We had so much fun on our Alaskan cruise aboard the Celebrity Millennium. So many fellow Christians I have talked to about cruising seemed to think there would be nothing for Christians to do aboard a cruise ship. I tell you what. We were never bored. There really were all kinds of events in the… [continue reading]
Hubbard Glacier
The morning after the infamous Upper Dewey Lake hike, was to be the day the cruise ship went by Hubbard Glacier. I was so tired from the hike. Then of course we stayed up late enjoying some of the ship’s entertainment. I just about croaked when we were told we would be going by Hubbard… [continue reading]
Celebrity Premium Non-Alcoholic Drink Package
Our one huge splurge on our Celebrity cruise to Alaska was the Premium Non-Alcoholic Drink Package. We looked at it and debated whether we should get it endlessly. We searched reviews and pros and cons. It was $20 per person, per day which sounded like an exorbitant amount. Finally, Jason said he would get it… [continue reading]
Mount Roberts Tramway Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska is the one port city that we had the most planned. First thing in the morning we went whale watching. Then we went went on a city tour of Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier. By the time we arrived back at port from the city tour we only had a couple of hours until… [continue reading]
Juneau City & Mendenhall Glacier Excursion #AlaskaTravel
As soon as we arrived back at port from our whale watching excursion we went straight to the meeting point for our Juneau City & Mendenhall Glacier Excursion. We also purchased this excursion through Port Promotions as a package deal with other city tours. It ended up costing us about $50 each for the two… [continue reading]
Icy Strait Point in Hoonah, Alaska
Our second port on our seven day Celebrity Millennium cruise was Icy Strait Point. We had not purchased an excursion for this port, but figured we would just get off the ship and walk around. This was what we saw at breakfast. “It doesn’t look like there’s anything there,” I said and my husband agreed. … [continue reading]
When something went missing from my stateroom on Celebrity Millennium
Click here to read how I acquired my awesome Ascend rain jacket. The conclusion of my story is below. We didn’t see whales that morning, though other cruisers said they had. Still we had fun setting out on our Alaskan adventure. When we got too cold, we headed inside for breakfast and still kept a… [continue reading]
Celebrity Millennium Cruise FOOD!
I told you that we chose Celebrity Millennium for our Alaskan cruise because they reportedly had the best food. As I looked through my millions of photos from the cruise I realized that I took a ton of photos of food close up but not so many of the restaurants. So prepare yourself for lots… [continue reading]
Why we chose Celebrity Millennium
We debated just a little about what our vacation without the kids would be, but an Alaskan cruise had long been in our minds, and it was still one of the highest on both of our lists so deciding on Alaska wasn’t much trouble. The next dilemma was to decide on a cruise line and… [continue reading]
Welcome aboard in Vancouver
After finding our ship it actually did take a little while to figure out how to get around and into the port. We arrived quite a bit early, which was our intention. We wanted to be on board eating lunch when everyone else was in line fighting the crowds. But I had forgotten to order… [continue reading]