Monday, October 29, 2012

On Our Way

After spending time at the Market, we went back to the ship to board.  You had to go through several different areas before you were on the ship.  First had to show your tickets, then give up your luggage unless you wanted to keep your carry-on since we didn't know if our luggage would be in our room before dinner time.  Then you stood in line with your passport like at an airport security check.  Bags, luggage, purses, etc went through the x-ray machine.  When we made it past that we stood in another line to talk to a Celebrity employee to make sure we had the right dinner times and excursions.  Finally, after that, we were able to board the ship.

If you look closely you can see the luggage in the yellow bin.
 
A crane lowers it down to the lowest level to bring aboard the ship.
 
On deck!
 
Our room with the balcony!  Most days it was cold but we still wrapped ourselves in swim towels and jackets and sat outside to view Alaska!  You wouldn't want to be inside to experience this state!
 
All aboard and ready to leave!  Looking back towards downtown.
 
Looking the opposite way and seeing the Space Needle.  We took a tram there after we got back.
 
Our balcony is above the life rafts.
 
 
 
 
Notice the other ship?  There were 3 of us leaving around the same time for Alaska.  We only saw them for a bit then we all must of been in different ship channels or were starting our cruises at different places because when we looked later we didn't see them anymore.
 



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Dad and Mom's Alaska Cruise

This is going to be in lots of installments!  I only snapped over 700 pictures!

Got a good price on a balcony Alaskan cruise quite a while ago.  We had sailed with Carnival on our first cruise but the deal had us sailing with Celebrity.  It is suppose to be a step or two above Carnival.  We sailed the inside passage with stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Victoria, BC and cruising the Tracy Arm Fjord.  We flew to Seattle and got there early enough to visit Pike Market.  What fun place!  There are several stalls and shops surrounding a few blocks near the docks.  You can find fresh fish, beautiful flowers, spices, fruits and vegetables, etc there.  We had fun touring the area.

 
 
We stopped here for breakfast.  Lowell's is a popular place.  You order off the menu boards and then your meal is made to order.  There were 3 levels of seating but also a line of customers waiting to order out the door of the restaurant.
 
Can you imagine being able to go to a Farmer's Market anytime you wanted to go?  The fruit and veggies were so pretty!
 
 
 
Several flower stalls.  One of those bouquets of flowers were only $5!
 
 
 
These babies were huge!
 
 
 
Beecher's cheese shop.  We got to watch how cheese was made and get a free sample.
 
Cigar box guitars.
 
Looking at our ship from the market.
 
People like to draw on the walls here.
 
 



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June: announcements, babies and baseball!

Jared and Ashley sent this photo to my email one Sunday in June.  We just happened to have most of the family at our house that day so we skyped with them after seeing this picture!  Exciting to have #6 coming soon to our family!
 
Annaly loved seeing Josie on the Ipad.
 
 
Kasey's 1st Father's Day!
 
 
 
Had to show off Kinsley's cute lil' bloomers!
 
 
Summer doesn't get very hot around here but Janessa, Kinsley and I went to the cabin one weekend so Kinsley could wear her cute swim suits!
 
She could have cared less being in the water!
 
Oh the faces she can make at Grammie!
 
We watched Tyson play T-ball this summer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corbin loved playing catch with Kasey one day at the game!
 
 
 
Annaly was worn out at this game!



                                                    



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