It’s #FriFotos on Twitter and this week’s theme is the color yellow My #FriFotos mission, is to create a photo montage inspired by the weekly theme. However, the twist is that the photos need to be from cruise ships or from ports of call that I have visited.
It’s #FriFotos on Twitter and this week’s theme is the color yellow
My #FriFotos mission, is to create a photo montage inspired by the weekly theme. However, the twist is that the photos need to be from cruise ships or from ports of call that I have visited.
Carnival Splendor splash zone
Splish-splash on NCL Star
Rain forest hike during a shore excursion in Juneau, Alaska
St. Petersburg, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden
Yellow school bus on St. Maarten
Looking to capture those “wild animals” while on a cruise vacation? To help celebrate the #FriFotos theme for today, I am on the hunt to find a couple of cruise itineraries where one might encounter some animals… The obvious choice for our first destination is Alaska What types of animals will you see on a [...]
Looking to capture those “wild animals” while on a cruise vacation?
To help celebrate the #FriFotos theme for today, I am on the hunt to find a couple of cruise itineraries where one might encounter some animals…
The obvious choice for our first destination is Alaska
What types of animals will you see on a cruise to ALASKA?
- Not everyone wants to see a bear this close. Do you? by thaddselden
Did you know: Katmai National Park has a platform at Brooks Falls to view the 100-some grizzly bears that fish for salmon here. The wolves also fish here. Have you been?
On Safari with Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines is famous for a lot of things, towel animals being at the top of the list.
- Towel elephant. Photo from greyloch.
Head to the Galapagos Islands for an expedition trip
- Frigatebirds – North Seymour Island – Galapagos Islands – Ecuador. By David Berkowitz.
Adventure cruises on small-ship expeditions to the Galapagos and land extensions in Ecuador and Peru are a great way to connect with the animals. Galapagos marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and sea lion pups standing by.
Antarctica Anyone?
- Adelie Penguin in Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. Photo by Angell Williams
Cruisers visitng the Antarctic may see penguins going about their day or humpback whales feeding and swimming about.
Why Alaska? Cruise visitors setting out to explore Alaska on a cruise ship will have a lot to discover. There are 30 ports in Alaska and with almost 34, 000 miles of shoreline, an Alaska cruise is the best way to see and enjoy the great land of Alaska. Good to know The word Alaska comes from [...]
Why Alaska?
Cruise visitors setting out to explore Alaska on a cruise ship will have a lot to discover. There are 30 ports in Alaska and with almost 34, 000 miles of shoreline, an Alaska cruise is the best way to see and enjoy the great land of Alaska.
Entering Glacier Bay National Park on Coral Princess
Good to know
- The word Alaska comes from an Eskimo word “Alakshak” meaning great lands or peninsula.
- Mountains: Of the nation’s 20 highest peaks, 17 are in Alaska. That includes the legendary Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,320 feet.
- Glaciers: Alaska has an estimated 100,000 glaciers, which cover almost five percent of the state. There are more active glaciers in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world.
- Alaska Marine Highway System: Alaskan ferries travel a route covering 3,500 miles and serving 30 Alaskan ports.
- Bald Eagles: The largest known concentration of bald eagles, over 3,000, converges near Haines from October through January to feed on late run salmon in the Chilkat River.
- Water: Alaska has 3 million lakes, over 3,000 rivers and more coastline (47,300 miles) than the entire contiguous United States.
- Parks: Alaska has 15 National Parks, Preserves and Monuments, and 3.2 million acres of State Park lands.
- Time Zones: Alaska has its own time zone, which is one hour earlier than Pacific Time. The westernmost Aleutian Islands are on Hawaii-Aleutian Time, two hours earlier than Pacific Time.
