Seas2mountains

Thank you. The rum cake martini is on the list for today as it is also the martini drink of the day. I still need to try the Pistachio martini, too.

We have had the same experience with the fisherman’s platter as one of us orders the filet and the other orders the fisherman’s platter and we share both. It’s been good both times we have had it at Cagney’s this cruise. I do have a photo of it in post 221.

@YVRteacher The concierge is Rodney. The person I asked said she didn’t know his last name as everyone just knows him as Rodney. 😀

Tonight we are on cloud 9 watching the beautiful Alaskan scenery as we cruise from Icy Strait Point to Skagway with no fog. We have some occasional rain showers but also some blue sky patches and sunshine. We are in Spinnaker Lounge for B12 and the wonderful scenery.

We had a fabulous and delicious dinner at Taste. We might cancel some specialty dining reservations as the food and variety of menu choices at Taste has been so good and the service has also been excellent. My husband ordered the Bruschetta and Waldorf salad for appetizers while I ordered cheese ravioli and Pear and Gorgonzola salad. Wow! They were all sooooo good!! For entrees, my husband ordered the BBQ Mixed grill with ribs, chicken and a bratwurst. I ordered the trout. Everything was amazing and we were lucky to get a window seat. We were too full to order desserts. Forgot to get a photo of the bruschetta and pretend the ravioli photo shows 3 pierces and not two half pieces. Lol. It was soooo good we will likely cancel one or two specialty dining meals to come back for the menu selection, amazing food and excellent service.

The cost for the unlimited rides on the mountain top gondola in ISP by applying the FAS and FAS+ $50 credits and Latitudes discount was $16.15 each. Hiking boots were helpful as the trails were wet dirt with gravel. We were comfortable in a T-shirt, fleece jacket and light rain jacket.

Thank you to @bluesea777 for the suggestion for the Lavender Patch martini. It is excellent and I like the mint garnish and taste.

Just wanted to stop in to say that I hope you have a wonderful cruise! It looks like you will have beautiful weather. Both of our ships will overlap in Juneau for about an hour on Sunday. We will be sure to wave. Looking forward to reading more of your review when our cruise on the Spirit ends.

Day 3 (10) daily via PDF. NCL Spirit day 10 (3).pdf

Day 3 (10) daily.

Hello from beautiful Icy Strait Point. We had a lazy morning as usual by sleeping in a bit and enjoying a leisurely breakfast at Windows. We did Tri-Bond trivia but only got 13 correct today while the winners got all 20 correct! For general trivia, we got 12 correct and the winners got 14 correct. We were happy as there are two of us and some teams have six people. It rained a little this morning but had stopped when we got off the ship. We love ISP as they have wood burning fire pits to make it smell so good. You can see Eagles nesting in the trees as there is such a contrast between the green of the trees and their white heads. When we first stopped here in 2015, we had to take a bus through Hoonah and along trails to get to the top to do the zip line which they claim is the longest in the world. Now, they have a gondola going to the top so we did that for our excursion. It was scenic and fun to do despite the cloudy weather and occasional fog at the top. It was low cost for us with the $50 off excursions for each of us. Otherwise, it is $50 per person if you buy a ticket when off the ship. We did enjoy the views and scenery while in the gondola. We walked along the ocean and enjoyed seeing some occasional marine mammal in the water or birds or eagles singing and flying. There were some fawns with their Mom by one gondola. After a tasty lunch at Garden Cafe, it was time for the hot tub followed by a quiet and relaxing time in the spa. We are a little behind as we haven’t had a drink yet. We are loving our time on the Spirit!

I’m there with you. My husband is always making jokes and he’s the one who can quickly figure these out. I can help with a few but need time to think about it.

Yes, we are still disappointed about it, too. It’s $199/person per week but they may have daily passes available or may be able to prorate it based on the number of days in the cruise It is expensive for us and a bit of a splurge. Except for yesterday when they were giving tours, it’s bern peaceful and the lounge chairs do get hot. Some people go there for the quiet and scenic area to read books and don’t use the lounge chairs. Have a great day in Icy Strait Point. Are you doing any excursions?

It’s three things that are related. For example, Surprise, Search and Slumber Answer: Party Softball, Baseball, Vampire Answer: Bat Ice, field, floor Answer: Hockey

There is a slightly smaller crowd on this cruise. We were told the first one was about 1800 passengers. When we asked this morning, we were told they were expecting 1700 passengers. One of the wait staff members told us it was slightly more than 1500 passengers. We heard from several sources about passengers who used NCL air with same day arrival who had flight delays and didn’t make it. Our captain tends to leave all ports at 10 minutes after all aboard and not at or after the sail away time. We asked about Latitude members and were told this for counts: Ambassador - 2 Diamond - 1 Sapphire -27 Platinum -30 i can’t remember the numbers for other levels.

I’ll stop by Cagney’s at breakfast time and will let you know.

Daily day 2/9 via PDF. NCL Day 9 (2).pdf

Day 2/9 daily.

Here is one more new-to-me drinks Bliss Boulevardier The bourbon taste was pretty strong so I could only take a few sips. My husband likes bourbon but didn’t like this one. All for research. 😃

We walked through the buffet as it was “taste of Alaska” night so I wanted to see what was being served. There were a lot of fish options along with mussels and baked Salmon was the main option. We didn’t have any but just looked. For @YVRteacher, it was tough to get this photo as there was a line but they are making crepes! I know you and Dad like crepes.

We were back at Cagney’s tonight and ordered a few different items than usual. Oysters Rockefeller and Crab Cake. Both are recommended. I got the cedar plank Steelhead trout but it was not as good as the salmon last night at Onda. I know Cagney’s specializes in steaks and I would not recommend Steelhead trout.

We finally remembered to go to the Local after lunch to get their yummy carrot cake! It was really good. Highly recommend!

We played Tri-Bond trivia this morning and got 16 correct. The winners got 17 correct. So close! For general trivia, we were one of four teams with 12 correct answers out of a large crowd but the winners had 14-15 correct? It is fun with evening trivia at 7pm in Henry’s Pub as some players are under the influence and say funny things. We got 9 correct and the winners got 11 correct answers.

Here is a drink I tried at the Latitudes party. It is called a Black Forest cocktail or martini? It was so sweet that I could only take a few sips. I could not find it on any drink lists. The expresso martini tastes much better.

Thank you. It’s more difficult to accept seeing that the two cruise ships before ours made it in just fine today. As soon as we turned, the fog started lifting as it wasn’t constant but more intermittent. There may be more to the story here but I’m sure it’s easy to blame the weather as I know there is a risk with sailing near the glaciers but it feels to me like the Captain gave up too quickly today. People who were awake early on Tuesday saw the thick fog but today was much lighter fog. It’s very frustrating as this is a big part of what makes the cruise amazing.