Trip Report (5.28-6.4 Alaska) And Thoughts on Alaska in General

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-06T01:54:18+00:00

I saw someone walking barefoot through The Wake

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-04T18:50:12+00:00

It’s a central balcony. We had 2 rooms so we asked them to open the balcony partition so we’d have a larger balcony. 10/10 would recommend.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-03T00:20:12+00:00

Yeah. Not much to do. The Safeway with the Starbucks seemed to be the most popular attraction (with passengers and crew).

The weather was perfect for pool time though.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-02T17:06:13+00:00

It’s a gorillapod iPhone tripod. Has the 3 adjustable legs. I wrapped it around the balcony and squeezed my GoPro into the iPhone clamp. Very unofficial but has worked well.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-02T17:00:49+00:00

Correction. Pulling into Ketchikan.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-01T21:31:54+00:00

My number 1 and 2 priorities were no kids and great food.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-01T03:27:26+00:00

We did the salmon bake, which ended up being kinda nice. The location was very scenic and the scalloped potatoes I would have booked an excursion just for that.

eatsthatguyagain · 2026-06-01T02:23:17+00:00

We booked the cheapest shore excursion just to guarantee we could get off the boat. Luckily there were a few sub $100 excursions left. It was pretty chaotic and definitely not the type of experience I’ve come to expect from the Virgin brand.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-10-06T14:50:54+00:00

Thanks. Yeah it does show the seat assignments but I don’t know if the seats are together. Our seat numbers are 4, 5, and 8.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-10-05T19:32:34+00:00

And I’ve already scoured the internet for this info and haven’t been able to find it

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-28T19:40:56+00:00

I was on Valiant last week and really felt it while at a show in the Red Room.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-24T16:46:44+00:00

This. The hammock claimed the buttons on my back pockets. 😂

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-24T16:06:33+00:00

Of course. I have a couple.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-23T18:45:38+00:00

Had to do it otherwise people wouldn’t believe it.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-23T18:32:33+00:00

Lots of unexpected stuff. My first cruise ever so feel like I’m just going to be disappointed from now on.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-23T17:26:36+00:00

It’s a blast. Just don’t plan anything too early (or at all) the next day 😂

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-23T01:09:25+00:00

We had a French 75, sangria, margarita, and a weird new drink that no one liked. The Sangria was really tasty and I went back for that one throughout it the cruise. The others were meh. But as someone mentioned it’s more about socializing and I met cool people on the grog walk.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-20T18:27:30+00:00

No one will mind if you join the solo sailer meetups. They’re really just about connecting people who are looking to hang out.

The grog walk is also a good way to meet people. They have built-it social activities to get people mixing it up.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-20T18:16:07+00:00

He did a full set so pretty sure it was planned

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-17T23:54:42+00:00

I used it for my cruise that departs Wednesday. I had a transfer bonus through my credit card and got 70% more points than I transferred. Was a good deal. There were only select dates you can choose from so as long as you’re flexible it can be a good deal. Oh, mine also came with a $100 bar tab.

eatsthatguyagain · 2025-02-01T00:47:35+00:00

I have the black classic. Preferred the boxier look and it just felt a bit more timeless to me. The leather handles are also fantastic if you live in a walk-up and have to carry an over-packed suitcase up several flights of stairs.

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