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Historic Gold Mine and Pan for Gold in Juneau

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December 13, 2024

I booked this tour through Norwegian. This is my third time to Juneau so I’ve already done most of what you can do here. There are a ton of gold panning tours in Alaska. It’s something I’ve never done so I picked this bare bones gold panning tour to…


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Jewel: Icy Strait Point

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December 9, 2024

Good morning! Today we’re in Icy Strait Point where I will hopefully see some eagles, whales, and bears. I’m going to show you the free whale tour you can do without leaving the ship here. Then I’m going on a real bear tour.
When I woke up this morning I…


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Spasski River Valley Wildlife and Bear Search

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December 6, 2024

In 2022 I wanted to book the combo tour that did whale watching and bear watching. It sold out before I could book it so I just did Whale Watching.
Last year when I was looking for a bear tour I was looking for the best tour. My research said…


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Jewel: Day 2

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December 2, 2024

Good morning! When I fell asleep “Shark Tank” was on. I woke up at some point during the night and flipped to the comedy movie channel. When I woke up this morning Father of the Bride 2 was on.

I forgot to mention yesterday I requested and received a coffee…


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Jewel: Hubbard Glacier

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November 29, 2024

This is my second consecutive year going to Hubbard Glacier on Norwegian Jewel. Last year I did the Hubbard Glacier Explorer. I believe you should always try to do a glacier tour your first time at a glacier. It worked out great for me because we had bad weather…


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Jewel: Day 1

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November 25, 2024

I just boarded Norwegian Jewel in Seward, Alaska. I boarded pretty late so my room was ready immediately. It’s just an interior room but let’s take a look around.

I love the open shelving. I use these for most of my clothes. On Princess the entire closet was open. That…


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Jewel: Embarkation

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November 22, 2024

If you are staying in Seward the night before the cruise I recommend taking the free shuttle to the port. The walk to the port is a bit longer than it looks.

I did a tour with Major Marine today and they transferred my bag to the ship so I…


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Jewel: Seward Day 2

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November 19, 2024

Good morning! I have the early tour this morning so I had my alarm set for 5:30. I woke up at 4:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up at 5. I made sure I rehydrated then I made a couple cups of coffee.

I have some…


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Kenai Fjords

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November 15, 2024

The main reason I wanted to come back to Seward with Norwegian was to do a Kenai Fjords tour. I wasn’t in town long enough to do one last year. The two primary companies for those tours are Kenai Fjords Tours and Major Marine.

For a smaller boat, Seward Ocean…


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USS Drum

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November 11, 2024

Today we will be touring the USS Drum submarine (SS-228) which served during WWII and is currently located at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.  If you are interested in my USS Alabama tour please visit USS Alabama and USS Alabama – Lower Decks.

And a toilet

That…

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