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The Eurodam, the Westerdam's sister ship leaving Glacier Bay. - Lessons Learned on an Alaskan Cruise -398120180605

What it’s Like to Go to Alaska on Your First Big Ship Cruise

By Susan Portnoy on July 16, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

There she is, Holland America’s Westerdam, her sleek 10-deck profile rising majestically above the Seward pier in Alaska. In the cruise industry, the Westerdam is considered a mid-sized vessel and carries a maximum of 2100 passengers. To me it was gigantic. A few months ago, I took my first […]

Our group of 10 ready to hit the waves. -On an Alaskan Land + Sea adventure with Holland America, I went on a lot of exciting excursions. One of my favorites: snorkeling in Ketchikan.-IMG_3129

Dive Into The Unexpected – Snorkel Ketchikan, Alaska

By Susan Portnoy on July 1, 2018 • ( 29 Comments )

I’m trying desperately to pull on a 7mm wetsuit but it’s clinging to me like a surgical glove. We’d been warned it would take some effort, but it’s so absurdly difficult that the other women in the dressing room and I can’t stop laughing. I’m convinced there’s a […]