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Glad you had a great night at Palo with entertainment! Of all the whale watching tours I've taken along the California coast while growing up, I've never seen a whale breach. Wow!
Hope you enjoy the rest of the cruise, and if you're bored in between flights, feel free to text or email me to keep you company!
Can't wait to see your pics after you get home! Safe travels!
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Wow...what a wonderful dinner and "show" from the whales! Glad the trip is ending on such an up note. Hope your last day and subsequent flights home are all smooth and easy.
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Glad you had a great night at Palo with entertainment! Of all the whale watching tours I've taken along the California coast while growing up, I've never seen a whale breach. Wow!
Hope you enjoy the rest of the cruise, and if you're bored in between flights, feel free to text or email me to keep you company!
Can't wait to see your pics after you get home! Safe travels!
Thanks, Jeannie! I may well be contacting you tomorrow, but I hope I don't have too much waiting time!
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Wow! The whale sightings sound so amazing!!!!!
And glad to hear you had a great dinner at Palo!
It was quite a night!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Glad you got to see some whales and had a great time at Palo! Sorry it's all coming to an end!
We're passing through dense fog right now and I can't even see the ocean-- no more whales for now, but what a show they put on!
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Wow...what a wonderful dinner and "show" from the whales! Glad the trip is ending on such an up note. Hope your last day and subsequent flights home are all smooth and easy.
danielle
Thanks, I love vacations, but hate the traveling part. I booked a non-stop flight home and they changed it on me at the last minute to changing planes with a layover in Chicago. I didn't even know they could do that!
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Wow! Palo in and of itself is amazing - adding the whales to the viewing and holy smokes it just doesn't get any better!
Your cruise sounds like the vacation of a lifetime - so glad you are enjoying it and having a wonderful time overall!
That was an unexpected extra to the meal, for sure. And they timed the show perfectly-- in between courses!
Thank you for sharing your trip report Laurie, I'm loving it! I've been reading up on anything & everything about Seattle and Alaskan cruises...since we'll be on our very first cruise in just one week
I've loved your report and pictures of Seattle and can't wait to see the beautiful city!
Have a safe trip home! I hope to catch your detailed report and pictures of the Alaskan portion, before we head off for our own trip there
Dinner at Palo and a whale watching show, sounds like a fantastic evening! I'm sorry that your trip is coming to an end, but I'm looking forward to hearing about all of the details Safe travels!
These last couple days sound great - especially the whales at Palo.
Have a safe trip home.
Incredible evening!
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Thank you for sharing your trip report Laurie, I'm loving it! I've been reading up on anything & everything about Seattle and Alaskan cruises...since we'll be on our very first cruise in just one week
I've loved your report and pictures of Seattle and can't wait to see the beautiful city!
Have a safe trip home! I hope to catch your detailed report and pictures of the Alaskan portion, before we head off for our own trip there
I should be starting the cruise portion of the full report sometime on Tuesday. I hope you have as good a time on the cruise and in Seattle as I did!
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Dinner at Palo and a whale watching show, sounds like a fantastic evening! I'm sorry that your trip is coming to an end, but I'm looking forward to hearing about all of the details Safe travels!
Thanks! I'm not looking forward to the journey home.
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WOW! Sounds like an amazing time watching the whales. You were so lucky to have seen them.
Too bad the cruise is almost over . Enjoy the rest of your time on board.
Thanks! I wish I'd been able to get to Ketchicandies.
We're at port now in Victoria. I took advantage of a pretty empty ship to go to Rainforest again. A relaxing and peaceful way to end the cruise.
My trip home won't be fun. As I mentioned before, United changed my non-stop flight to one with a layover and change of planes in Chicago. At least I figured I wouldn't have to worry about my bags, as I'd signed up for the on-board check-in, where DCL takes your bags to the airport and checks them to your final destination, and then also prints out your boarding pass. No such luck. It turns out that the airlines selects one or two lucky passengers to be ineligible for this service and I got chosen. I have to pick up my bags at the terminal, take them to the DCL airport transfer bus, lug them to check-in at the airport and put them through the full security check. I'll get help from the porters with carrying the bags, but it's such a pain!
My flight leaves Seattle at 1pm and I'm scheduled to land in Boston at 1am. Wish me luck that my scooter and bags arrive with me!
Oh boy, Laurie, I'm sending you that all your stuff arrives with you and not after you! Nothing you can do about it now, so try to enjoy the rest of your cruise. I'm glad you were able to enjoy the Rainforest Room again!
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Have not had much chance to read trip reports. But I am catching up. I am glad that you finally got to use the Rainforest. Love the fact that you had a bit of whalewatching during Dinner. SO sad that the trip has t come to an end. Enjoy tomorrow with whats left
Safe Travels
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We were the "lucky" ones chosen by the airline a few years ago - DH and I were not happy to have to lug the luggage and the kids . Good luck getting through the airports!
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