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There is the NCL Spirit. We were surprised it hadn't departed yet. NCL Sun and Mt Rainier Spirit and Sun with Mt Rainier Space Needle & the artwork is part of the Olympic Sculpture Park The old Seattle Post-Intelligencer Globe - the globe says "It's in the PI"

After the Seattle Aquarium, it was time for the final CityPass attraction. A cruise with Argosy in Elliot Bay. Got some M action! Even after a 7 day cruise we can still have fun! Heading to the boat - the Spirit of Seattle Enjoying some Ice Cream treats! Here we go! Mount Rainier was out this day!

We all enjoyed the Aquarium! This is where the NCL Sun tender boats were dropping and picking up crew members from. The Spirit is in the background. Washington State Ferry from Bainbridge Island Seattle's Great Wheel

eye see you!

With the Avian Flu going around, they kept visitors further back for the birds protection. Let me fry up some salmon. No literally, they are salmon fry.

Scallops Sea Cucumbers

Another fish, not happy I took its picture! The detail on the Coral. I found Nemo! Well I'll stop clowning around with this one!

After Ivar's, we headed to the Seattle Aquarium to use another part of our Seattle Citypass. Note: The construction across the street is building a plaza that will extend down from Pike Place Market and go down to the waterfront. This will make traversing between the two easier. Not sure what the timeline is, but this will be a good option for cruisers in Seattle. Huge fish tank This fish doesn't look too thrilled with me taking its picture! He isn't even smiling! . Giant Pacific Octopus Jellies! This photo made me laugh!

Norwegian Sun tender boat shuttling crew to one of the piers so they could go shopping. The attention... This is my favorite picture of this batch. All the Seagulls lined up waiting for french fries. Washington State Ferry from Bainbridge arriving at Colman Dock The Tacoma - Interesting Note: Susan and I got engaged on this ferry. I asked her in the rain as we were coming back into Seattle back when we were in College. --

Waiting for the shuttle to take us to the light rail station front lobby of the hotel riding the escalator up to the light rail platform at Angle Lake station Mt Rainier - As the people in the Puget Sound area say "The Mountain is out today." on the light rail! N and C Concourses of SeaTac International as we pass by on the light rail. getting a little bit fuller back in Downtown Seattle Colman Dock ferry terminal construction - it needed it Waterfront Fire Station Ivar's The last few pictures were a little blurry as I was walking and shooting. Time for some lunch! Fish & Chips for Maria, Susan, and I. Clam strips for Trace. The local fry inspectors Mine

The hustle of turnaround day in Seattle Outside Pier 66 waiting for the Seattle Cruise Parking shuttle oh look, a train! finally back at the car Driving in Interbay, we see a Tesla pulling a food cart. Unique Must be a Sausage cart Heading through Downtown Seattle 2nd avenue WA Highway 509 as we head back to the Best Western Seattle Airport Hotel We get checked in and then head out for more adventure!

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 - Disembarkation Day - Seattle, WA We head down to Windows for a final time. Here is the curtailed menu for the final morning. Seattle out the window at Windows Half Grapefruit with a small portion of Cottage Cheese Seasonal Fruit Salad Eggs made to Order with all the fixins! Susan had French Toast Waiting in the atrium for our color to be called. It was finally time to disembark the ship. Scanning out for the final time Off we go

Walking back to Trace & Maria's From the Balcony as we were in the strait of Juan de Fuca Beautiful Sunset Getting closer to Victoria Panorama The Moon a short time later BTW, the Butler did bring dessert complete with Milk. Trace is like I knew you all were up to something when you all refused Dessert. We got a good chuckle over that. We called it a night and headed back to our cabin for our final night aboard the Spirit. --

Chilling outside Windows for Trace and Maria. After the comedy show, we had gone up and played some more card games. On our way from Trace & Maria's we ran into their butler. We talked with him a few minutes and mentioned we were going to play some more games after dinner. He said he would bring some desserts and we asked him to bring some milk to go with it. There they are! Shrimp Louie Bruschetta Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Boston and Red Leaf Lettuce Salad Citrus Glazed Seared Salmon 3-Cheese Baked Ziti Roasted Prime Rib Dessert Menu We all looked at it but politely refused. We weren't in the mood! 😉

So with the delay, they were scrambling to get activities to fill the day. Comedian Jon was able to put together another Family Friendly Show. Note: Here is the first Family Friendly Show he did Cruise director introducing Jon We talked with Comedian Al Park after Jon's show. He said he didn't have enough material to throw together another show last minute, and he applauded Jon for his ability to throw it together. He said that it takes a lot of time to put together a quality show. This is why I love supporting comics onboard, and appreciate NCL bringing them aboard.

It was beautiful, but we had a head wind, so that was keeping us from getting good speed. We headed to the Local for Lunch. Loaded Nachos - they are ok when compared to my local Mexican restaurants nachos. Pretzel Bites with cheese - I could eat these nonstop Cheeseburger Coney Island Hot Dog Carrot and Walnut Cake

Me too! On our next cruise it will be longer before we see it!

Time for breakfast at Windows Half Grapefruit and Cottage Cheese Seasonal Fruit Salad Eggs Benedict with all the fixings! Open-faced Salmon Bagel with cream cheese After breakfast, we went and finalized all but the Port photo for Victoria in our photo package. What we do is buy the best package in terms of prints we can online, then upgrade onboard to a better package. Then the other shoe fell. We came back to find this letter in our stateroom. Dang it. We took some time to start packing.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 - Cruise Day 7 - Sea Day/Victoria, BC Daily The sky was beautiful when I stepped out on deck that morning!

After dinner, we headed to the Social Comedy Club for the Comedy of Jon Stringer. Tonight was his 18+ Show We had a great time! Afterwards it was time to head back to the Stateroom for the evening. --

One of my few dislikes about the Spirit is the lack of variety of Specialty restaurants. We hit Cagney's for a second time. No Tomahawk this time. French Onion Soup Black Tiger Shrimp Trio Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Caesar Salad Another Black Tiger Shrimp Trio Wedge Salad minus the Blue Cheese with Ranch Dressing and Cheddar Cheese Grilled Fisherman's Plate Filet Minion 20oz Porterhouse Sides! Raspberry Crème Brulee I got the "OMG" Caramel - Butterscotch Cheesecake naked. The Caramel Butterscotch is too sweet and ruins the taste of the Cheesecake in my opinion. A view from in Cagney's

After a fun filled afternoon of games, it was time to go take photos! One of the many hard working photographers! We even snagged Trace & Maria for a couple pictures!

After dropping our stuff of in the room, we headed to Windows for lunch! Caprese Salad Nicoise Salad Chicken Parmesan Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake After Lunch, we headed up to Trace & Maria's for some LCR!

I feel bad for the crab fishing fleet. It is not a good situation. I believe there are multiple factors going on, and without getting political, the crabbers are the one's paying the cost. We have an adventure coming up at the middle of December. It will be warmer than home!

Here is my video from the Excursion! We got back to the dock, and loaded up into the van for the trip back to Ward Cove. We had a few minutes to do some shopping before heading back to the ship. I really disliked the short port time with coupled with being at Ward Cove. It felt like you missed the essence of Ketchikan. We headed back to the Spirit. We were joined by another NCLH ship from Regent Seven Seas. The tide had come up while we were gone, as the dock was almost flat to the shore. We got back to the room and were greeted by this. -- Just a note: I will work on the review some more this weekend, probably Saturday or Sunday. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!