WE ARE READY TO

SET SAIL

TO

A.L.A.S.K.A

We were ready and anxious to get on our boat!  We gathered in the Marriott Hotel lobby with suitcases in 'hand' ........ and got our purple Ship Tags on each suitcase.

 Claire and Porter had a 'slumber party' in grandma and grandpas room on Saturday night.  It was a fun little party.  When they woke up and looked out the window, what did they see??  OUR SHIP HAD ARRIVED AT THE DOCK IN THE QUIET MINUTES OF THE MORNING!

 AND one final picture before crossing the street (literally) before our boarding process....

 It was very nice to finally be in our stateroom with a BALCONY!  Got to love having a balcony!

 Just stepped outside to watch our 'leaving Seattle' behind.....and a beautiful day for that departure too.

 Oh Yeah.....it is JULY 4TH weekend!  And the 'neighbors' next to us had decided to have a FAMILY CONTEST to enjoy the event.  I suppose that will be our celebrations since we will be at sea and won't be having any fireworks!  

 So many of these CREW ONLY signs it was worth a picture!  

 Our own little CREW was just quite a surprise to these staff that someone actually had that name.  They even let CREW borrow their hat for a picture.  CREW had a lot of 'rooms' that he could get into that the rest of us couldn't!

 It is FUN to have Becky and David right next door where we could spend time sharing balcony 'spots' together!!

 A little look straight DOWN from our balcony.....pretty cool shot I thought!

 Also a pretty cool shot sailing through the mountains as we headed out to the ocean....beautiful snow capped mountains at that.

A day at SEA tomorrow.....July 4th!  Happy Birthday AMERICA.