We could see our cruise ship from our room at Pan Pacific Vancouver □ ![]() ![]() Having acquainted ourselves with the ship and our cabin, we wound down with a luxurious massage each at the Greenhouse Spa & Salon, all set for our Alaskan Cruise holiday to begin □ The ship pays homage to the classic tradition of cruising and invokes the romance of a bygone era. Everything is tasteful and understated, including the cabins. Expect rich woods, stunning floral arrangement, winding staircases, and handsome interiors. This holds true of lounges, restaurants, reception areas, poolside cabanas, and even the buffet areas. The interiors are extremely sophisticated and grown-up. The Nieuw Amsterdam is very different from most cruise ships we’ve been on so far. I have to be honest – this is one of my favourite rituals of boarding a cruise ship! Exploring the nooks and crannies of the vessel never fails to get me excited about the holiday that lays ahead – a week full of exploration, black-tie dinners, fine dining, spa appointments, and the culture of a new corner of the world. The cabins are equipped with comfortable beds, spacious wardrobes, a television with a large selection of movies and TV series (watched a dozen in less than a week □ ), shower cubicle, and a bath tub (a first for us on a cruise ship!). Once checked in we walked around the ship to acquaint ourselves with the layout, dining options, and the fitness centre. We opted for a cabin in the middle of the ship, as we usually do. It’s the first hotel we’ve visited that is actually connected to the cruise ship terminal, which made checking-in a breeze. We boarded our cruise ship, Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam, on a sunny morning from the Pan Pacific Hotel. BOARDING THE SHIP: HOLLAND AMERICA’S NIEUW AMSTERDAM.Sunset at The Inside Passage – waters here are generally calm, so we’d recommend choosing an Alaskan cruise that goes through the Inside Passage Cruises that start in Vancouver venture deeper into Alaska’s wilderness and sail through the calm waters of the Inside Passage.Ĭreature comforts and remote wilderness – Alaskan cruises are on many a bucket list □įlying through fjords and glaciers on a wee helicopter in Skagway, Alaska No wonder an Alaskan cruise is on so many bucket lists!Ĭruises to Alaska start from both Vancouver and Seattle but we ended up choosing one that started in Vancouver for two reasons. Besides boats are convenient because they can go to many sites that are inaccessible to automobiles. But here in Alaska, cruises are often the most economically viable option as travelling by land can get expensive. So how is one to experience this pristine wilderness with creature comforts – bath tubs, 3 course dinners, Egyptian cotton sheets, a wine list? By cruise ship of course! □īe it the Mediterranean, Norwegian Fjords, or Middle East we love visiting new destinations on cruise ships. A number of its famous sites are accessible only by boat or plane. View from a helicopter ride over a glacier in AlaskaĪlaska is famous for miles upon miles of untouched wilderness. Waking up to the Margerie Glacier at Glacier Bay National ParkĬanoeing by the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau There is something so incredibly seductive about nature this pristine. ![]() Entire valleys alive with bright pink flowers, mountains and landscapes draped with sapphire ice, whales and orcas playing and hunting in untouched wilderness, and glaciers by the dozen. ![]() It’s just another day at Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.īut for the two of us, it’s no ordinary day! We’re deep in the Alaskan wilderness and looking at gargantuan glaciers and icebergs, it’s easy to imagine the vast tundra that lays beyond the final frontier. We’ve been in Alaska for less than a week but we’ve realised something – here, at the edge of the world, there is a surprise lurking around every corner. Sea-lions try to perch themselves on the chunks of ice, slipping clumsily every now and then. All around magnificent icebergs float on the still waters. I’m munching on my breakfast bowl of granola and berries when a colossal glacier appears in front of our cabin’s balcony. *post written while staring at the Margerie Glacier from our cabin balcony.
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