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@Kuropii0 no unfortunately, just a wave breaking over a rock.

@@joannechludzinski1805 Thank you, I made a whole video about seasickness tip as well.

@lunaesqueda7472 For Aventure Lab, just do a quick Google search for Adventure Lab Geocaching. It is a separate app, and the video they provide as an overview is much better than anything I can explain. But basically it's a walking tour where you have to also hit certain waypoints and answer questions. It's a lot of fun. For Starbucks, I believe it opened at 6 AM each day. There are no other locations than that one. And my favorite spot is called The Brewhouse. We didn't go there much on this Alaska cruise because of having the aft balcony, but on my last one I was there every day. I hate the Observation Lounge... way too many people.

@@journeywiththejaneks awesome! I initially downloaded the regular geocaching app, but now I have the Adventure Labs one and it's much more obvious. Thanks again for your tips :)

@lunaesqueda7472 yes if you click on an adventurelab in the geocaching app it will bring you to the other app :)

@@runpny Correct. Only on NCL would you dock there.

I do not believe there is one. Normally the bathrooms on the cruise ships don't, or if they do, they have a shaver outlet.

@snow56border You will have a great time. I've done most of the NCL ships but Encore is one of the few I have not been on get.

@@journeywiththejaneks cool. I specifically picked this itinerary for the glacier bay national park cruising day.

@@michellebone6577 I wouldn't book an Alaska cruise with NCL again due to these issues.

Sunflower sea stars! I looked them up when I got home, so cool!

Room 15280. There is a room tour at 6:30

I am not positive, but from whale watching in Iceland where they are prevalent, they appeared to be.

It really is! It was a magical place!

We stayed at the Crown Plaza downtown. Easy to get to from the metro from SeaTac. We took an Uber the morning of the cruise to the port, but you could have walked. It was just too much luggage to be lugging around for our comfort. Go glad you booked an aft, it was amazing! We spent our $ there versus excursions and it was well worth it!

Thank you, please let me know if you have any questions.

@@jenniferlee121 I believe our boarding time was around 1 PM

Glad you enjoyed it, please let me know if you have any questions!

@KarenGoldschmidt-s6h glad I could help. If you have any questions please let me know.

I went back and checked my Fitbit data for the day. Total was 20,037 steps, or 8.6 miles!

@@journeywiththejaneks I'm 67, I don't think I could do that much. I did 15,000 once, though, so maybe I can do it in Sitka. I'll try my best. I want to see as much as I can on our May 2025 Alaskan cruise

You're welcome! Did you participate as well?

@@journeywiththejaneks I participate in pickleball there. I didn't know about the Run.

@@KatyandMe I didn't pay for the tour. It was free as a Latitudes Platinum member. I wouldn't have paid for it either :)

NCL SUN is not unlimited so I’m guessing this NCL isn’t as well. $15 daily maximum.

@@Kuropii0 This was 100% unlimited with the Starbucks specific package. We drank 4-5 beverages a day.

Definitely do not agree about the food. NCL has the best food of any cruise line we have been on.

Thank you!

It was a fun day!

It was a fun day!

The temperature varied, at night in the 30's and 40's, during the day, I would say 50's.

I believe that they auto-renew passes, so you will need to contact them to cancel.

@@journeywiththejaneks Thanks. Looks like we were able to accomplish that. We will see when the refund hits our account . Almost $600. So angry. “I” want to decide when to renew our passes, not have Seaworld decide ! I wouldn’t mind if they sent an email and asked, but nothing. Not even in Spam mail.

@stevenmorris2293 yep this happened to me as well! I thought when you finish your initial 1 year pass it ends. But I was wrong! It's definitely shady.

From what I researched, it's going to be a bit cold, highs in the 50s.

Thank you for your compliment! Those things were starfish called sunflower sea stars!

Thanks! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Not too long, less than a 40 minute train ride.

