*sigh ahhh the
beauty of Alaska, I have never seen anything like it. The water a crystal aqua color surrounded by glorious
mountains and misty clouds. The air becomes colder as I see in the distance a huge ice glacier. It was
spectacular.
DISNEY CRUISE LINE ALASKAN PORT ADVENTURES
Welcome to another Disney explorer Blog. This post ill be talking about all
my fun port of calls we explored whilst aboard DCL Alaskan voyage.
Our first port of call was TRACY ARM GLACIER. This magnificent chunk of
ice was amazing to see. I even scored the best seat in the house at the tip of
the boat just as we were heading into the ice. Id never been so cold as the
chilled air smacked me I the face but I didn’t care it was so beautiful! my word can't explain it just take a look at some of the shots i got.
On our way to this spot was spotted dolphins, whales, seals! It was magical.
Next port was Skagway Alaska. At this port
was booked Disney port adventure- Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp & Salmon
Bake Featuring Exclusive Disney Character Experience. With this tour was
boarded a bus to the little town of liarsville. We enjoyed an Alaskan puppet
song show about the historical part of this city whilst sipping on hot apple
cider. After this we participated in a scavenger hunt to find pieces we needed
to find gold! Soon after we tried gold panning and sure enough I struck gold!
(a miniature piece anyway) along with this we got to meet and greet with
classic Disney characters, Pluto, Donald and goofy in their last frontier get
up. To relax after all our hard work to find gold, we got to sit by the fire,
sipping hot drinks and toasting warm marshmallows to make smores mmmmmmmm.
My husband and I explored the grounds and gift shop before heading over
the road for a true Alaskan Salmon Bake! And Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, the Salmon
was AMAZING! Not only that there was a great selection of salads, pasta salads,
mac and cheese, beans, rice dishes, drinks. It was so great and I highly
recommend cruises big or small to do this port adventure!
Our third stop was Juneau, AK. This ports
town looked almost out of a storybook with cottage style shops and colorful architecture.
First activity of the day was our spot on Mount Roberts Tram way. This tram
took us on a high adventure threw the trees to the top of the mountain. Along the
way the Alaskan host told us stories about this land and traditions.
Once we reached the top we were free to
explore the gift shops, café and viewing point. They also homed a large bald eagle!
Which was awesome to see up close.
After heading down the mountain we headed to
the shops. After grabbing some well needed souvenirs and wondering around for a
while we decided to head back to the boat for a late lunch, but not before stopping
to snack on the BEST candy corn ever!!!!!!
Lastly we our stop at Ketchikan, AK and I was
looking forward to this town the most. This scenic fishing town is home to a
lot of native animals and beautiful totem polls.
Our DCL Port adventure wasn’t until 3pm that
afternoon, so this gave us the morning to walk and street as we pleased. As said
before I loved all the Alaskan souvenir shops and most of all the Christmas
gift shop! I found myself rushing over to this store first. Here I found a Christmas
Disney show case collection Jiminy cricket by Jim shore, which as so precious I
had to buy it! And speaking of Precious, this store also held some Alaskan precious’s
moments collection dolls. So cute!
It was very cold and rainy this day but that
didn’t stop us from exploring, I wanted to see as much as I could. This photo
though… :)
Once the afternoon approached I became very
excited for our port adventure; the great Alaskan lumberjack show! This was a
must see. The men were so strong and talented and the entire show very
entertaining. These lumberjacks competed in chopping and carving contests
against each other, they even got the kids involved which I thought was really
cute.
Overall I absolutely loved these Disney Cruise
Line Port Adventures DCL provide. There were so many to choose from and I really
felt safe and enjoyed my time with each group.
To find out more about DCL PA head to https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/port-adventures/alaska/
Thanks for reading and stay Magical!
