Live from Silver Muse - Tokyo to Seward to Vancouver - May 2024

[Stickman1990]

1 hour ago, Roland4 said:

I have to ask, when was the last time you actually saw snow flurries???? 🙂🙂

😂😂😂

 

Hey I read about them once….

 

But I think we actually did get a couple in Iceland & Greenland last September

 

Of course our Toronto friends with us tell us this is nothing! 

[Stickman1990]

2 hours ago, Roland4 said:

I have to ask, when was the last time you actually saw snow flurries???? 🙂🙂

 

Thats snow isn’t it? 
 

 

Edited May 14 by Stickman1990

[Stickman1990]

Tomorrows Chronicles - at sea en-route to Kodiak Island 

 

Day 15 - 14 May Day at sea.pdf

[sea bright]

Do you know how many are going on to Vancouver?

[Stickman1990]

2 hours ago, sea bright said:

Do you know how many are going on to Vancouver?

I believe it’s around 110 guests from the current cruise - and we heard tonight that it’s going to be a full ship (but that’s unconfirmed)

[Stickman1990]

Day 16 Chronicles - Kodak Island 

 

Day 16 - 15 May Kodiak Island.pdf

 

Day 17 Chronicles - Seward Farewell 

 

Day 17 - 16 May Seward - Farewell.pdf

[Stickman1990]

More Chronicles

 

May 16 - Seward

 

Day 1 - 16 May Seward - Welcome.pdf

 

May 17 - Valdez

 

Day 2 - 17 May Valdez_print.pdf

 

May 18 - Hubbard Glacier at sea

 

Day 3 - 18 May Hubbard Glacier.pdf

[zqtchas]

like this or nc better?

[Stickman1990]

5 minutes ago, zqtchas said:

like this or nc better?

As background we did book this one before NC was even announced and it’s an itinerary we’ve been trying to do for many years

 

Both lines have things we like - and we’ll cruise both again as well as some others. There are things we prefer on one line over another and room for improvement on all the lines - but without doubt we are able to enjoy ourselves on several luxury lines 

 

One thing the last few years have taught us is that there’s lots of good offerings out there in the luxury cruise market - so why limit oneself to just one line 

 

The itinerary and timing as well as the cost are becoming increasingly important to us and our friends we cruise with 

 

For Silversea I don’t feel I’m compromising any of the things I look for in a cruise line so they’re definitely a good option for us 

[Stickman1990]

Chronicles 

 

Day 4 - Hubbard Glacier 

Day 3 - 18 May Hubbard Glacier.pdf

[colonius]

It's a small world, we will embark on a 17 day Vancouver - Seward - Vancouver cruise on the Silver Muse as the OP disembarks...

[Stickman1990]

15 minutes ago, colonius said:

It's a small world, we will embark on a 17 day Vancouver - Seward - Vancouver cruise on the Silver Muse as the OP disembarks...

You’re in for a treat - loving Alaska so far and the Muse crew will look after you

 

Not sure what ports are included for you but they’re all a little different and the included tours have been great 

 

Ill try and do a summary at the end but we’re so busy having fun I just haven’t got around to posting descriptions and photos on here (yet) in real time 

[colonius]

3 minutes ago, Stickman1990 said:

You’re in for a treat - loving Alaska so far and the Muse crew will look after you

 

Not sure what ports are included for you but they’re all a little different and the included tours have been great 

 

Ill try and do a summary at the end but we’re so busy having fun I just haven’t got around to posting descriptions and photos on here (yet) in real time 

We were fairly certain about the "treat" part, third time on Silversea now. And I fully understand that you have better things to do while on board then camping out on the board! 😀

 

Ports:

Ketchikan

Endicott Arm

Sitka

Juneau

Haines

Valdez

Seward

Juneau

Haines

Sitka

Wrangell

 

First time Alaska cruise for us, even though this is kind of our backyard, living in Victoria, BC.

 

[Stickman1990]

31 minutes ago, colonius said:

We were fairly certain about the "treat" part, third time on Silversea now. And I fully understand that you have better things to do while on board then camping out on the board! 😀

Big recommendation for the Columbia Glacier cruise out of Valdez - it’s long at 6 hours but great operator and views of wildlife and the glacier - we loved it. We were lucky to book it when Silversea had it as an included tour but I understand recently they’ve started charging $329pp for it 

 

While Hubbard was impressive it wasn’t as good as being in a smaller boat and being close to the ice and the glacier 

 

In Seward we hired a local taxi for an hour or so and he took us to the Exit Glacier and a few other sights and we also enjoyed fish and chips and beer at Rays which is close to the dock. Let me know if you want the taxi drivers details - we have no hesitation in recommending him 

 

A lot of the others were yet to hit but I’ll try and comment as we do

 

Today is Haines and we’re off wildlife “hunting” in a jet boat 

Edited May 19 by Stickman1990

[fdnycruiser]

Not sure how long you’ll be in Seward, but renting a car may be an option for you. Ny wife and I did it a few years back, and really saw a lot. I believe Avis was right at the port entrance.

[jpalbny]

3 hours ago, fdnycruiser said:

Not sure how long you’ll be in Seward, but renting a car may be an option for you.

 

Second that option. They picked us up at the port at disembarkation. When we returned the car later that day, they drove us to the train station. It was seamless, and we were able to do a lot that day on our own.

[tnm6217]

@Stickman1990 thank you for posting the Chronicles! I'll be boarding on June 13th and it's wonderful to get a taste of what will be offered on our sailing. Enjoy!

[Stickman1990]

Chronicles

 

Day 5 - Icy Strait Point 

 

Day 5 - 20 May Icy Strait Point.pdf

 

Day 6 - Sitka

Day 6 - 21 May Sitka.pdf

 

[Stickman1990]

Chronicles 

 

Day 7 - Juneau

 

Day 7 - 22 May Juneau.pdf

[Stickman1990]

Day 8 23 May Chronicles - Endicott Arm

 

Day 8 - 23 May Endicott Arm.pdf

[RetiredandTravel]

The weather in Alaska next week is 55 high with rain.  Does the Pool Grill have heaters and is it enclosed for lunch?  Thank you for the thread its been very helpful.

 

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[Stickman1990]

43 minutes ago, RetiredandTravel said:

Does the Pool Grill have heaters and is it enclosed for lunch?  

The Grill does have good heaters and they also have some areas that have plastic sheeting to provide a degree of enclosure 

 

 

They also hand out blankets and ponchos to keep diners warm 

 

 

That said if it’s really cold then the grill is not the place to be 

 

 

[Tothesunset]

We had a night at the grill somewhere in the Aleutians when the temp was around 5c.  God, it was cold. However, the heaters, layers and blankets did the trick and it was good fun. So much fun that we didn't do it again!

[jpalbny]

1 hour ago, Stickman1990 said:

That said if it’s really cold then the grill is not the place to be 

 

They could always give you an extra "hot rock" to sit on, if you get too chilly...

[Tothesunset]

2 hours ago, jpalbny said:

 

They could always give you an extra "hot rock" to sit on, if you get too chilly...

Remind me never to order the grilled rump steak.