Odyssey to Alaska

[SDuckers]

We are on board and sailing the inland passage on the way to Ketchikan. 
 

Boarding yesterday wasn’t too bad, although the terminal was very crowded with two huge Celebrity ships also boarding. 
 

Dinner at Earth & Ocean last night was delicious. Service was excellent.  Breakfast at the Collanade this morning. Service was a little spotty (waiter delivered DHs tea to the wrong table and almost did the same with his eggs Benedict). 
 

The weather was clear and sunny at sunrise, but now is a little bit foggy.

 

[rkacruiser]

3 hours ago, SDuckers said:

We are on board and sailing the inland passage on the way to Ketchikan

 

Good pictures!  Have a great cruise!

[shark b8]

Eggs Benedict and champagne/caviar right out of the gate.  These folks know their stuff!   😉🛳️

[SDuckers]

Sea day yesterday, and really lucky with the weather.  Other than an hour or two of fog, it was mostly sunny and clear.  
 

Team trivia had a big crowd turn out. Jan (CD) is quite fun. Formal night in the Restaurant. Service was spotty at times, but the food was delicious. I had the goat cheese soufflé and beef Wellington.  DH had the consommé and duck a L’Orange. We shared a side of truffle risotto.

The entertainment was the Tim Rice show.  

[billichka]

My Wife and I will board the Odyssey in April so it's great to read that your cruise is going well so far! 

 

We also greatly appreciate the photos! 

[Mauzac]

And we board Odyssey in 10 days 15 hours and 4 minutes! 

[SDuckers]

Yesterday was Ketchikan.  Incredibly lucky with the weather.  Sunny and about 65 F and a light breeze. Given that it typically is very rainy here in September, it was a nice surprise. We went on the excursion to an oyster farm. The boat trip out there was lovely and seeing the process was very interesting. Then we got to eat freshly shucked oysters, raw and grilled. 
 

Trivia was well attended again, although a bit fewer people. Lots of fun.

Dinner at TK Grill.  It was ok, but some disappointment. The oxtail consommé with truffle was devoid of truffle flavor and really just tasted like a salty bouillon cube soup. The Caesar salad was excellent as was my veal chop. The side of Mac and cheese was just meh.  I forgot to take pictures. 
 

Entertainment was a comedian.  He wasn’t very good. 
Today we are in Sitka

 

[gojirra]

5 hours ago, SDuckers said:

Yesterday was Ketchikan.  Incredibly lucky with the weather.  Sunny and about 65 F and a light breeze. Given that it typically is very rainy here in September, it was a nice surprise. We went on the excursion to an oyster farm. The boat trip out there was lovely and seeing the process was very interesting. Then we got to eat freshly shucked oysters, raw and grilled. 
 

Trivia was well attended again, although a bit fewer people. Lots of fun.

Dinner at TK Grill.  It was ok, but some disappointment. The oxtail consommé with truffle was devoid of truffle flavor and really just tasted like a salty bouillon cube soup. The Caesar salad was excellent as was my veal chop. The side of Mac and cheese was just meh.  I forgot to take pictures. 
 

Entertainment was a comedian.  He wasn’t very good. 
Today we are in Sitka

 

We visited the same Oyster farm Sept.8 from the Odyssey lol ..

[gojirra]

On 9/18/2022 at 6:54 AM, SDuckers said:

Sea day yesterday, and really lucky with the weather.  Other than an hour or two of fog, it was mostly sunny and clear.  
 

Team trivia had a big crowd turn out. Jan (CD) is quite fun. Formal night in the Restaurant. Service was spotty at times, but the food was delicious. I had the goat cheese soufflé and beef Wellington.  DH had the consommé and duck a L’Orange. We shared a side of truffle risotto.

The entertainment was the Tim Rice show.  

I had the goat cheese soufflé too, the first time I tried a savoury one, quite tasty.

[lincslady]

14 hours ago, gojirra said:

I had the goat cheese soufflé too, the first time I tried a savoury one, quite tasty.

 

Anyone who loves cheese and souffles should try this - one of my favourite Seabourn dishes.

[Mr Luxury]

Get on as a passenger

Get off as cargo

[FlyingScotSailors]

5 hours ago, lincslady said:

 

Anyone who loves cheese and souffles should try this - one of my favourite Seabourn dishes.

The goat cheese soufflé we had on the Venture last week was the best we have ever had on Seabourn.

 

 

[Mr Luxury]

28 minutes ago, FlyingScotSailors said:

The goat cheese soufflé we had on the Venture last week was the best we have ever had on Seabourn.

 

 

They are so good that Windstar kept them on the menu when they bought the three small Seabourn ships.

