Ken the cruiser

That looks awesome! Thanks!! 😁

We have arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska! Last week I believe we were docked at the end of the long pier in the distance. Well, we now know where the Aleutian Ballad will probably be docked when we come back here next week! 😂

Our excursion we’re heading out on early tomorrow morning. And it appears we might have some pleasant weather too. 🤞

Day 10 - May 9 - Ketchikan, Alaska Looks like the internet speeds are back to 5heir normal range again.

Tonight after dinner we headed to the 6:30 pm Comedy Show in the Vista Lounge with the very funny Sid Davis! Then over to the theater to watch the production show Sweet Soul Music, which was very upbeat and had us tapping our feet the whole time! 😁 The entertainment in the Explorers Lounge tonight was the Yes/No Game Show.

I know, who knew! 😂 I guess we just got caught up in the moment! My DW is really looking forward to seeing all of the eagles at the end of the cruise! 😁

OK, you’ve got us hoping again, as it’s looking pretty positive for this weekend if the clouds clear away for us around midnight each night! 😂 Even the weather looks like it might cooperate as we cruise from Ketchikan to Juneau tomorrow evening! 🤞

I can’t imagine what that cruise might be!? 😂 But I know we’re letting our TA know a few days in advance of our desires when the “sunny” itinerary we’re looking at becomes available. Our curiosity is that we will be booking and paying for 4 cabins, with only my DW and I being Elite. We’re curious if our TA will be able to book all 4 cabins on the elite-only booking day or will she have to wait until the next morning when everyone can book it. But again, I have no idea which cruise you might be referring to. 😂

If the stock ownership is in both of your names, you will personally need to register with StockPerks and upload your latest monthly statement showing the 100 shares of CCL stock with your name (and your DH’s name as co-owner) listed as the owner, the date, and the name of the brokerage house, and white out the account number and all other nonessential information.

It sure looks pretty cool, that’s for sure! I guess that’s why it’s not cheap! 😂

We just got back from listening to an awesome North To Alaska series lecture given by Dave Timmerman! The last part of his lecture discussed the evolution of the Aleutian Ballad crab fishing boat to one that now takes along tourists when they go fishing out of Ketchikan! It was so motivating, we decided to swap the Ketchikan duck boat tour we had originally booked for the below excursion on the Aleutian Ballad! Luckily, the excursions for the May 15 cruise don’t close out until tomorrow, 5 days before embarkation.

We just went by the casino and here’s what they said. On sea days, the cashier opens at 9 am and some of the tables open at 10 am. They will stay open until midnight, or a little later depending on how many guests are there at that time. On port days they will open once the ship gets far enough away from the port into international waters. For example, the casino was open on the last leg after we left Skagway, even though Alaska was on both sides of the ship as we left.

We had an interesting morning, even though we had nothing planned. First, we went to Sabatini’s for breakfast and sat near the entrance where we were quietly entertained by the various issues the Sabatini’s manager, Alfredo, had to deal with during the 45 minutes we were there, from a loyal Princess patron (his words) complaining about the breakfast for over 10 minutes to folks popping in for breakfast that weren’t suite guests. Unfortunately, as it was after 9 am and the MDR was closed, the only place he could point them to was the Lido buffet which most were saddened to hear. But on the bright side, there were quite a few guests that came in to just make evening reservations. I know, nothing catastrophic, but it was entertaining. 😁 Then we noticed our internet service expiration date only had 2 hours left, even though we had purchased the ($50) Plus package on all three legs. We first stopped by the internet desk to see what the issue was and discovered the Plus package was not listed on our account. Then I checked my Folio on the App and noticed I had also been charged for my drinks last light! 😱 So we headed off to Guest Relations with our confirmations in hand. Luckily, there was no one in Suite/Elite line and they were able to get our previously purchased Plus packages reapplied to our remaining bookings. Once they did that, our internet service expiration date magically bumped up to 7+ days, and the drink charges from yesterday disappeared! 🕺💃🏻

Thanks for the clarity on all fronts. The reason we probably didn’t see the LGB both times heading out from Vancouver on Apr 3 and May 8 was because we went to dinner at 5 pm at the Crown Grill and cruised under the bridge while we were there. Darn! It would have been nice to take a picture. Maybe I’ll get up early on disembarkation day on May 22 and take a picture of the LGB then. 😁

They had the regular 7:30 and 9:30 pm shows this evening, unlike embarkation day on April 30 when there was only the one 9 pm show. You can always go to the 8:30 pm game in the Explorers Lounge and then head to the late 9:30 pm show. I’m sure there might be something after the 9:30 pm show. But we usually head back to the cabin so I don’t have any experience in that area.