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Ovation of the Sea Review Alaska JULY 2019 from Seattle 7 Days
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<blockquote data-quote="BSeabob" data-source="post: 1715564" data-attributes="member: 73"><p>Part 2/</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Ports:</strong></p><p><strong>Juneau has all the tourists stuff right at your gangway. Lots of tours to be had and a gondola right on the dock. City bus the best priced tour of the valley. Even get to see the State prison.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Victoria : </strong></p><p><strong>Some nice tours of the city. Whale watching usually for the 3 local Orca pods (which this year have gone outside (out west of Vancouver Island) a lot looking for food.... warming is an issue. And of course Butchart Gardens . A must see for any gardener at least once..... even I have done it twice and I’m no gardener. Because of the Ovation’s schedule (two ports) you get a full day stop here vs. the few hours normal on a return 7 day from Seattle.... a stop needed to comply with US law to eliminate steep tax issues and way higher cruise fares.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Skagway:</strong></p><p><strong>The White Pass and Yukon Railway. There are other tours of course but this is the reason to go to Alaska beside the obvious scenery and glaciers. More than a few ways to do the ride but it’s a must for history and the sites. Those gold rushers did some wild things. boB is well known in these parts so do not use his name for a reference. The town itself has kept to an old school feel and the locals rule the stores mostly and the “Park” regulations keep the buildings in check also. The diamonds and Caribbean stuff is there but not so noticeable. Lol. I even found a shop where the resident artist owner winters in South Eastern BC as she paints while hubby ski’s</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>So I think that’s it. For this ship and my whatever # cruise to Alaska. The key to this ship is…. got kids or grandkids over the age of say 10-13 this ship is for you but do your homework in what they can and can’t do without paying extra. There is a great area called the solarium with a restaurant for Adults only. It also has big relaxing hot tubs and quite a bit of viewing area with lounges. Small pools actually. Open Buffet for breakfast and Lunch but need reservations for supper. I'll be on another smaller ship somewhere....maybe even Alaska again. But not the Ovation unless my GK's are takin' me......and I'll just be in the solarium</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>And of course you should take a ship that goes "Inside" Vancouver Island on the lower part of the Inside Passage for a lot more scenery and not two sea days at sea as all 7 dayer's from Seattle must. All cruises from Vancouver would qualify. I'm not sure that the Ovation would do the Inside even if it did sail from Vancouver due to its size. It's early reposition from Vancouver didn't I'm advised. It went to Alaska from Vancouver on a 10 day trip with more ports and then started it 7 day trips from Seattle. There was some concern about timing the tide and passage under the Lions Gate bridge also back then. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Hey PM me through the site if you have any questions or comments or just post here.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSeabob, post: 1715564, member: 73"] Part 2/ [B]Ports: Juneau has all the tourists stuff right at your gangway. Lots of tours to be had and a gondola right on the dock. City bus the best priced tour of the valley. Even get to see the State prison. Victoria : Some nice tours of the city. Whale watching usually for the 3 local Orca pods (which this year have gone outside (out west of Vancouver Island) a lot looking for food.... warming is an issue. And of course Butchart Gardens . A must see for any gardener at least once..... even I have done it twice and I’m no gardener. Because of the Ovation’s schedule (two ports) you get a full day stop here vs. the few hours normal on a return 7 day from Seattle.... a stop needed to comply with US law to eliminate steep tax issues and way higher cruise fares. Skagway: The White Pass and Yukon Railway. There are other tours of course but this is the reason to go to Alaska beside the obvious scenery and glaciers. More than a few ways to do the ride but it’s a must for history and the sites. Those gold rushers did some wild things. boB is well known in these parts so do not use his name for a reference. The town itself has kept to an old school feel and the locals rule the stores mostly and the “Park” regulations keep the buildings in check also. The diamonds and Caribbean stuff is there but not so noticeable. Lol. I even found a shop where the resident artist owner winters in South Eastern BC as she paints while hubby ski’s So I think that’s it. For this ship and my whatever # cruise to Alaska. The key to this ship is…. got kids or grandkids over the age of say 10-13 this ship is for you but do your homework in what they can and can’t do without paying extra. There is a great area called the solarium with a restaurant for Adults only. It also has big relaxing hot tubs and quite a bit of viewing area with lounges. Small pools actually. Open Buffet for breakfast and Lunch but need reservations for supper. I'll be on another smaller ship somewhere....maybe even Alaska again. But not the Ovation unless my GK's are takin' me......and I'll just be in the solarium And of course you should take a ship that goes "Inside" Vancouver Island on the lower part of the Inside Passage for a lot more scenery and not two sea days at sea as all 7 dayer's from Seattle must. All cruises from Vancouver would qualify. I'm not sure that the Ovation would do the Inside even if it did sail from Vancouver due to its size. It's early reposition from Vancouver didn't I'm advised. It went to Alaska from Vancouver on a 10 day trip with more ports and then started it 7 day trips from Seattle. There was some concern about timing the tide and passage under the Lions Gate bridge also back then. Hey PM me through the site if you have any questions or comments or just post here.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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