After Skagway, we
headed to the Tracy Arm Fjord – this is where the ship turns around then
continues down the Alaska Inside Passage back down the coastline. The Sawyer
Glacier there is such an incredible sight, that even at 7am the Captain got on
the intercom to announce our arrival so everyone could enjoy it. We got up
early to go out on deck to see this glacier up close. The ship did a 540-degree
turn (a turn-and-a-half) so that we could get a complete view of it from
anywhere on the ship, and our captain was incredibly skilled and got us very
close to the glacier.
It’s pretty amazing to be in such a large ship, yet still be
so close to the shore – close enough to really get to see the beauty of Alaska
as we continued to sail along the Inside Passage. I watched for hours as we
passed snow-topped mountains and many waterfalls. And I truly believe that this
is the very reason that a Cruise to Alaska is such a great way to travel –
because you get to see so much of it that you simply can’t see any other way.
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