Quantum May 9, 2022 7 Nights Alaska Not Very Live

mamallama123 · May 13, 2022

Thank you so much for all of this information and beautiful pictures! I have a question about the QR code menus. I am hoping to be able to go off grid except for the RC app so I can communicate with my parents and my friend who are going with me. Do you know if the QR code menus are accessible from the app without an internet package?

SightCRR · May 13, 2022

wrong link, sorry, sightcrr

Edited May 13, 2022 by SightCRR

bwohlgemuth · May 13, 2022

We’re doing the spin right now in the Endicott Arm. Can’t get up near the glacier which is a disappointment but apparently there is a safety issue.

bwohlgemuth · May 13, 2022

And we did a 180….

twangster · May 13, 2022

5 hours ago, mamallama123 said:

Thank you so much for all of this information and beautiful pictures! I have a question about the QR code menus. I am hoping to be able to go off grid except for the RC app so I can communicate with my parents and my friend who are going with me. Do you know if the QR code menus are accessible from the app without an internet package?

Yes. When you connect to the ship wifi you are given a choice and one choice is to use the app for free without the internet. The QR code menus will open the RC app to the menu for that venue. No internet plan required for that.

twangster · May 13, 2022

Now that my cloud provider is working again, back to Sitka...

Borrowing a few pics from last week to show the National Historic Park and entrance to the small trail system here.

twangster · May 13, 2022

It's a small peninsula so its hard to get lost.

Being Alaska it started raining.

In August this river will be full of Salmon spawning.

It's a nice trail system that is easy.

twangster · May 13, 2022

After completing the trail system I headed back to town.

It's an easy town to walk around and sitting on the same inlet we sailed into there's lots of fishing boat activity.

I saw a head popping up now and then checking out the town.

Pretty beautiful day and the contrast of the sky, mountains and city streets made it very scenic.

Back to the marina that sits beside the community center where the cruise ship shuttle operates from. Last week it was so overcast you couldn't see any of these mountains so I was really appreciating such a great day.

twangster · May 13, 2022

After a short wait in the bus line and the 10 minute trip it was back to the ship.

scho7623 · May 13, 2022

Wow this is amazing @twangster! I thoroughly enjoyed reading every comment and every picture you posted! I really appreciate it. We are onboarding this coming Monday 5/16 on the same Quantum ship, and this is our first time cruising ever! We are so excited and even more excited after seeing all these beautiful pictures 😄 As a cruise veteran, do you have any piece of advice to cruise noobs like us? What should we not miss, and what are some things we must do?

Oceansaway17 · May 13, 2022

1 hour ago, twangster said:

After a short wait in the bus line and the 10 minute trip it was back to the ship.

so was the walk to the Sitka Ntl park from the bus/ship area or from in town?

I have done Sitka twice, but never knew about the park and hope to it in August.

BTW in an hour I will go on PTZ.com and watch the ship come in.

Oceansaway17 · May 13, 2022

1 hour ago, scho7623 said:

Wow this is amazing @twangster! I thoroughly enjoyed reading every comment and every picture you posted! I really appreciate it. We are onboarding this coming Monday 5/16 on the same Quantum ship, and this is our first time cruising ever! We are so excited and even more excited after seeing all these beautiful pictures 😄 As a cruise veteran, do you have any piece of advice to cruise noobs like us? What should we not miss, and what are some things we must do?

well I can answer having done a couple Quantum and I will say you will like the Two70 area a lot for lunch, viewing sea and shows.

Do try to get up in Northstar even if you have to pay for it. Do ride the bumper cars at least once.

Solarium in wonderful in front of ship as well.

ok I will let Twangster add more comments too.

twangster · May 13, 2022

3 hours ago, scho7623 said:

Wow this is amazing @twangster! I thoroughly enjoyed reading every comment and every picture you posted! I really appreciate it. We are onboarding this coming Monday 5/16 on the same Quantum ship, and this is our first time cruising ever! We are so excited and even more excited after seeing all these beautiful pictures 😄 As a cruise veteran, do you have any piece of advice to cruise noobs like us? What should we not miss, and what are some things we must do?

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

well I can answer having done a couple Quantum and I will say you will like the Two70 area a lot for lunch, viewing sea and shows.