[SDuckers]

 

Yesterday was Sitka. Again we were Incredibly lucky with the weather.  Clear sunny skies and temps in the mid 60’s. In the afternoon lots of folks pool side and using the hot tub. 

Our excursion was a boat out to see sea otters and other wildlife. Saw bears catching salmon, a raft of sea otters, and many humpback whales. Really outstanding. Cocktail hour had caviar and music poolside as we sailed away. Dinner was Keller fried chicken night at the Colonnade. One of my favorites!  As delicious as always. 
 

Today is Glacier Bay.  It’s very foggy so far this morning. I hope it clears off enough to see things. 

 

[cruiseej]

We love the Seabourn goat cheese soufflé. It occurs to me now (but never while onboard!) to ask if anyone has ever gotten the recipe from Seabourn?

[rkacruiser]

8 hours ago, Mr Luxury said:

Get on as a passenger

Get off as cargo

 

I resemble that!  😀

[Mr Luxury]

10 hours ago, cruiseej said:

We love the Seabourn goat cheese soufflé. It occurs to me now (but never while onboard!) to ask if anyone has ever gotten the recipe from Seabourn?

I got the recipe many years ago. 

No I don't have it any more.

[Laylam]

 

Twice Baked Goat Cheese and Garlic Soufflé

Serves 4 portions

Ingredients:

1/2 oz butter

1/2 oz flour

2 each garlic clove, minced

nutmeg

3,2 oz goat cheese

2 each egg white

1,5 each egg yolk

2,7 oz milk

1 oz grated parmesan

1/2 cup sour cream

 

Preparation:

Warm the milk with the garlic and a little nutmeg.

Mix the butter with the flour and bind the milk to a sticky mass.

Blend in the cheese.

Remove from the heat and blend in the egg yolks.

Season to taste.

Whisk the egg whites with a little salt to help it stiffen.

Slowly fold in the egg whites to the cheese mass.

Fill into molds which have been brushed with butter and dusted with flour. Place in a water filled baking sheet. Bake firstly in a hot oven for 50 minutes at 250 F.

Remove from the molds and place in individual serving shells. Pour sour cream around and grated parmesan on top of the soufflés.

Place the soufflés back in a 450 F hot oven for a few minutes, until hot.

 

[Laylam]

I should mention the above recipe was posted by Host Dan back in 2005.

[SDuckers]

 

Yesterday was Sitka. Again we were Incredibly lucky with the weather.  Clear sunny skies and temps in the mid 60’s. In the afternoon lots of folks pool side and using the hot tub. 

Our excursion was a boat out to see sea otters and other wildlife. Saw bears catching salmon, a raft of sea otters, and many humpback whales. Really outstanding. Cocktail hour had caviar and music poolside as we sailed away. Dinner was Keller fried chicken night at the Colonnade. One of my favorites!  As delicious as always. 
 

Today is Glacier Bay.  It’s very foggy so far this morning. I hope it clears off enough to see things. 

 

[SDuckers]

9 hours ago, Laylam said:

I should mention the above recipe was posted by Host Dan back in 2005.

Looks good!

[SDuckers]

Yesterday was Glacier Bay. Amazing day. 

[SDuckers]

Yesterday was Inian Islands in the morning and Icy Strait Point in the afternoon.  Morning had Zodiac excursions but canceled the kayak excursion due to fog.  Weather was heavy overcast and rainy all day. 
 

I did the Zip Rider zip lining and it was exhilarating and amazing. I bet if it wasn’t raining it would be even better.  The gondolas up the mountain are also awesome. 
Dinner in the restaurant. I had the prime rib and it was perfect. They even got horseradish for me!  DH had the seafood soufflé, which he said was very good once he got it served hot. He also had the slow roasted poussin. 
today we are in Haines

[jeffbrig]

I hope you don't mind me crashing the thread.  Here's my absolute favorite pic from when we at Sawyer Glacier (Tracy Arm Fjord) on Sept 12th!  Took this while kayaking...

Edited September 22, 2022 by jeffbrig

[SDuckers]

Internet connection has been absolutely horrible the past few days. And periodically I get logged out for no apparent reason.  Seabourn needs to get that fixed. 

So, to catch up on my reports, our stop in Haines/Skagway was wonderful. DH opted to do a “Tours by Locals” guide in lieu of a Seabourn excursion. I think he made the right choice, although the folks who did the train from Haines to Skagway seemed to enjoy it. That’s a full day jaunt (6 hours) and we didn’t want that. Our guide gave us a solid 4 hours and drove us to places bigger groups wouldn’t go. 
Dinner in the Restaurant . Service is good but the aggressive selling of premium wines gets  a bit annoying.  Sometimes the entrees aren’t as hot as they could be. 

 

 

   Last night on the ship for those doing the 7 day cruise. I’m glad we get another week!  Will miss some new friends we made this week.