Going to Alaska

A long trip

Cruise to AlaskaGoing to Alaska

We took a Mother and Daughter vacation,
a cruise to Alaska. A story told in pictures
of a remarkable experience.

mother and daughter

The cruise ship we chose was the Disney Wonder.

Cruise Ships in Alaska

Timeline of our cruise

  1. A few pictures of the inside of the cruise ship. What our stateroom is like, a dining area, walking on deck, and so on. Few pictures here. More on the next posts.
  2. We missed our chance to get photos in Vancouver, but here are pictures of the external appearance of cruise ship Disney Wonder in the first port in Ketchikan.
  3. The path of cruising up to Ketchikan was often NOT in the inside passage, but a few parts of the journey were, so the photos show some spectacular views of narrow ocean passages and steep mountain sides.
  4. Mom had her birthday celebration on board. They did a really nice special thing for us.
  5. See the floating ice breaking off of the glacier. Seeing this glacier flow into the ocean is a big thrill. It’s located near Ketchikan.
  6. Of course, meeting the Disney characters, Mickey and Minne mouse, Goofy and Pluto, was delightful, for all ages.
  7. A side-trip excursion at extra cost, was worth it for me (Deanna). I’ve always loved dogs, and I’m a private pilot too, so I enjoyed the helicopter ride as much as the dog-sledding. Here’s the first set of pictures, the flight up to the glacier.
  8. More scenery of ocean passages, mountains, and glacier views, as the helicopter approaches the dog-sledding camp. These are really spectacular.
  9. When we arrived at the dog-sledding camp, it was so amazing, just taking photos of the camp was worth doing. Lots of dogs, dog houses, sleds, people, and helicopters.
  10. Still too even more photos of the dog camp. I really like these dogs.
  11. Time for the actual dog-sledding run. What a beautiful place to be. The sounds, the crisp air, I’ll never forget.
  12. Returning to the dog camp, it’s posing for pictures with puppies! Must see these adorable puppies.
  13. A helicopter ride from the glacier, back to sea level and our cruise ship. Different beautiful scenery.
  14. We took a train, from one place to a different place. to Ketchikan. It involved seeing things and taking pictures. We crossed the BC border into Alaska. Saw some cool bridges. Posed for pictures with Moose Antlers.
  15. And we spent some interesting time in Skagway. It was very relaxing.

Here’s some general Purpose information about tourism in Alaska