Today we stay on the ship....no port stops. Instead the ship sailed last night in the direction of the Hubbard Glacier, a six mile wide glacier which is about 300 feet high. We arrived near the glacier at about 8 am and the captain steered the ship within the legal limit of about one mile away from the glacier.
Because of its sheer size, you thought you were much closer. The real thrill of seeing the glacier is when it "calves" which is when pieces peel away from the glacier and deposit themselves into the icy ocean below. And for this, about 2000 people were lined up on the decks of the ship to watch this phenomena.
The glacier did not disappoint and calved many times; each time there was a sound almost like thunder when the ice fell into the sea, with the accompanying large splash of water.
We stayed there for about an hour and it was cold, probably the only time that we have felt cold all cruise.
After watching the glacier, we went to our room and packed as all luggage has to be outside our room by 11 tonite.
Because we are on the ship all day, they have a series of shows, sales, events etc to keep us occupied. First there was a talent show of the staff of the ship and they were excellent; better than the professional entertainers on board. Then we watched an Iron Chef competition put on by the chefs of the ship. After that, there was a lavish brunch buffet which we could not eat, but it looked great.
We then took a table for all 6 of us and we played a little cards.
We are now In our room waiting to go to dinner at 6 pm. Tonight there will be a gala variety show in the theatre...should be good.
We are still a few hundred miles from Seward, which is where we disembark and pick up our car for the 2-1/2 hour drive to Anchorage.
Overall, this has been a very good trip, a chance to be with close friends and also to see many places that we likely would never have dreamed visiting.
The ship and the accommodations and the service have been outstanding, but it is really the camaraderie that makes it worthwhile.
We will likely post again after our Shabbat in anchorage or perhaps after our 7 hour Sunday cruise thru the Kenai fjords near Anchorage.
We thank you for following us and wish you all a Shabbat shalom.
All the best
Fran and david
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