Alaska - HAL Volendam Review with pictures

[idiebabe]

Awesome review and GREAT pics! :):):)

[kristinp36]

Hi -

 

I have really enjoyed your trip report. One of the questions I have is where did you take these waterfall pictures? Were they taken from the ship? I LOVE them!

 

L.A.S.T.

 

These were all taken on the Tracy Arm Excursion.....from the smaller boat. There were probably hundreds of water falls along the route.

[kristinp36]

After the float plane I still had a few hours to look around.....this was our last port so it was time to find some souvenirs for people back home. So shopping and wandering around it is!

 

I found creek street

 

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

 

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Another amazing night for sunsets.....we also had storms off in the distance

 

LIGHTENING

 

 

Notice the rain to the right

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

[jrose529]

I'm loving your review and fabulous pictures. We go on an Alaskan cruisetour next May 29 and sail southbound on Oosterdam June 1 to Vancouver. I can't wait! Your review is getting me so excited! I also love taking pictures and am prepared to take thousands!

Thanks for sharing!

Judy

[PetNanny]

Great photos and review. Love your comment "This should be interesting."

[kristinp36]

Well....I am back for our final day...the worst day of any cruise.

 

 

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

[kristinp36]

This day was a blur because I don't remember much about it......

 

Mom and I decided to attend the animal towel folding demo which was fun. After 10 cruises I had never been to one before. HAL has a great theater/auditorium where they held movies each day, had cooking demos, etc. The towel folding was in that room.

 

The seating

 

 

They had a lot of animals pre-done and then they demonstrated some. The nice part was they demonstrated ones that were not done on this cruise so you could see new ones. They also did some nice questions with the crew members to give an idea of what they are responsible for and how many rooms etc.

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

After the presentation was over they were selling book and then allowed people to come up and take pictures

 

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

Mom insisted on getting this pic......poor Dad he was all ready to go. They are wearing their jeans under there!

 

[kristinp36]

My uncle checked out one of the computer classes so I popped my head in and took a photo

 

 

[kristinp36]

Room Service Breakfast Menu

 

[kristinp36]

Bread Pudding Recipe

 

[kristinp36]

The only picture I purchased....me with the Moose!

 

[AlohaPride]

Bread Pudding Recipe

 

 

I bet I could make this gluten free ;) Hmm. Gauntlet thrown.

[JamesEM]

Thanks for sharing your trip.

[erikzen]

Just got back from a cruise on the Westerdam on Saturday and now I'm even more amazed at your photos. They all look so crystal clear. I don't know if you had a lot of haze but all my photos are hazy. It's probably a combination of your skill, your camera, and the conditions, but despite having one of the most beautiful subjects in the world, none of my shots are of the quality of yours. Really fantastic job.

 

I guess it also does pay to take some of the wildlife excursions. I did see lots of wildlife from the ship but it was mostly in binocular range and not camera range (and I was using a 300mm lens on a 4/3 camera, so that's a 600mm eqivalent on a 35 mm).

 

Thanks for sharing.

[kristinp36]

Just got back from a cruise on the Westerdam on Saturday and now I'm even more amazed at your photos. They all look so crystal clear. I don't know if you had a lot of haze but all my photos are hazy. It's probably a combination of your skill, your camera, and the conditions, but despite having one of the most beautiful subjects in the world, none of my shots are of the quality of yours. Really fantastic job.

 

I guess it also does pay to take some of the wildlife excursions. I did see lots of wildlife from the ship but it was mostly in binocular range and not camera range (and I was using a 300mm lens on a 4/3 camera, so that's a 600mm eqivalent on a 35 mm).

 

Thanks for sharing.

We didn't have a ton of haze.....there was haze in Tracy Arm and part of my Float Plane excursion but Glacier Bay was a perfect, clear day.

[kristinp36]

At the end of the cruise we received a cruise log that highlighted info from our cruise. I liked this added touch and found it interesting. I have never received anything similar on CC or RCL.

 

 

 

 

 

[kristinp36]

[kristinp36]

This booklet was on our bed day 1.....lots of information

 

 

 

 

[kristinp36]