Friday, June 24, 2011

This morning we started out with breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill. Service was very slow. I am beginning to think the problem is not with the servers but there is a backup in the kitchen. All of our meals seem to be very slow except for the nights that we eat in the Pinnacle Grill.

We didn't arrive into Ketchikan until 11:00 am so we went to play bingo at 10:00 am. We didn't win anything but at least we tried. As soon as bingo was over we were in port and cleared to get off the ship. This is my 4th time to Ketchikan and each time we have always been right across the street from the Lumberjack Show. This time we were down at the far end of the pier. I had never seen this part of the city before. We probably would have been closer walking from Juneau! The following ships were in port -- Regent Navigator, HAL Ooosterdam, NCL Pearl, Celebrity Century, HAL Zaandam. The NCL Pearl was a huge ship.

Krista and I went into town and walked in a few shops. There were a few that I wanted to visit that I had been to before. The rest of the time we just took a leisurely stroll through the town. We had tickets to see the Lumberjack Show. I had seen it before and thought it was a lot of fun so we all went to see it. After the show was over we walked back to the ship. There was a food stand by the ship that had Reindeer Hotdogs so Krista got one of those to eat. I just went to the grill by the pool and got a hamburger followed by cookies from the Neptune Lounge.

We rested the rest of the afternoon. I still wasn't feeling good with my cold. It was soon time for dinner. I wasn't hungry at all. I ordered food and just pushed it around on my plate. We had traded our bottle of champagne that the Captain gave us for a bottle of wine so they served it to us tonight. I didn't even eat any dessert.

After dinner, Chase and Lauren went to the show and Krista and I went to the spa. When we finished at the spa we went down to the casino. I didn't do any good and Krista held her own. This is the first time I had been down there since the beginning of the cruise. We went ahead and cashed our cards in so we won't have to go back tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be the last full day of the cruise and there are lots of activities planned. We also lose an hour of sleep tonight. I guess it won't be long until I am back to reality for a while.