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Posted in Alaska, British Columbia, Delta Airlines, Train, Veendam on Jan 3rd, 2010
I’ve finally managed to post the pictures from our Alaskan cruise in August 2009. The album is available under ‘Photos’ or by clicking here. Enjoy!
As I mentioned in my brief update, the train ride was spectacular! Check-in was a breeze in Anchorage. We deposited our luggage for delivery to the ship even though we hadn’t booked a transfer with HAL. This made the getting from the train station to the port (unlike in Europe) a complete breeze – we […]
Posted in Alaska, Cruise Ship, Train on Aug 2nd, 2009
After a wonderful train ride down to Seward, we’re happily aboard the HAL Veendam. I’ll post more later but here are a few first impressions. Overall, the ship is nice but not fantastic. It’s public spaces look a little dated and not “elegant” in the way we might have expected. Our cabin, however, is great! […]
Posted in Airplane, Alaska, British Columbia, Cruise Ship, Delta Airlines, Holland America, Train, Veendam on Jul 26th, 2009
Our journey begins on Friday, July 31. We’ll be flying Delta Airlines (surprise, surprise… not!) from Tampa to Anchorage via Atlanta. After traveling for the better part of the day, we’ll arrive in the early evening (Anchorage time) and will be checking into the Anchorage Marriott Downtown. Why the Marriott? Two words: Marriott Points. It’s […]