Live Mariner Tokyo to Vancouver April 27 to May16 2019

[crusin7]

Gilly is right!  Perfect weather and lots of sunshine.   They told us that never happens during May.   It is always extremely windy.  We lucked out.   The most striking thing about Dutch Harbor are the bald eagles flying everywhere.  They are huge!  Can’t load photos.. I’ll try later. 

 

 

[crusin7]

Beautiful 

[crusin7]

We just left Dutch Harbor.  

Hitchhiker 

Captain said it will be windy and to expect rough seas. Geez I thought we were done with that!

[Gilly]

I was scared (I am frightened of birds, especially small fluttery  ones and bats and butterflies too!) and though bigger birds like ducks and chickens are not usually so bad, there was something about these eagles that made them menacing.  So, i took this one through glass from the Observation Lounge as we sailed away.

[crusin7]

Holy Smokes Gill that is fantastic!  We had a very nice dinner in Prime 7.  We all had the prime rib.  It was excellent.  Just starting to feel some movement on the ship.  Hopefully not too bad. 

[Gilly]

 

I hope so too Chrisy.  We were in P7 tonight also - dining a deux with my Hero 😉 - first time this cruise!   

 

The eagle shot was a no brainer as the daft thing sat there on the rail outside the Observation Lounge for so long, almost the whole ship had time to go and get their camera.  I notice a few pics of eagles popping up here and there across the internet! 

Fingers crossed for smooth sailing.  

[Kwaj girl]

Gilly - who is "Hero"?

[Gilly]

@Kwaj girl , my sweet husband, trivia buddy and rescuer from all scary birdlike beasts  😉

[crusin7]

This morning the waves are 11 1/2 feet and we are rolling.  Most unpleasant.  I had to hang on during my shower. We came down to Coffee Connection hoping a lower floor will help.  We arrive in Kodiak tomorrow.  

[Travelcat2]

Was the Coffee Connection better?  One thing to be thankful for is that you are not on the Navigator.  If Regent's most stable ship is so unpleasant, I can only imagine how bad the Navigator would be.  Truly hope that things settle down.  Not sure when you arrive in Vancouver but we (Washington state and Vancouver) are having a heatwave this week with temperatures getting to around 80 degrees by the end of the week.  

[crusin7]

Yes, it was better in Cafe.  Seas are a tiny bit better.  At his noon report Captain said it should get better late this afternoon into the evening.  It’s cold and windy about  48°.  But the sun is shining.  

Went to Bingo but had no luck.  Ate lunch and off to the movies.  We have a very busy schedule on sea days. 

[crusin7]

The seas have calmed considerably.  We had another excellent meal.  I had the tri-color beet salad with goat cheese and truffle dressing.  Delicious.  They have run out of  yellow and orange beets.  Red is the only ones available. 

Jim had the cheese soufflé.  It was wonderful.

I had the lamb.  It was mouth watering!

Dessert was the floating island.  I’m not crazy about meringue but I thought it was beautiful.  It was actually very good.  

[crusin7]

Good morning Kodiak!

It is a beautiful sunny day!  

[crusin7]

Mariner Passenger Nationality Breakdown

 

Australia  84

Belgium    4

Bulgaria    1

Canada      46

Switzerland  6

Germany    16

Denmark     4

France        2

UK             180

Hong Kong 4

Ireland        3

Italy             2

Japan          2

Luxembourg 2

Netherlands  6

Norway        4

New Zealand 13

Portugal       2

Romania     2

US              295

South Africa 1

337 Males

342 Females

679 Total

[Gilly]

Thanks for that Chrisy.  How interesting!

[crusin7]

Today was awesome!  We took the 2 hour wildlife boat tour.  It was $250 and worth every penny.  We saw sea lions, otters, horned puffins and orcas!  

 

[crusin7]

The King

 

[Travelcat2]

Amazing photos!

[crusin7]

Thank you! We were so lucky with the weather.  The couple who ran the excursion could not have been nicer or more knowledgeable.  It was excellent.

 

 

[Gilly]

The weather was truly outstanding, wasn't it?  How lucky we were.  We did the 3.5 hour "Overview" and were delighted with our choice.  Wildlife tomorrow!

 

 

Edited May 9, 2019 by Gilly

[merlot101]

Great Photos!  I am enjoying this thread.

[crusin7]

Thank you merlot.  Today we  are in Seward.  The sun is out and it is gorgeous. I feel like I can almost touch the snow-capped mountains.

 

We cruised the Kenai Fjords.  We had many wildlife sightings.

Orca

[crusin7]

Eagles 

 

 

Sea otters

 

 

Dall Porpoise

 

 

It was a great day!

[Gilly]

Great photos Chrisy!  We all wanted to bring this little chap home with us!

[liptastic]

Wonderful photos looks like a glorious day. Gilly also enjoying your blog.

Thanks, Jean.