When was the first time we did something for the first time? Today, when we used the pools and hot tubs while Sapphire Princess cruised Glacier Bay. In fact, I even got sunburned! In Glacier Bay! Wild times. It was really very warm today, and no one needed the layers they’d packed to be able to spend the day on the open decks. Shorts and tanks were all that were required today.
The Sapphire Princess didn’t get to the northern park areas and the Grand Pacific and the Margerie Glaciers until 1pm, so we started the day in a leisurely fashion, first having breakfast in Sabatini’s and then attending a lecture by one of the National Park Services rangers who had come on board at the park’s entrance about 9am.
We decided to squeeze in a quick lunch in the International Dining Room at noon, enjoying the views out the windows as we approached Tarr Inlet.
Our view at lunch
Gazpacho
Stuffed bell pepper, one of my favorites
Following lunch, we changed into swimsuits and spent time in the hot tubs and pools on the back of the ship. Check out those blue skies!!
Grand Pacific Glacier
Margerie Glacier
We spent most of the afternoon on the back decks (we truly love them on this ship), and then got cleaned up for the evening before making our way to the Pacific Moon Dining Room, where our views continued over dinner. We were chatting with our next table mates who were also on last cruise and are very well cruised. None of us can remember ever having two weeks of great weather in Alaska on B2B cruises.
This weather!!
Alaskan shrimp and spinach dip
A catamaran sailing into the park.
Penne alla vodka
Carrot cake, not a favorite.
Sadly, it’s been fairly easy to refrain from having desserts on this ship.
We spent the evening at the magician show in the Princess Theater (yes, me too) and then went to comedian Kevin Jordan’s second show of the cruise in Club Fusion. Yay! Two different shows in one evening! It’s like the old days!
