World Cruise 2024

Seward is a major starting point for Alaska cruises so we weren’t surprised to be sharing the cruise terminal with one of the monster cruise ships. This is also the starting point for the Iditarod dog sled race and was a fun little town. Walking around town I found the Seward Fire Department and stopped…

Enroute to Kodiak Island, we had the World Cruise boat building competition. The boats were judged on appearance, speed and how many 12oz cans they could carry without capsizing. After this much time traveling we’re desperate for entertainment. Following that we arrived on Kodiak Island and did a self guided tour around town. This is…

Not a lot to tell here, we arrived Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands for a short stop mainly to clear customs. Dutch Harbor is known for the show Deadliest Catch and it is small, remote and cold, and those are the high points. It was heavy snow and blowing sleet/ice so not a lot…

With this many sea days you start looking for entertainment or eat too much. Last night was a farewell to Asia night in the main dining room with decorations, special menu and the servers all dressed up. A lot of the passengers got it to it as well with many dressed up.

Today is our last day in Japan and Otaru is a fairly small city so today was walking around town and a last lunch in Japan at a ramen house. The food has been incredible and with the exchange rate, it’s extremely affordable with a nice lunch costing less than $10. There is a main…