Yet another wonderful day. Ketchican. It’s a tiny village perched at the base on mountains right at water’s edge. It’s accessible only by water or air and is one of the obligatory ports of call for cruise ships. Since we did not have a shore excursion booked and access to the town was by tender, we opted to relax in the thallasemia pool first then visited the town after lunch. We wandered the historic town and marveled at the totem poles. We were all back on board by evening. We took a break from dancing in Michael’s Club to see the fabulous creations by the Celebrity Chefs at the Midnight Buffet.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
The warmth we anticipated when we headed to the Caribbean in mid-January didn’t really materialize but the fun we had with our dancing friends and the great crew of the Margaritaville at Sea Islander more than made up for the not so favorable weather.
Aboard Jewel of the Seas, a favorite ship of ours, we enjoyed a foray into the history and geology of Canada’s Atlantic coast while enjoying the joys of friendships, longtime and new. Now we’re looking forward to returning to the same ship for further adventures!
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