Springtime In Alaska

July 8th thru July 15th we sailed to Alaska on Holland America "Amsterdam". My wife took some excellent photos and her interests may be different than mine- so I added her photos to the 1959 Hit song by Johnny Horton called "Springtime In Alaska" It was  a fun cruise, and a last minute decision to go.

Skagway

First Day on Ship- leaving Seattle after boarding around noon. We sailed 653 miles to Ketchikan that included a sea day,  where we shared shore with 3 other ships. We then sailed 389 miles to Juneau  and again 3 other ships. Friday we were in Skagway after traveling 104 miles and 2 other ships were there. We had another sea day as we traveled 904 miles to Victoria for a Sunday night arrival. Then 86 miles to Seattle and we left ship around 8am. The advertised price was 543 per person- with fees, taxes and tips it came to around 1800 for both of us. We sailed with 591 crew members  of 31 Nationalities, and about 1500 other guests. Because of summer, there were more kids on board and people seemed younger unless maybe I am just getting older? Our average speed was 16.7 knots, traveled 2136 miles, used 113,186 gallons of fuel, and consumed 23,570 eggs. We were very pleased with the ship, crew, entertainment, food, and beautiful scenery- and great weather.

Springtime In Alaska - YouTube