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OMG, I'm drooling! That tour sounds so amazing! My recommendation is to take the camera, but don't feel you have to use it. Better to have it in case, then wish you had it but it's not there.
BTW, I'll be bugging DS for cruise discount info for family members in a few months, but since he just got the job, it might seem sort of suspicious for him to ask right away- "Thanks for the job and oh, by the way...."
Just found your TR! If all goes as planned, we are hoping to take an Alaskan cruise next year, so I'm really excited to hear all your plans and then about the trip afterwards........
Lovely ship and the Flightseeing tour looks great!
Take the camera, it won't be too difficult to learn the essentials, but, don't forget to take still pictures, too. On our cruise last year, I, somehow became the designated photographer , and was trying to take movies and stills all the time, at the same time! I kept thinking, "I can get stills from the videos later...", but later, usually doesn't come, so, you don't get all the stills that you would have liked to have. I guess I didn't do too bad, though, since some of my pictures got picked for this year's DCL PP!
What a great looking ship, and it sounds like a great tour!
thanks.
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Looks like a great tour. Can't help you with the camera dilema we never bother with the video feature on our camera.
thank you.
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Originally Posted by chezp
It all sounds amazing.
thanks, I'm getting excited. (can you tell??)
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OMG, I'm drooling! That tour sounds so amazing! My recommendation is to take the camera, but don't feel you have to use it. Better to have it in case, then wish you had it but it's not there.
BTW, I'll be bugging DS for cruise discount info for family members in a few months, but since he just got the job, it might seem sort of suspicious for him to ask right away- "Thanks for the job and oh, by the way...."
I think that's a good idea about the camera. I will take it 'just in case'.
and yeah, it's probably a good idea to wait a few months.....maybe for a Christmas cruise!!!
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Wow, looks amazing! I love the pretty sun painting on the side of the ship This really sounds like a trip I'd love to take myself someday!
I can't really help you with the video question since hubby and I only take pictures, never film anything, sorry.
I think it is a pretty ship. Thanks for posting
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Just found your TR! If all goes as planned, we are hoping to take an Alaskan cruise next year, so I'm really excited to hear all your plans and then about the trip afterwards........
Wecome. hopefully, I can share something that is useful to you
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Lovely ship and the Flightseeing tour looks great!
Take the camera, it won't be too difficult to learn the essentials, but, don't forget to take still pictures, too. On our cruise last year, I, somehow became the designated photographer , and was trying to take movies and stills all the time, at the same time! I kept thinking, "I can get stills from the videos later...", but later, usually doesn't come, so, you don't get all the stills that you would have liked to have. I guess I didn't do too bad, though, since some of my pictures got picked for this year's DCL PP!
I will be the designated photographer too, Kenny. What I might do is take the video (as well as the still) camera with me only on the excursions. who knows?
And congrats on being a contributor!!
Where has all the time gone???? Between planning this trip and my September trip to WDW, I don’t have enough hours in the day! I’ve got some catching up to do!!
Our next day, Wednesday the 17th, we will be in Juneau. This is the port that we have TWO excursions booked. A busy day.
In the morning, we are on a helicopter icefield excursion. We will actually walk on the glacier with our pilot/guide.
We asked them to drop us off at the Mt. Roberts tramway, which will take us high up on the mountain so that we can get yet another spectacular view.
We will have less than two hours to enjoy this one..... but, I can't wait.
Then our next excursion is a little bit different. We actually miss our ship intentionally. We will take a catamaran ahead of our ship, on the same route. The smaller craft can get much much closer to the glaciers than the larger ship. This in particular is the excursion I am hoping to see the glaciers calving. This is also where we will see a lot of seals and possible whales. Afterwards, we transfer back onto the ship in the middle of the water.
I can only imagine that after dinner, we will try to make the evening show. However, it will have been a looooooooooooong day. But an unforgetable one, methinks
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This really sounds like a trip I'd love to take myself someday!
, and was trying to take movies and stills all the time, at the same time! 
I kept thinking, "I can get stills from the videos later...", but later, usually doesn't come, so, you don't get all the stills that you would have liked to have. I guess I didn't do too bad, though, since some of my pictures got picked for this year's DCL PP! 
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