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Kaii & Jim

Alaskan Cruise

7/5/25-7/12/25

First class to Seattle for the Alaskan Cruise

We made it

We found Kitty, Kaii's Sister, on the Observation Deck

Kitty, Leo, Kaii's brother, and Nelly, Leo's wife

Deck 16

Looking down at the very end of the ship

Someone jumps on board

Family dinner

A glorious day coming to an end

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Monday, 7.6.25, at sea

No one was swimming or gliding at 6:00 am

Decks 6, 7, and 8

How about the quiet deck 20

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Tuesday, 7.7.25, Sitka

A foggy day ahead on 7.7.25

First look at Sitka

Jim is ready for the day

Rapter Center Eagle Show

Local boat ramp

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Wednesday, 7.8.25, Juneau

Just docked at Juneau on 7.8.25, with another cruise ship approaching

Shuttles take us into town

Our shuttle driver, Jonah, took us on a detour to see the Mendelhall Glacier

Kitty at the Up-Side-Down Glacier Gardens

The "International Airport" that connects to Canada

We waited here for everyone to go back on the shuttle

Nelly & Leo

A piece of glacier

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Thursday, 7.9.25, Icy Strait Point

Two more ships are following us

The little boats are used here. Is that a drill on the other ship?

Jim is definitely in a drill on the Bliss

Icy Strait Point

Red gondola take us up the hill and green gondola go to shopping and dining area

This field has many black sink holes, dangerous!

This "Rabbit Lake" has a lot of birds around, but no rabbits. Our tram stopped for a good two minutes to listen to the birds.

The Alaskan State tree, Spruce Pine

This Pine is different, with more rounded edges, instead of sharp pine needles.

The rain went away for a brief moment

Going down the hill and saw more cruise ships

Back on the ship to see the sunset

Full moon

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Thursday, 7.10.25, Ketchikan

Old rayon factory being repurposed for Norwegian Cruise line

Shadow of Kaii walking out of the stateroom

Kitty is ready for a tour

Men at work

Boat on wheels with a Princess Cruise background

Leo, Nelly, Jennifer (Nelly's sister) and Michael (Jennifer's husband)

The famous Ketchikan Creek

Plenty of art stores

Wow!

On board art auction. No, we didn't buy anything.

Deck 6 can take one to Deck 8. It is the shopping, wine tasting, cigar smoking, and casino area.

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Friday, 7.11.25, at sea & Victoria, B.C.

After a long day at sea, we arrived Victoria, B.C., Canada

Looking down from Deck 16 at the end of the ship

Jim and Kaii stayed on board, since the scheduled stop was only 3 and 1/2 hours long and there would be more time to visit Victoria in a few days.

Looking from Deck 18

Kaii used this track many times