Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[CrzLvr2]

5 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Our excursion for Juneau tomorrow was cancelled.  Maybe just catch a ride to Mendenhall Glacier and wander a bit instead.   Any suggestions?

Cheers 🍻 Mark

 

 Hi, Mark! @SteelCityCruiser10

It looks like you have already been given some great suggestions for your stop in Juneau from Andrew @A&L_Ont, @reallyitsmema, and @taznremmy. So, I just wanted to add that I agree with their suggestions, too! 

When we stopped at Juneau many years ago, we did as Reallyitsmema suggested and took the Blue Bus (I think there were white ones, too) to Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls. It was really interesting there and there were many informational signposts along the paths.

When we returned, we stopped for lunch at Tracy’s King Crab Shack as Andrew and Reallyitsmema suggested. That’s really is a 'must do' for this port!

And as Taznremmy suggested, we also stopped at the Red Dog Saloon and had a couple of drinks before heading back to the ship. I agree that Red Dog has a really fun vibe including a piano player for the old-time singalongs. There are also interesting Goldminers' artifacts hanging on the walls.  I saw the gondolas and I would have enjoyed a ride, but hubby doesn’t enjoy heights. So, we skipped the gondola ride, but I enjoyed seeing the eagles who were perched in and flying around the huge evergreens in that area.

 

It really wasn’t a ‘picture perfect’ day when we were there, since it was very cloudy and drizzly, but here are a few not so 'sharp' photos anyway.

 

Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls

 

 

 

 

The photo below was hanging up on the shack.

 

 Dani @dani negreanu has also posted a few pictures of the yummy and gigantic crabs from her trip to Tracy's. Maybe she will join in and show you her photos.

 

Whatever you decide to do Mark . . . I hope you have a great time!

 

Sue

[mo&fran]

3 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Guess I spoke too soon. Our pins came in tonight. Did you get the box with the Stratum?

No.

[aussielozzie18]

Good evening.  We have had another beautiful day in Sydney on this King’s birthday long weekend.

 

DH & I saw a new Cate Blanchett film at the Sydney Film

Festival in the city.  The New Boy.  A historical drama set in 1940s in outback South Australia, Cate plays a devout nun who runs a small orphanage for boys when a young Aboriginal boy with possibly special abilities is delivered to her by the authorities. Beautiful cinematography and well acted.  DH who picked it just shook his head at the end.  Heavy on religious imagery, he thought it was weird.  I thought it was very well done.

 

Meanwhile, DD was picnicking with friends at Observatory Hill near The Rocks in the city.  Not bad for winter.

 

Once we got home, I went for a long walk locally.  A bit of colour & a brush turkey in the last of the autumn leaves.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dani negreanu]

9 hours ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

I would take the blue bus to Mendenhall and walk out to Nugget Falls.  ....

I would come back to downtown, do some shopping and then go to Tracey's for crab.

 

 

2 hours ago, CrzLvr2 said:

 Hi, Mark! @SteelCityCruiser10

 

It looks like you have already been given some great suggestions for your stop in Juneau from Andrew @A&L_Ont, @reallyitsmema, and @taznremmy. So, I just wanted to add that I agree with their suggestions, too! 

When we stopped at Juneau many years ago, we did as Reallyitsmema suggested and took the Blue Bus (I think there were white ones, too) to Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls.

 

 Dani @dani negreanu has also posted a few pictures of the yummy and gigantic crabs from her trip to Tracy's. Maybe she will join in and show you her photos.

 

Whatever you decide to do Mark . . . I hope you have a great time!

 

Sue

 

 

@SteelCityCruiser10

 

I too second the above recs. Our morning in Juneau consisted of a well renowned tour to see whales. Guess the whales didn't get the memo...

 

Then we took the public bus (blue or white, can't remember) to MG. Be sure to buy a return ticket from the same company.

 

Made the trek to MG (took about 40-45 of quick walking). We had extremely hot weather the whole week.... Not even a drop of rain, even in Ketchikan...

 

 

Back in Juneau, we very much enjoyed Tracy's Shack king crabs, even went for seconds 😉

 

 

 

E N J O Y !!!

[Sea Viewer]

9 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Gondola is in the radar for sure.  Hoping the rain tapers off tomorrow 

Thanks for the updates. We're doing this cruise in September as second part of B2B, so am watching for current years reviews/comments. We are planning on Mendenhall glacier so any information you can provide about blue bus transportation will be greatly appreciated .

Hope you have a great day today and the weather Improves. 

 

[Keksie]

@ReneeFLL My orchid finished blooming so I cut the stems back.  Now I have leaves coming out.  Should I try potting the leaves?  Should I wait until I see roots?  I have never been able to keep one alive this long and I am at a loss as to what to do now.

