The Cruise! June 1-8

Our whole family (on my side) went on an Alaska Cruise to celebrate Mom and Dad's 45th wedding anniversary! It was such an incredible holiday... Enjoy the photos.















Started out with a surprise (from me) limousine ride to the port. We all felt like such superstars!















Our boat: Royal Caribbean, The Vision of the Seas (this photo was actually taken at the port in Prince Rupert, BC. That was one of the only grey days we had)















Our room. Tiny but cozy. Seriously, I am claustrophobic but did just fine in this little room. Of course we didn't spend *that* much time in here b/c there was sooo much to do all over the boat.















The first evening A wanted to do karaoke so Uncle K, Auntie T and I joined her in a rousing rendition of--can you guess? Yup, YMCA. After this she wanted to sing again, but by herself this time. The crowd loved her, it was so cute.















For those of you (like me before the cruise) who wonder if you would want to go swimming--in the outdoor pool--when cruising in Alaska, the answer is YES. Auntie T and A were pretending to be seals in this picture.















Us with Captain Stein at the first port of call--Juneau, Alaska.




















A is very proud of this picture :)















The cousins got along so well, they all really enjoyed each other.















Me and my brothers. My "little" bro on the left, my "boss" bro (I work part time as his personal assistant) on the right















One of the kids' highlights was eating ice-cream every day. More than once every day in fact...















Beautiful scenery in Tracey Arms Fjord. Surrounded by snow capped mountains, water falls and ice-bergs floating in the water.















A chocolate feast! There were two lobby floors with tables and tables full of chocolate wonders. This was 11:15 p.m. No such thing as normal life schedules on a cruise :)















We didn't see very many sunsets since it stays light for most of the time in Alaska. This was as we were nearing Vancouver Island.















Happy Anniversary, Opa and Oma!!















We LOVED that dining room! Ahh, the food and the service. So wonderful.




















My handsome boys on one of the two formal nights.




















That's me up there! I'd seen the rock climbing wall on the commercials for Royal Caribbean so I just had to do it...




















There's A giving it a try too.




















That karaoke practice from the first night paid off! The three of us sang again later in the week and without intending to, we made it into the Karaoke Superstar Finale on the last night! A kept saying "I can't believe it.", she was so excited. We sang a very impressive (if I may say so myself ;) version of I'll Fly Away. In the end all 9 groups in the finale got a "Star of the Show" trophy.

And then we were back home...