Which port are you thinking of doing it in? Juneau? It's a risk to wait to book, as they may sell out, but I would almost want to wait to see how many whales you see from the ship. When I did the cruise in July, we saw hundreds of whales throughout the week.

@@journeywiththejaneks it seems like Icy Straight Point is the only port where there’s enough time for an excursion. Since we’re going in July maybe we don’t need to do it & just hope to see whales etc. from the ship 🙏🏼

@@judyklock7597 If you want to do an excursion and see the port, then yes Icy Strait Point is probably the only one. The others I think you would have time for an excursion, but not an excursion plus exploration time. When we went in April, that port was awesome, whale very close to shore, seal, sea lions... lots of wildlife at no cost. Definitely check out the shore when it's low tide. That's an experience you won't forget with all the strange critters... and it's free.

@@journeywiththejaneksthanks again for your help!

We have flown in Economy, Premium Economy, and Upper Class. And we wouldn't spend the money for Upper Class again. Very impressed with their economy product!

Which part are you apprehensive about? I think you will be ok, because you know what the issues will be going into the cruise and can plan accordingly. If you're not doing an excursion, just be ready to disembark immediately, and you won't have issues. We didn't, and that caused us to experience the longer lines for shuttles.

We don’t have any excursions set up but I’m dreading the shuttle bus to Ketchikan. I did see that the time in port is limited but really wanted to explore the area. I’ll just make the best of it!

@judyklock7597 Just be prepared and ready to disembark before the all clear is given and you will be OK. I would also suggest not doing shopping downtown, head back to Wards Cove and shop there. That will relieve a lot of worry with the shuttle back.

@@journeywiththejaneks thanks so much for your advice!

@@judyklock7597 you're welcome. I'm glad I could help!

@norwegiancruiseline thank you for your comment. Happy to be a platinum latitudes member. But this itinerary is really rough with the short port days and amount of shuttles. Not a fan, wouldn't do Alaska on NCL again. Cruise in 2019 on the Joy was much, much better.

None, it's two different cards. I used points with Chase Ultimate Rewards that I had stacked up when I booked the trip, and Chase booking happened to have the Starbucks perk as an option. And for the lounges, I am assuming you are asking about airport lounges, and we use a Venture X Card by Capital One.

Yep, it sure is. That's because it's ALL of my 1-day videos combined into one. Each of the daily videos are less than 20 minutes long.

@@journeywiththejaneks Ignore the hater; this video was awesome! Thanks for taking the time to document your trip and for compiling it all into one video. It was super helpful for planning my upcoming Alaskan trip on the Bliss, and now I can manage my expectations about port times. Happy travels :)

That's not completely accurate. First question on the Little Free Library's FAQ's on their website: "A Little Free Library is a free book-sharing box where anyone may take a book or share a book. They function on the honor system. You do not need to share a book in order to take one. If you take a book or two from a little library, try to bring some to share to that same library, or another in your area, when you can." I was not expecting to find one, so I didn't bring a book to leave. But hopefully this video shows people that there is a Little Free Library, so other cruise guests can leave more books!

To walk to Hoonah, go towards the old cannery building. That's the direction you want to go to head to downtown. Just continue to hug the coastline as you head out of the cannery and past the donut stand. You may be the only one walking that way, and it may not seem like you can walk out that way, but you can.

Ok thank you for the reply

Awesome, how were the whale sightings from the ship when you went?

@@journeywiththejaneks we saw several of them.

It's a great weekend cruise. Almost too much to see and do on the ship in just 3 days!

Are you talking about an eagle in the treetops? If so, I promise there's one there.

Agreed, if you're only going to do this cruise once in your lifetime, it's definitely better in the summer. I have done it in July before, and we decided to try early in the season to see if the lower price balanced the negatives.

Good to know, that makes sense!

Yes, we were a bit bummed when we had great weather back in Seattle at the end of the cruise, and saw that the second week had perfect weather. You just never know in Alaska!

@@journeywiththejaneks very yrue