SCENIC CRUISING

The bow opened at 7:30 am as we started another day of scenic cruising, this time through College Fjord.

College Fjord is located in the northern part of Prince William Sound. Numerous glaciers line the 20-mile-long fjord: five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers.

The Harriman expedition in 1899 discovered College Fjord. The explorers included a Harvard and Amherst professor, and they named many of the glaciers after Eastern colleges. They reportedly intentionally excluded Princeton. The glaciers on the NW side were named after women’s colleges, and those on the SE side were named after men’s colleges.

Kathy Slamp has a terrific website with much more information about College Fjord – check it out here.

Here is a map that shows the location of the various glaciers – thanks to Kathy Slamp

Today’s weather was perfect. Sunny skies with light winds and smooth, glassy seas display gorgeous reflections of the coastal mountains.

The stars of College Fjord are the largest glaciers, Harvard and Yale, at the end of the Fjord.

Many guests were on the bow enjoying the view, while others were on the forward observation decks, Decks six and nine.

After reaching the end of the Fjord, the ship paused and then rotated on its axis, allowing everyone with a verandah cabin to view the glaciers from the comfort of their decks.

INDONESIAN TEA TIME

Every sea day at 3 pm, afternoon tea is served in the dining room. The theme is different each time. Earlier themes were Dutch, French, and English. Today’s theme was Indonesian. There is only one course waiting on the table.  The tea was already been brewed and poured from Carafes.

We were surprised there weren’t any scones – maybe that is because it was an Indonesian Tea?

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Free Ice Cream! I am never quite sure of the draw of the Ice Cream Social when ice cream is pretty much available whenever the lido is open – but hey – I was there, and so were many other people.

WORLD STAGE

Colin Barkell was back on the World Stage for his second performance. This show was titled – A Night of Johnny Cash. Another wonderful show – that included such hits as:

– Big River
– Get Rhythm
– Folsom Prison Blues with Irish Dancing “Everyone knows Johnny Cash was an Irish Dancer”
– I Walk The Line
– I’ve Been Everywhere
– Understand Your Man
– A Boy Named Sue
– (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
– Irish Dancing & drums duel
– Hurt
– Daddy Sang Bass
– Ring of Fire

Colin is a terrific performer. Don’t miss his show!