Renew Your Mind

Day 10:

We packed our luggage the previous night and left it outside our staterooms where they vanished into thin air. I enjoyed my last breakfast on the ship although I couldn’t’ eat much as I’m sure I’d eaten enough food in 1 week to last me a month. We then headed down to the cinema on the third deck and waited until our number was called. Our papers said we should be called at 9:40am but we didn’t get called until 10:00am. We then disembarked and searched through several rows of luggage until we found our own. We took a van back to the airport which was more expensive than the limo we took from the airport to the hotel, but we were able to use up the rest of our Canadian money. My wife and I managed to get seats in the exit row on the flight back and arrived home just before dinner. I should have taken an extra day off to recuperate, but didn’t want to take another unpaid day off. The trip was over and I had plenty of pictures of this memorable experience. I can’t wait for the next vacation.

Day 9:

The ride back to Vancouver from Sitka wasn’t a great way to end the cruise. It was nice that we gained an hour when we changed timezones but heading south we lost an hour so we tried to make the best of our remaining time on the ship. Unfortunately, the sea did not want to cooperate. Up until the very last day the boat did not sway much at all. A few hours after leaving Sitka the ship began to rock really badly. I think half the people on the ship got sick through the night and the next day until the ship reached the inside passage at about 3:00pm. I couldn’t tell why since the sea looked the same and it was still sunny and clear. I wondered if it was because the ship was racing back to Vancouver at full speed. I wasn’t bothered to much because I took Dramamine but my wife’s dad and sister ended up sleeping most of the day because they were seasick. Throughout the cruise my wife and I tried our luck at Bingo. We were unsuccessful and were disappointed when we didn’t win the jackpot. Two people ended up sharing the jackpot in the end and they went home with about a grand each. At least it was more fun that the trivia games the Celebrity Staff had. Most of the trivia whether it be movies, sports, actors, music, or television were way before our time. All in all it was a very enjoyable cruise. We probably won’t be going to Alaska again anytime soon (we’ll wait until we fit the typical age range) but I wouldn’t hesitate to take Celebrity again when I decide to cruise again.