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mofb2000
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Large Interior Stateroom

We flew to Vancouver the night before the cruise, arriving at our hotel shortly after midnight. We stayed at the Accent Inn Richmond - an airport hotel. We paid about $110 for a room with two double beds. The Accent Inn is like an old style two floor motor inn. In other words, there is nothing fancy. Just a decent motel with a comfortable bed. The bathroom was clean. There is an IHOP on the property for breakfast. There is a free shuttle from the airport. This same complimentary shuttle took us to the SkyTrain the following morning. For just over $7, our party of two took the SkyTrain directly to the Waterfront/Canada Place. You can't beat it. It's fast, efficient, and clean. We used the SkyTrain again on our last day to get from Canada Place to the airport. Again, $7 for two.

We loved cruising out of Vancouver - a beautiful, friendly, clean, laid back city. The sun was shining on our embarkation day. Our room was ready when we boarded at eleven thirty. Our room was always clean. Our room stewards were friendly and efficient. There were towel animals every night.

Our trip up the inside passage on Day Two was lovely. The weather was great. I actually got quite sunburned. Definitely pack sunscreen. Our ports were Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan. Without getting into too much detail, we did a whale watching excursion with Harv and Marv (Capt. Shawn). We saw plenty of whales and some sea lions. Great excursion. After the excursion, we had a drink at the Red Dog Saloon and headed back to the ship for a late dinner.

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