 

[reallyitsmema]

6 hours ago, CrzLvr2 said:

 

 

 

@SteelCityCruiser10  I wanted to add that when you walk out to Nugget Falls, we prefer to break off the main trail and go where this shows beach access.  It can be a wetter trail as you have to cross a little brook but there are stepping stones to go across it.  We saw some huge bear prints along the beach and scratching in the sand where bear dig for cones.  The marked black trail on the map is flatter and easier but we like to go the beach way on the way out and the black trail on the way back.  We found a park ranger down in the beach area too, pointing out where protected nests were, birds and other wildlife.  Just a different option depending on what you have for footwear.  We wear low, waterproof hiking boots but if it has been rainy and you don't have waterproof footwear, you might just want to stay on the black marked trail.

 

 

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by reallyitsmema

[grapau27]

We have just got home after an absolutely fabulous fjords cruise.

It was sunny every day and an average temperature of 70°F.

 

 

 

[grapau27]

24 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

We have just got home after an absolutely fabulous fjords cruise.

It was sunny every day and an average temperature of 70°F.

 

 

 

 

[jagsfan]

5 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Good evening.  We have had another beautiful day in Sydney on this King’s birthday long weekend.

 

DH & I saw a new Cate Blanchett film at the Sydney Film

Festival in the city.  The New Boy.  A historical drama set in 1940s in outback South Australia, Cate plays a devout nun who runs a small orphanage for boys when a young Aboriginal boy with possibly special abilities is delivered to her by the authorities. Beautiful cinematography and well acted.  DH who picked it just shook his head at the end.  Heavy on religious imagery, he thought it was weird.  I thought it was very well done.

 

Meanwhile, DD was picnicking with friends at Observatory Hill near The Rocks in the city.  Not bad for winter.

 

Once we got home, I went for a long walk locally.  A bit of colour & a brush turkey in the last of the autumn leaves.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful, as always. I thought one was corncobs when I first glanced at it!

Soeakibv if aboriginal boys, I always wondered about the little aboriginal boy in the wonderful (to me) movie Australia. He was adorable, and I hoped to see him again in another movie. 

[jagsfan]

30 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

 

What a wonderful cruise! 

[grapau27]

We ate in the speciality restaurants every night and the food and service was absolutely amazing.

[dani negreanu]

The "almost" last minute cruise with my cousin is paid in full, with the flights from Tel Aviv already booked.

 

Still looking for reasonable rates and hours for the flight back from Rome, which, "falling" on a Saturday, greatly shortens the options. It doesn't help that many fly from Europe/US to the Holy Land in the week before the High Holidays.

 

I'd like to "shout" a big thank you to Ken ( @Ourusualbeach ) for his patience and understanding.

 

You've been a great help, Ken, and I really hope to meet you and all the others in Bella 2....😉

 

[Sea Dog]

3 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

We ate in the speciality restaurants every night and the food and service was absolutely amazing.

Wow! What cruise line and ship is this?

[grapau27]

Just now, Sea Dog said:

Wow! What cruise line and ship is this?

P&O Britannia.

[Sea Dog]

Just now, grapau27 said:

P&O Britannia.

Im sure that food tasted as good as it looked. I’m glad you guys had a great cruise.

[dani negreanu]

5 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Wow! What cruise line and ship is this?

 

@grapau27

 

Graham, the food looks amazing, and the fjords -- as always -- sheer beauty.

 

Glad you had a nice weather. It makes all the difference x

[A&L_Ont]

Graham the scenery and food photos look amazing. 

[grapau27]

Just now, Sea Dog said:

Im sure that food tasted as good as it looked. I’m glad you guys had a great cruise.

Thank you Greg.

The food was awesome.

Our 4 server's in the 2 restaurants were amazing so I emailed Carnival/P&O CEO to tell him and he said my email would be sent to the ship so the crew would be rewarded. 

[grapau27]

3 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Graham the scenery and food photos look amazing. 

Thank you Andrew.

We visited

Bergen.

Flam.

Olden.

Haigesund.

[grapau27]

5 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

 

 

 

@SteelCityCruiser10

 

I too second the above recs. Our morning in Juneau consisted of a well renowned tour to see whales. Guess the whales didn't get the memo...

 

Then we took the public bus (blue or white, can't remember) to MG. Be sure to buy a return ticket from the same company.

 

Made the trek to MG (took about 40-45 of quick walking). We had extremely hot weather the whole week.... Not even a drop of rain, even in Ketchikan...

 

 

Back in Juneau, we very much enjoyed Tracy's Shack king crabs, even went for seconds 😉

 

 

 

E N J O Y !!!

Lovely photos and a particularly nice photo of you Dani @dani negreanu.

[DaniDanielle]

Her first concert, Ed Sheeran

[Arzeena]

@grapau27

Graham, the pictures are great! The food looks oh so delicious!
We discovered an Indian restaurant called Tabla near us in Lake Nona area. Excellent food! We also discovered a Pho place, a Columbian coffee place, an excellent Italian restaurant on the lake, a Mexican restaurant, so many other regional cuisines.....at this rate I don't want to cook at home! 😁😁

[lenquixote66]

TSOTD is from Cocoa Beach Fla,a Bahamas family cruise for my 70th.birthday many years ago.

[Sea Dog]

21 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

Her first concert, Ed Sheeran

Love this!