Alaska - Our 50th state

DAY 8 - Saturday, August 27, 2022 - At Sea

Today is another cruising day. We slept in but were up early enough to go to the dining room. I am certainly spoiled by not having to cook and these big breakfasts. We sat and read for a while just enjoying the views. Ron went to a beer tasting at 1 and I went back to the room to pack my suitcase. We have to have them out in the hall by midnight and we leave for the train at 7:15 tomorrow. Later we went for hot chocolate and a snack at Lido since we didn't do lunch. We got dressed for dinner and then they announced that we were approaching College Fjord. Amazing how close this big boat gets to the Fjords and coastline of the inner passage.  It was a big boat (9stories) but only 1500 people so it was never crowded.  And with 700+ wait staff every whim was satisfied. We rushed outside to get some beautiful pictures of the fjord. We had our last dinner in the dining room. I had sushi, Ron had crab cakes while I had prime rib and he had hake. Went to listen to a comedian Claude Stuart. Then a couple of tunes by our piano guys and it was off to bed as we have an early day tomorrow.

Views of College Fjord














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