June 5, 2022
First day of our cruise was a relaxing day at sea. We met up with David and Cindy for breakfast – and we explored the ship together – and we got to enjoy the benefits of the Princess Medallion – it was really cool when it worked correctly – we could open the application and order a drink – and it would be brought to us wherever we were!
We don’t usually have that many alcoholic drinks, but we had the drink package and it was so much fun to order them with the app – we had more than we ever had before.
We were delighted to learn that our favorite Princess Captain, Michele Tuvo was our captain for the cruise. We call him “Captain Bye-bye” because he ends his ship-wide announcements with a lighthearted “Bye-Bye!” He’s very friendly and always strives to bring a smile to people’s faces!
We didn’t take many photos onboard – but here are some photos of our yummy desserts from dinner!
I don’t recall what this was named but it was wonderful! 
David’s Love Boat Dessert
Ketchikan, Alaska!
Monday, June 6, 2022
I think the last time that Adam and I (Susan) were in Ketchikan, it was fairly warm. This time we had cloudy weather and rain off and on but it was not very cold so we didn’t have to bundle up. We had an early excursion called “Wilderness Exploration and Crab Feast” centered at George Inlet Lodge. Adam and I have done this excursion before with our son Kevin – and loved it, so we were happy to return with David and Cindy!
Once we arrived at George Inlet Lodge – we immediately were led to a tour-boat where we were treated to a guided tour of the area – including some of the history of the area and descriptions of wildlife we might see.
Our guide explained how to measure the crabs and how to determine males from females. They put the females back. to help keep the populations up.
After our guide talked about crabs – he took some of us outside to see bald eagles.
Here’s a cool video that David took that shows a Bald Eagle scooping up a fish.
Here’s another video of the Eagles..
Time for a crab feast! 
Only the beginning! 
Our ‘pile-o-shells’ – they had a contest for highest shell pile – we won at the first checkpoint but not the check-in at the end. 
Dessert was a yummy cheesecake!
After excursion shopping – David found a friend! 
Cindy found a friend too!
