The Final Day of the Cruise
Today was a complete "day at sea" as we continued our voyage we began yesterday around dinner when we departed Ketchikan and won't arrive until tomorrow morning in Vancouver where we will disembark from the Noordam, ending our cruise. Today is billed as "Sailing the Scenic Inside Passage" but in all but one of our previous trips I found it less than scenic. I must say that today I saw more legitimate scenic views than on any other inside passage segment. And I would add that IF we were just starting and heading north towards Ketchikan today would have been a BIG WOW kind of day. But compared to the views we've had over the previous week, these were just "really good." Passed a lot of islands and mountains in the distance. By 5pm we were ready to head to the Crows Nest on Deck 10 for the panoramic views while we enjoyed our final pre-dinner drinks. We had dinner reservations at Canaletto, an Italian themed specialty restaurant. On previous Holland America voyages we've eaten here, and I was never impressed that it ranked as good as the Pinnacle Grill. But tonight, dinner was superb, from the appetizer to the main course to the cheesecake dessert. It was a wonderful final day.
Tomorrow we disembark around 9am and will walk about ten minutes to our Vancouver Hotel on the waterfront. We'll spend the day in the city and then Monday morning we'll head to the airport. One last set of photos tomorrow!
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