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Not generally being Cruise Ship Folk (chillaxing for too long gives me the willies), Mr. M I were not entirely sure what to do with our Day at Sea, as it were.  We soon learned that Days at Sea consist primarily of eating.  Lots of eating.  Like, Olympic-level eating.  With a light dusting of Broadway Spectacular in the evenings.
Luckily for my fast-expanding waistline, there was an activity planned for the afternoon that did not involve stuffing food down my gullet: viewing the Hubbard Glacier along the eastern coast of Alaska.
We d received notice that the Glacier would be sliding past our ship windows cheats codes for midtown madness 2 somewhere around cheats codes for midtown madness 2 2pm.  [That's another cheats codes for midtown madness 2 thing about cruise travel... it's eerily easy.  It weirds me out in much the same way the Manhattanite idea of having one's groceries delivered has bothered me since moving to NYC.  Shouldn't I have to work a bit to travel or have almond milk in my fridge?  Die-hard cheats codes for midtown madness 2 cruisers- and all my neighbors- cheats codes for midtown madness 2 disagree.]  Sure enough, at 2pm a honey-throated voice came over the loud speakers to announce the grand arrival of the Hubbard Glacier cheats codes for midtown madness 2 like a belle being presented at a debutante ball.
Our feet above the glacial waters of Alaska. (A gratuitous aside to no one in particular: I m certain these $15 flats from Target were the love I ll never get over losing.  I wore the bejesus out of them and only gave them up once it was pointed out I was wearing shredded leopard rags on my feet. Best shoes ever, may they rest in peace.  Or pieces as the case may be.)
Having to keep our distance somehow made me feel better something so magnificent should not be viewed up close from the warmth of a luxury vessel.  Knowing a glacier that intimately seems deserving of a dramatic and daring mission involving an ice pick and crampons, no?
It was one more peek at the Hubbard Glacier and then our mellifluous announcer informed everyone that hot apple cider and cocoa- with or without marshmallows- would be served inside.  Presumably to reward us for roughing it and braving the elements on deck.  There was a polite stampede inward.
While there are many, MANY cruises along Alaska s Inside Passage in which to indulge, we were on the Celebrity 7-Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier journey.  It reinforced my belief that cruising is best considered when traveling with a very wide range of ages.  We were traveling with Mr. M s family, and our merry band ranged from mid-20 s (us) to Mr. M s octogenarian grandparents, and everywhere in between.  Everyone is able to go at their own speed (mostly cheats codes for midtown madness 2 ), and it s easy to find a good balance of solo- and family-together time.
I spent most of my time (at least when I wasn t stuffing myself with buffet sigh ) up on the deck, wrapped in my warmest cheats codes for midtown madness 2 jacket and a blanket. It was the perfect place to read with a nice cup of tea.
The Hubbard Glacier looks awesome! Your description of the cruise ship announcement and hot drinks afterwards routine immediately brought to mind the old movie If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium . Scheduled cheats codes for midtown madness 2 wilderness viewing is a bit ridiculous
I hadn t heard of the movie before, but the title alone makes me want to check it out! If the Hubbard Glacier hadn t been so magnificent, I would ve been cringing at the ridiculousness of it all a little bit more.