Disney Vancouver/Alaska/Seattle Trip, Day 5 - Palo & Endicott Arm
The captain had made some announcements about how Tracy Arm might be impassable due to too much ice in the channel, which turned out to be true. So, we headed to Endicott Arm, which turned out to be just as spectacular (and just as cold!). We woke up around 8 and just lazed around in the morning - we had reservations for 12 at Palo, so we wanted to be nice and hungry. We did sneak a taste of the split pea soup in the bread bowl (oh lord, SF has ruined me for inferior sourdough!), but it wasn't good. It was raining, but they were still going to have the salmon bake outside at noon, but we'd have to miss it. The CM's were coming around with mugs of cocoa for everyone, and also a larger Alaska travel mug for sale for $8 - totally got that!
At 9:30, we caught the second half of the iceberg talk - Keith loved it (I knew he would). We caught the first part on TV later on. Icebergs are way more complex than ice cubes in the water/ground!
Palo was awesome, our server was Ashli from India. I tried a few things from the buffet, ordered eggs benedict that was dry, and Keith tried the famous chicken parm, which was pretty good and crunchier than I thought it would be, but that added to the yum factor. Keith also had the veal, because cruising. We talked to the server a lot, and I went to the restroom. When I got back, Keith said he had something to show me - they had made a plate that said, "Congratulations Mom & Dad, I am Coming!". I, of course, started crying, and that picture turned out to be the best - we used it as our FB announcement picture.
I got super bundled up, and we walked around the ship, checking out the views from different areas. We made a cute little video with the icebergs in the back, and kept moving - it was COLD! The icebergs were everywhere, we didn't see any eagles, bears or whales, but we did see some seals on the ice.
Needed a snack, so we got the cream cheese pretzels, and took them back to the room to "warm up" (y'all realize what those quotes mean, right?). All afternoon, we'd alternate outside with the views and inside to warm up and watch movies - Keith was just wearing one of those 32 Degree shirts from Costco, and everyone kept asking if he was cold. Nope! The glacier was amazing - we saw 3 calvings (giant blocks of the glacier breaking off into the water), and it was incrediible to watch that sheer power. So cold, but totally worth the freeze.
This was one of the best days - no real schedule to keep, no running around a lot, just a lot of relaxation and amazing sights. Lots of napping, too! The CMs grabbed a chunk of glacier and brought it onboard for us to gawk at - I told Keth we should have licked it.
Dinner was at Parrot Cay, which I initally thought I'd hate, but it reminded me of the cruises to the Bahamas, that was nice. I had the Jamacian island salad with mango, pork cordon bleu (dry), and we skipped dessert again. Just not hungry enough for non-amazing food...what a bummer for me!
Walked around the warming-up deck, and back to bed to "snuggle". All week, we'd go distribute our fish extender gifts and come back to our own surprises. We'd also take some of our magnets and Keith would play Magnet Fairy - placing them on random cabins to spread the Disney Magic!
At 9:30, we caught the second half of the iceberg talk - Keith loved it (I knew he would). We caught the first part on TV later on. Icebergs are way more complex than ice cubes in the water/ground!
Palo was awesome, our server was Ashli from India. I tried a few things from the buffet, ordered eggs benedict that was dry, and Keith tried the famous chicken parm, which was pretty good and crunchier than I thought it would be, but that added to the yum factor. Keith also had the veal, because cruising. We talked to the server a lot, and I went to the restroom. When I got back, Keith said he had something to show me - they had made a plate that said, "Congratulations Mom & Dad, I am Coming!". I, of course, started crying, and that picture turned out to be the best - we used it as our FB announcement picture.
I got super bundled up, and we walked around the ship, checking out the views from different areas. We made a cute little video with the icebergs in the back, and kept moving - it was COLD! The icebergs were everywhere, we didn't see any eagles, bears or whales, but we did see some seals on the ice.
Needed a snack, so we got the cream cheese pretzels, and took them back to the room to "warm up" (y'all realize what those quotes mean, right?). All afternoon, we'd alternate outside with the views and inside to warm up and watch movies - Keith was just wearing one of those 32 Degree shirts from Costco, and everyone kept asking if he was cold. Nope! The glacier was amazing - we saw 3 calvings (giant blocks of the glacier breaking off into the water), and it was incrediible to watch that sheer power. So cold, but totally worth the freeze.
This was one of the best days - no real schedule to keep, no running around a lot, just a lot of relaxation and amazing sights. Lots of napping, too! The CMs grabbed a chunk of glacier and brought it onboard for us to gawk at - I told Keth we should have licked it.
Dinner was at Parrot Cay, which I initally thought I'd hate, but it reminded me of the cruises to the Bahamas, that was nice. I had the Jamacian island salad with mango, pork cordon bleu (dry), and we skipped dessert again. Just not hungry enough for non-amazing food...what a bummer for me!
Walked around the warming-up deck, and back to bed to "snuggle". All week, we'd go distribute our fish extender gifts and come back to our own surprises. We'd also take some of our magnets and Keith would play Magnet Fairy - placing them on random cabins to spread the Disney Magic!