CrabbyPatti

We attended Mass in Ketchikan with the Port to Pew van.  It was very nice, driver was friendly and we enjoyed talking with her.  We also have walked to the church in Skagway and helped the priest open up the church for spring!  Turns out he was from Spokane not far from where we live!

If you manage at all to take both.  Hubby used both a knee scooter and crutches during his long recovery.  He was actually more stable on the scooter!  The crutches were more for standby in tight areas.  The scooter was easy for me to lift in and out of the vehicles.  If we were headed on the cruise, with an injury like this, would definitely take both!  Good Luck.

We have stayed at the Blue Horizon 2 different times prior to cruises.  I would highly recommend it.  Older facility but rooms have been re done and are very nice.  I didn't find the noise to be a problem (heard some city traffic noise, but wasn't enough to bother us)  Nice restaurant for breakfast in the hotel.  We ate dinner at a nearby restaurant that was easily walk able.  Room was $ 210.00  for a room with king size bed in May 2017.  When we cruise again out of Vancouver we will stay there again.

I am glad you retired!  Go and have fun!  I am still working the part time job I returned after my "2 week retirement" but have dropped down to "sick call/vacation coverage"  I am enjoying this part time employment, and gives me a bit to put away in the cruise fund!

52 days!  Making plans for what we want to do and when..........trying to not over plan so we have plenty of "just chillin" time!

I am hoping for Ribeye! Please, please be back in January!😃  We are looking forward to a couple of dinners at Cagneys!

Thank you for posting! It has been helpful in making a list of what we would like to see when we are pre cruise in NO this January! So much to see, so little time! I realize we will have to pick some favorites for this trip and return another time for more! Your pictures and commentary have helped!

We loved it! In fact when we cruise again to Alaska our "mandatory" port will be Icy Straight Point so we can repeat the zipline!:D

I love all these suggestions................I too have my list started for a January cruise. Hard to think what we will need when traveling from cold, snow and ice to sun! We took a last minute trip this weekend and were going out on Puget sound in a boat leaving from our 106 degree weather in Eastern Washington........................and we had to go to Walmart when we arrived................we had forgotten jackets! Thank goodness we found windbreakers at Walmart as it was chilly out on the boat! Was just a reminder of why I am compulsive about a list before the cruise!!

169 days!! Just got it all confirmed this am! Really last minute for us, compared to our usual planning! Breakaway January 6, 2018 Woo Hoo I am ready to go now!

Well no more waffling! Retiring from the ER February 2, 2018!! But will be working an "as needed" position with an out patient program:D. Enough to keep me in a "spending funds" with a lot less wear and tear from 12 hour shifts in the ER. Its been a good run, but ready to slow down a bit:D

Well I returned from our "retirement cruise" and the "as needed" position turned into a regular part time position with benefits! Boss called me 2 days after return from cruise, I work from 9-3 Monday to Friday, Holidays off and a flexible "if you need to take some days off we can arrange it" Only caveat was no time off in July! So for now I am continuing to work, but if this position "stops being fun" I will re-retire!:D

17 days until we sail to Mexico!! 14 days until we fly to San Fransisco, for a couple of days playing "tourist: Spent time this afternoon looking to see if I have the "right" clothes:o Starting to get excited, time to wrap up my work projects so I can sail without thinking of work!

Well I am waffling...................may be end of January 2018, unless I get a transfer to another department! If I get the transfer I am in for 3 more years! If no transfer.........................end of January!

Well no more waffling! Retiring from the ER February 2, 2018!! But will be working an "as needed" position with an out patient program:D. Enough to keep me in a "spending funds" with a lot less wear and tear from 12 hour shifts in the ER. Its been a good run, but ready to slow down a bit:D

I was "attacked" by a rouge scooter in an elevator..........couldn't back away any farther with out going through the elevator wall!:o

Just renew it! I just received mine back also 2 weeks after I sent it in! I did not pay to expedite it. Just get'er done and one less thing to worry about getting ready for your cruise!:)

Well I am waffling...................may be end of January 2018, unless I get a transfer to another department! If I get the transfer I am in for 3 more years! If no transfer.........................end of January!

I have been out with Harv & Marv 3 different times. Would go again if I get the chance!:D

We have been 6 times and would gladly go again. The first year was the problem..........our first cruise was so much fun it created a "Monster";p Now we have developed a bad habit! The second we took to see if was still enjoyable and it was. We followed up # 3 with Mom and # 4 with Dad and his wife. # 5 & 6 were the longer 8-10 day May cruises. We have varied the itinerary and have done different things.

Cruising to Alaska works well for us as we live in Washington and it is easy enough for us to drive to Seattle or Vancouver the day before. We have had limited time off from the jobs, but could squeeze the 10 days from home to port and back, so we have tended to repeat cruising to Alaska! When we retire we will branch out to other areas, but once I retire I will keep an eye for a "last minute deal" and will return to Alaska, only takes a few minutes to pack my bag!:D

We rented a car from Avis and drove from Skagway, to Whitehorse and back. Stopped many times and took pictures and enjoyed the scenery. We saw quite a large group of mountain goats. We went in May and still had quite a bit of ice on Emerald Lake. I had also printed off Murrays Guide for our trip. There were small places we could have stopped to eat, but chose to just stop and purchase a soda and off we went. Border crossing was a breeze but could be a pain if behind a bus! (I think only one car ahead of us when we drove up, none on the way back) We enjoyed the trip, got to see an area neither of us had been before!

Enjoyed your Alaska review, this looks to be just as good! We have plans to go to the Caribbean in 2018, just trying to sort out details!

Just being able to not do anything...................or do everything! I look forward to sea days and doing nothing. It is so opposite my "real" life:o

They will bring us back!:D

We just spoke with them today. They will be there as they listed above. They will make additional trips if need be to get everyone to the church! Van will have the name on it.

10 days and I am counting! 9 days until we leave..................its getting real! NCL Jewel here we come, we are off to Alaska!

Our first cruise on the NCL Pearl in 2008 was so great we developed a bad habit......................now we want to cruise all the time. Our other cruises have been great, but that first one has been the best! But anymore any cruise to me can't be a bad cruise because I am cruising! We are off again in 17 days and can't wait!