's Sports Complex

Nice Location

Seattle Great Wheel

Argosy Cruise Line

Finally, the Carnival Legend pushed away from the dock, and we were cruising!

Mount Rainier and the Port of Seattle

Pier 91

The five of us met up and headed to the steak house for dinner.

The only food porn of the review:

Best $35 Slider I Ever Ate!

Dinner Prep:

Josue Brings the Main Course

Christine Serving Dinner

While we were finishing dinner, we had a beautiful sunset in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

After dinner, we headed our own ways. DW and I walked around the ship making it to the piano bar. I finished the night there. DW met with SIL in the casino. They played a token game for quite a while.

Christine was a good piano bar entertainer. She had a good sense of humor and worked with the crowd to entertain, changing some of the lyrics to make the crowd laugh.

Christine and Kennedy

Chocolate Martini or Something Like That

Multi-talented

After dinner, we headed our own ways. DW and I walked around the ship making it to the piano bar. I finished the night there. DW met with SIL in the casino. They played a token game for quite a while.

Multi-talented

I am almost 100% sure she worked the piano bar in the Sensation on our last cruise, to the Bahamas in March 2015! If that's her, she had dark hair back then.

 

 

Mount Rainier and the Port of Seattle

 

 

I was on the August 15th sailing of Legend on the 5th deck. I took almost the EXACT same picture.

Thanks for the review.

We awoke to a surprise outside the cabin. A pod of porpoises and another pod of orcas were passing by the ship. We sat on the balcony watching them for about 20 minutes.

After a nice breakfast, we wandered around the ship looking for the ship’s coin. The temperature outside was not as warm as it was in Seattle.

The Lido Deck was not very popular.

We had a little company.

At least the Jacuzzi in the spa was in use.

That did not stop the guys from using the water slide.

It was the first formal night of the cruise, and, my first night of dancing after dinner. We were celebrating DC’s birthday, even though her birthday was right after the cruise was over. DW and I ordered a cake to be delivered to the dining room. We have had their cakes delivered before and they are delicious!

Agnes was part of our Dining Room staff this week.

When the music started, Agnes started to come over to get me to join in. But, I beat her to the punch and was already getting up to dance. I describe my dancing as “Having Fun!” I am never coordinated with other people, nor do I have rhythm. Maybe “Jell-O in an earthquake” is a better description of what my dancing resembles.

I am somewhere on the dance floor.

After dinner, we changed into more comfortable clothing. It was still daytime outside.

We had a visitor in the room.

We wandered around the ship for a bit, before I retired to the piano bar.

Guest Violinist

It was a beautiful day sailing Alaskan waters. The sky was hazy. The water was smooth as glass. It appeared to be smooth sailing for the day.

We headed down to the MDR for breakfast. DC and DCF joined us. Everything was going well, until the ship lurched portside for about 20 seconds. The MDR staff had to keep glassware from falling onto the floor. Then the ship eased back to level. The MDR staff acted like it was not unusual to have to maneuver the ship suddenly like that. Once the maneuver was over, it was business as usual. It appeared they had to make an emergency maneuver. I kept looking starboard, and saw something in the water pass by. I thought it looked like a great white shark, but was not sure.

It turned out to be a dead great white shark. They avoided it, since there would likely be a feeding frenzy around it.

After breakfast, I headed down to the exterior promenade on deck 3 to take photos. This allowed me easy access to both the port and starboard sides. We ventured through the Stephens Passage toward Tracy Arm Fjord.

The water had a glassy appearance.

We saw several fishing boats, a few yachts, sailboats, and the Princess Cruise Liner Grand Princess.

The Grand Princess

A whale breached on the port side of the ship.

Birds Resting on a Small Iceberg

King of the Berg

Hanging Glacier