{"id":49044,"date":"2024-08-11T06:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T10:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/?p=49044"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:28:39","slug":"my-alaskan-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/ma-croisiere-en-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"My Alaskan cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may remember that I published my bucket list<\/a> in June 2020. Well, I\u2019m excited to announce that I\u2019m about to check off another one of my goals! In the fall, I\u2019m setting sail on a large cruise ship called the Coral Princess to visit Alaska, its gigantic glaciers, Seward, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, the gold rush route and the state park with towering totem poles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll spend 14 nights on the water, explore picturesque fishing villages and visit whale-watching spots. Maybe I\u2019ll come nose to nose with one? I\u2019ve toured my native Gasp\u00e9sie over a dozen times and I\u2019ve never even seen a whale!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our departure point is beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. The day before we leave, we\u2019ll tour the city and charming Granville Island before enjoying a group dinner. The next morning, the large cruise ship pulls anchor and we\u2019ll be off. I\u2019m ecstatic! What a great adventure to have before my final voyage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t describe the accommodations aboard the floating hotel yet, but I\u2019ve inquired with a few fellow travellers and they give them glowing reviews. I can at least share with you the highlights from the travel agency brochure of this once-in-a-lifetime trip I\u2019ll soon be embarking upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll first make port at Icy Strait Point to take in an interactive show retracing the lives of the region\u2019s original inhabitants through their dances and legends. I\u2019m so eager to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With time sailing along, we\u2019ll reach a huge glacier nicknamed \u201cthe sleeping giant\u201d on the fifth day. According to those who\u2019ve already been on this cruise, it astounds the eyes with its vast whiteness and vibrant blue. I\u2019ll take a thousand and one pictures, that\u2019s for sure. We\u2019ll moor in the small town of Sitka, with its unique blend of Russian, Tlingit and American culture. I can look forward to a postcard-perfect setting composed of snowy white mountains, a volcanic mountain, rare fauna and magnificent birds with large orange beaks. I love rare birds, and I\u2019ll definitely take photos of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the sixth day, we\u2019ll carefully come alongside Hubbard Glacier, whose width measures almost 10 kilometres. Since we\u2019ll be accompanied by an expert guide, we shouldn\u2019t miss a single thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the seventh day, we\u2019ll dock in a small fishing village, ideal for whale watching and discovering unspoilt nature, notably in Glacier Bay National Park. I just can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the eighth day, we\u2019ll sail smoothly through a vast bay of dazzling glaciers and emerald waters. Enchanting scenery that will no doubt remain engraved in my memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the ninth and tenth days of the itinerary, we\u2019ll put our feet on American soil again to visit the vestiges of the gold rush era and its old buildings. Then we\u2019re off to Juneau, or \u201clittle San Francisco\u201d as it is known, the capital of the American state. That\u2019s where the Mount Roberts Goldbelt Tram will lift us over 1,800 feet in the air. I\u2019m so terrified of heights, I think I\u2019ll pass on the cable car ride even if it means missing out on the remarkable panorama! Braver souls are also invited to fly over the area in a seaplane. No, thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the eleventh day, we\u2019ll discover the typical town of Ketchikan, the totem pole park, the alleys of historic Creek Street and the former red light district where bootleggers once ruled. I\u2019m going to strike it rich in memorable moments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to those who\u2019ve already been aboard, the food on the liner is sublime. When I was just a small girl accompanying Grandpa Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric in the rowboat, he\u2019d congratulate me for \u201chaving sea legs.\u201d My small room on the floating hotel has a balcony with 2 chairs, where I plan on spending time scouring the endless horizon. I\u2019ll likely implore the heavens and seas to bring me a whale. From my observatory in the middle of the ocean, will I see giant birds, emperor penguins, shrieking albatrosses, the back of a breaching whale, a school of Alaskan pollock that I can reach out and catch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There you go! I hope the sea\u2019s blue undulations will inspire me to write you a few letters from Alaska describing my adventure to you as if you were there with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cora
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You may remember that I published my bucket list in June 2020. Well, I\u2019m excited to announce that I\u2019m about to check off another one of my goals! In the fall, I\u2019m setting sail on a large cruise ship called the Coral Princess to visit Alaska, its gigantic glaciers, Seward, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, the gold rush route and the state park with towering totem poles. I\u2019ll spend 14 nights on the water, explore picturesque fishing villages and visit whale-watching spots. Maybe I\u2019ll come nose to nose with one? I\u2019ve toured my native Gasp\u00e9sie over a dozen times and I\u2019ve never even seen a whale! Our departure point is beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. The day before we leave, we\u2019ll tour the city and charming Granville Island before enjoying a group dinner. The next morning, the large cruise ship pulls anchor and we\u2019ll be off. I\u2019m ecstatic! What a great adventure to have before my final voyage. I can\u2019t describe the accommodations aboard the floating hotel yet, but I\u2019ve inquired with a few fellow travellers and they give them glowing reviews. I can at least share with you the highlights from the travel agency brochure of this once-in-a-lifetime trip I\u2019ll soon be embarking upon. We\u2019ll first make port at Icy Strait Point to take in an interactive show retracing the lives of the region\u2019s original inhabitants through their dances and legends. I\u2019m so eager to learn more! With time sailing along, we\u2019ll reach a huge glacier nicknamed \u201cthe sleeping giant\u201d on the fifth day. According to those who\u2019ve already been on this cruise, it astounds the eyes with its vast whiteness and vibrant blue. I\u2019ll take a thousand and one pictures, that\u2019s for sure. We\u2019ll moor in the small town of Sitka, with its unique blend of Russian, Tlingit and American culture.\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":49046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Mme Cora s'appr\u00eate \u00e0 cocher un autre souhait de sa \u00ab bucket list \u00bb : une croisi\u00e8re en Alaska. Elle raconte ses pr\u00e9paratifs.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"class_list":["post-49044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lettre-mme-cora"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49044"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}