Do try to get up in Northstar even if you have to pay for it. Do ride the bumper cars at least once.

Solarium in wonderful in front of ship as well.

ok I will let Twangster add more comments too.

In addition to what @Oceansaway17 said, just be prepared to be wowed. Great first ship. As soon as you board connect to the ship WiFi and use the app to make iFly and North Star reservations. Reservations go quickly. If eating in the MDR you can order multiple entrées and desserts. It’s an opportunity to try something new and if you don’t like it ask for something else. Go to the show the first night and look for an event called The Two70 Showcase, it’s an overview of everything this high tech venue can do. Don’t try to do everything or you’ll be exhausted.

Most of all enjoy your cruise!

twangster · May 13, 2022

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

so was the walk to the Sitka Ntl park from the bus/ship area or from in town?

I have done Sitka twice, but never knew about the park and hope to it in August.

BTW in an hour I will go on PTZ.com and watch the ship come in.

You can walk around town or from the shuttle bus base walk past the marina and follow the shore. In about 15-20 minutes you’ll reach the Nat’l Park. Sidewalk all the way. Stone trails through the forest, not a lot of elevation change. The Park HQ building has some displays inside and a theater.

scho7623 · May 13, 2022

1 hour ago, twangster said:

Don’t try to do everything or you’ll be exhausted.

Very wise advice! I'll keep that in mind, thank you! 😄

J0Y0US · May 14, 2022

Any chance of getting any of the info on the kids club? I think they have daily schedules and what not. Anything would be helpful.

If not it's okay.

twangster · May 14, 2022

9 minutes ago, J0Y0US said:

Any chance of getting any of the info on the kids club? I think they have daily schedules and what not. Anything would be helpful.

If not it's okay.

I haven't see any kids schedules printed out by guest services. I just looked an hour ago. Sorry.

twangster · May 14, 2022

Sitka departure:

Beautiful weather leaving Sitka. I think I appreciated this more since the departure on Serenade last week was raining hard so we saw none of this.

The town of Sitka in the distance.

An Eagle flew directly towards us and overhead. I think it wanted to say goodbye and thanks for visiting.

Rarely does the ship sound its whistle or horn Alaska so when the bridge blasted a series of warnings I knew something was up. This small craft was steering right into out path.

They just cleared our forward path as they moved from starboard to port and as we sailed past them I saw the small Captain of their vessel give us the paw.

Rainbow of sorts in the distance.

Great night to ride the North Star.

twangster · May 14, 2022

Later that night...

I had some visitors drop in to say hi as I was enjoying the Alaskan coast from my balcony.

As we sail down the open Pacific Ocean before we re-enter the Inside Passage there is a mountain range that spans the Alaskan coast. I always love sailing down the coast in this area. Time was just after 9:00 pm.

I settled in with a bottle of sparkling wine courtesy of the Crown and Anchor Society.

Sometime just after 10pm we began to turn inland towards the Alaskan Inside Passage so the sun, having set but still influencing the sky, was still bright in the sky just before 10 pm.

Cheers! Where ever you may be, from somewhere in the Pacific Ocean at 10:15 pm Alaska time.

As we continued I saw some stars in the sky so I took some sky photos

but with the sun still illuminating the sky the stars are not that vibrant.

Just after 11 pm:

The Inside Passage is coming into sight.

Time for bed. Early morning with our scheduled arrival to Endicott Arm at 5 am.

Edited May 14, 2022 by twangster

twangster · May 14, 2022

Morning comes early when you've been up late taking photos and drinking wine on your balcony...

Day Five - Endicott Arm and Juneau

At the mouth of Endicott and Tracy Arm at 5 am.

Spectators on hand:

twangster · May 14, 2022

Looking in the direction of Endicott Arm.

Hmmm. A lot of ice.

hachieashley · May 14, 2022

Loving all these photos and info, can’t wait until our June cruise.

One random question, are the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines working? I watched a video (back from Singapore) and they were shut down.

twangster · May 14, 2022

13 minutes ago, hachieashley said:

One random question, are the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines working? I watched a video (back from Singapore) and they were shut down.

All seem to be working this cruise.