Day #6: Denali to Whittier

Wake up was at 5:30 AM.  Breakfast at 6:10.  Back to the room at 6:45 to get ready for our trip down south to Whittier where we were to board our cruise ship, the Diamond Princess.  I was able to check e-mail one last time because I knew that Wi-Fi was going to be much too expensive while on the ship.

We were able to enjoy the glass domed train again under happy, sunny skies. 

I think mom is looking at beaver lodges here.   We were served a delicious lunch on the train. 

Our tour leader, Deb treated us all to any drink we wanted.  Mom and Auntie Grace chose a smoothie which they really enjoyed.

It was difficult saying goodbye to Deb.  We all knew we'd miss her.  She truly made the land portion of our trip enjoyable and worry free.  She left us at Anchorage and we all waved good bye to her after chanting her special tour song.

The skies were cloudy again when we neared Whittier where our cruise ship was docked.  It was an impressive sight.

The embarkation was very efficient.  We were impressed with how quickly we were able to get onboard and find our luggage already waiting for us in our rooms.

After enjoying our first buffet meal on the ship, we went for the muster deck practice.  I shouldn't have told mom that the size and gradeur of the ship reminded me of the Titanic.  Ooops!  We learned how to wear our life vests and were told where we needed to go in the event of an emergency.  This was all reassuring.

Then we went back to our rooms and just enjoyed the view outside of our balconies. 

The rooms were not huge, but large mirrors nicely gave you the illusion of more space.  It was comfortable and we were content.

The bathroom was quite tiny, but manageable.

We unpacked and then just crashed.  We were exhausted!