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Right now I am sitting here in my living room thinking about the weather while Ms Lucy (Labrador dog)
Ms Lucy, dreaming of being on a cruise 🙂
relaxes enjoying the comfort of the carpet and at times the bed.
You see it is starting to get darker and cooler now
yet our summer is in full bloom
while during the day it is warmer !
As our Alaska cruise passengers arrive , one hopes they have a sweater or hoody as weather can surprise one and we are not in the part that gets more rain or could
The Alaska weather is beautiful yet it can have bouts of Fog 😳
Did I say Fog ! On some cruise blogs and Facebook I have recently read about passengers who have complained about the sound of the fog horn.
In fact it seems to be a regular complaint by a few on multiple cruises. Some have requested a refund or credit of $100 or more though the best is to request the Captain to turn it off, especially at night , so they can sleep. Entitlement comes to mind of these people and thankfully they are not the vast majority of cruisers.
One evening this year , it was reported that cruising in waters between Victoria and Seattle it was sounded almost every few minutes as the fog was thick and of course our waters are the gateway for the Pacific
I wonder if they really understand they are on a ship with a few thousand other passengers and it is for their
Safety !
Certainly I would prefer knowing other ships know I am near and I know they are present also..
Maritime law prevails period.
Alaska cruising is a wonderful experience but you are in a climate of seas and mountains.
It blows my mind away to read how some people want to dictate against ones own safety
A few years ago I discovered I had Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) which means that today being cooler or going up and down many steps like a cruise ship, can make my knees ache
Thankfully it can pass and I watch myself , though Ms Lucy right now is sleeping and snoring beside my leg as I type on my mobile.
I will close with the ‘Fog’ observation and add some more revelations in my next post
Cheers. / Rob
Welcome aboard and nice to meet you. My wife and I are seasoned cruisers having first dipped our toes into the world of cruising in 1990, a one week cruise on board the Cunard Countess. The majority of our cruising has been with two cruise lines, Cunard and P&O. We have, however, sailed on 21 different cruise ships, some many times over, on 11 different cruise lines while completing 619 cruise nights on board.
