deep1 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 I often read negatives about what didn't go right. Now its time for what did go right, which was most everything. From the time the taxi pulled up to the big blue girl all was good. The Key whisked us past the crowds right on board to a great chops lunch. Muster was quick and easy but required a red do as something didn't register with the system the first time. No problem I like deck 4 any way. Room great, attendant great, pre-ordered blanket and water in place. Ketchikan maintained its rep as my favorite stop. Shopped till we dropped. Gal got a mastodon or mammoth bone bracelet. We watched the salmon in the river. Then we ducked the long lines of the fish house for my snaky "best place" the Crab and Go. Chowder of course good but the halibut they do is the best fish dish I have ever tasted (and I'm a pro fishing boat captain). We did the bears in Sitka and they didn't disappoint. Lunch there was at a street vendor and we had snow crab rolls and wild berry tea. Juneau we got lucky . Cab ride to the glacier was shared. The fog lifted allowing us to see it in all its glory. We saw eagles as well. We had done lunch aboard before going in to town so no food secrets there. Found a blanket in town for 1/4 the price they were charging back on the ship. Sea days were spent on the balcony spotting whales, dolphins, mola, a couple otters and puffins. Even a school of tuna that I had no idea went that far north. We stayed aboard in Victoria. Hated to get off. We did a day room thing in town. Revisited Pike's place. Then off to Airport. Heard nightmare stories about long TSA lines.... They were not exaggerating! Should have listened to advice. Flight packed but smooth. Found out the hard way that sleeping on an Alaska air 737 wasn't gonna happen. Still sleepy as a person could get , I stayed awake reliving the great rip we just had. The mindset on Fiancé was that this would be a one time thing. Not a full day after getting home and she's already fine tuning one southbound on Radiance to get more Alaska time and maybe some inside passage time this trip. CrimsonCruiser, WAAAYTOOO, KJones and 9 others 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 PS- The MDR was just fine and the lobster tails surprisingly big. Double the sizes of the ones on either cruise on Oasis or the one on Independence we did this past year or so. Allen2 and Kathleen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deButler Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Thanks @deep1 Excellent info. Getting onboard on Monday so can’t wait to see our first quantum class ship after 10 or so trips on all the rest of the classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Quantum is different than most I have sailed on. Instead of a big long straight promenade It was short with a lot of curves. "270" is a big theater aft with windows to watch our wake in the comfort of being inside. Very well done design. The aft part of Windjammer had out door seating. We did not do inside passage so 'fiord" feel was in short supply as a trade off... Orlasmom and deButler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 I'm so glad it went well! I've been reading all your question posts and was wondering if you had done the cruise yet. Jealous! Going back to Alaska in 2025. deep1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Cactus527 said: I'm so glad it went well! I've been reading all your question posts and was wondering if you had done the cruise yet. Jealous! Going back to Alaska in 2025. Yes it went well. As mentioned the other half is already dialing in a "do over" . The peaceful "vibe" of everything put her at ease. I alluded to this cruise as needing to be special and it was. I didn't mention the reason as I didn't want people thinking I was on some pity trip to 'Get something" . No it wasn't a proposal or wedding. Kind of the other end of the spectrum. She lost her cat, her thoroughbred show horse (Professional rider and trainer) then to cap it off she lost her mom. It needed to be restful and smooth. It was... Xaa, Cactus527 and KristiZ 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, deep1 said: She lost her cat, her thoroughbred show horse (Professional rider and trainer) then to cap it off she lost her mom. It needed to be restful and smooth. It was... She's lucky to have someone thoughtful like you to care for her mental health! Definitely go again. deep1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted September 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 She needed and got this KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 I love how happy that bear looks with a nice fish to eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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