Todd as we wait for departure
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As te Vision pulls out of Vancouver
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The Vancouver skyline in the background
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The Narrows Bridge at Departure
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The top of the superstructure is only 30 or 40 feet below the bridge
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Frward on the Bow as the ship approaches Hubbard Glacier. light rain 40 degrees
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From the Bow--90 feet to the Bridge and the paying passengers
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"I'am the King of the World" as the ship passes trhough the Hubbard ice field approaching the Glacier
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Hubbard Glacier.... 2 mi ahead
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This chunk of Ice is 60 to 80 feet across
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Todd at Hubbard....1 mile ahead
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Hubbard over my shoulder....the glacier rises 10,000 feet up the ice field...we are now 600 yards away
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The ship now spins around to give all passengers at the rails above the view we have had.....
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the bidge wing during the second spin.... the glacier is no aft....700 ft closer
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Skagway
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6000 pasengers from 3 ships 600 local residents
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Kethikan...Always be nice to locals
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No matter how silly it looks
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The original Pacific Princess...The Love Boat in her last year of cruising... She will be decommisioned and replaced next year
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The view from the top of the mountain in Juneau...five shipsin port
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