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Post by WettCoast on Jul 14, 2008 17:17:54 GMT -8
I will kick off this thread with some photos from my recent trip north to Alaska & the Yukon. This first photo was taken at Skagway, on Monday, July 7th, 2008. It shows 5 cruise ships plus my boat, the AMHS vessel M/V Kennicott.  (L-R) Rhapsody of the Seas, Millennium, Kennicott, Veendam, Silver Shadow, Empress of the North - 7 July 2008. Hidden near the Kennicott is a smaller pocket cruiser.  Westerdam - Holland America Lines - northbound in Alaskan waters near Angoon - 8 July 2008 Both photos by JST © |
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Post by Canucks on Jul 14, 2008 18:01:18 GMT -8
That looks like a really neat port. Seems like unloading a large cruise ship could be a bit messy though seeing as the pier doesn't look very big. Here is the ?Sapphire Princess? at Campbell River going down to Vancouver. It isn't a great photo but I removed a lot of the noise with Photoshop.  |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 14, 2008 18:26:12 GMT -8
More from south east Alaska...  Empress of the North - Skagway - 7 July 2008  Millennium - Celebrity Cruises - southbound in Alaskan waters near Angoon - 8 Jan 2008 both photos by JST © |
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 14, 2008 19:00:39 GMT -8
This isn't as cool as the ones in Alaska, but here's one of the Norwegian Star I snapped last year in Seattle:  |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 14, 2008 22:10:56 GMT -8
A few more pics from my Alaskan adventure...  Spirit of Yorktown - Alaska cruise - 8 July 2008  Silver Shadow - Prince Rupert Harbour - 10 July 2008  Veendam - Holland America Lines - Skagway - 7 July 2008  Rhapsody of the Seas @ Skagway - 7 July 2008.jpg |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jul 15, 2008 6:28:07 GMT -8
Spirit of Yorktown and the sister ship Yankee Clipper are about the size of ship I would like to go to Alaska with. They can dock in much smaller areas than the large cruise ships. I have often seen them in places like Cowichan Bay. We passed one of them on the last inside passage trip I took as well. It was sitting watching a pod of Dahl's Porpoises. They were circling a school of smaller fish and feeding. A cruise ship and for that matter the ferry would slow but couldn't be as flexible with their schedule.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 15, 2008 8:59:28 GMT -8
A few from me Norwegian Pearl in Victoria last year  Golden Princess and Oosterdam  Zuiderdam  Norwegian Pearl from the air  Summit and Radiance of the Seas  |
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Post by Canucks on Jul 15, 2008 15:37:38 GMT -8
Here are some nighttime videos of cruise ships passing Campbell River. I believe this is the Sapphire Princess but I'm not sure.  Some kind of Holland America I don't know which one and there are about 6 that look like it.  |
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jul 15, 2008 19:17:51 GMT -8
Depends on which week, they switch off doing cruises to alaska then back, essentially one week one way to Alaska then Alaska to Vancouver. That Holland America ship was most likely Statendam. Was this from a Friday night?
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Post by Canucks on Jul 15, 2008 19:50:23 GMT -8
Yeah I think this was taken on a Friday night.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 16, 2008 17:25:33 GMT -8
More cruise boat pics from northern waters....  Carnival Spirit near Haines, Alaska - 6 July 2008  Silver Shadow @ Wrangell, Alaska - 9 July 2008  Veendam - Holland America Lines - Skagway - 7 July 2008 #3.jpg  Spirit of Alaska with AMHS's Kennicott behind @ Skagway - 7 July 2008  Empress of the North - Haines, Alaska - 6 July 2008  Skagway cruise boats - (L-R) Silver Shadow, Empress of the North, Veendam, Spirit of Alaska, Rhapsody of the Seas & Millennium - 7 July 2008 All photos by JST©More photos here: s90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/wetcoastkidjst/Cruise%20Ships/ |
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Post by tsentzos on Jul 21, 2008 6:20:35 GMT -8
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Post by Ian on Jul 22, 2008 0:06:20 GMT -8
Those are some great pics. I'll try to add some from my cruises.
Also thanks to admin for this cruise ship sub forum.
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Post by Balfour on Jul 28, 2008 18:13:51 GMT -8
Those are some great pics. I'll try to add some from my cruises. Also thanks to admin for this cruise ship sub forum. No worries dude  I've enjoyed looking through these photos. |
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Post by yvr on Aug 5, 2008 10:27:10 GMT -8
Spirit of Yorktown and the sister ship Yankee Clipper are about the size of ship I would like to go to Alaska with. A cruise ship and for that matter the ferry would slow but couldn't be as flexible with their schedule. While I agree with the small ship being the way to go, one has to take into account their abysmal safety record. It's almost an annual occurrence that one of the smaller ships is on a sand bar or rock. A month ago Cruise West's Spirit of Glacier Bay was on a bar high and dry near Glacier Bay. Last year it was the paddle wheeler sitting on a sandbar and listing near Juneau. I also recall the Spirit of 98 running aground and taking on water near Tracy Arm. Then add the Spirit of Columbia, Wilderness Adventure, Wilderness Explorer (twice), Clipper Odessy, and Yorktown Clipper to the list of those that have grounded in Alaskan waters. Is this a systemic problem - probably yes. You have to factor in that with a small passenger base, and thus small revenue base the bridge cannot be staffed with 3 crew while sailing. Thus many are probably operated with just one person on the bridge and that individual is probably inexperienced. Probably most do not carry a pilot because they are American flagged. Add in the the treacherous waters of the Alaskan panhandle and you have potential problems. |
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Post by Mike C on Aug 23, 2008 12:21:25 GMT -8
PREVIEW  More to come this evening and tommorow from my Alaskan cruise this past week. Click here for more photos... |
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Post by Canucks on Sept 1, 2008 19:21:12 GMT -8
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Post by Ian on Sept 4, 2008 20:08:24 GMT -8
Those are such good pics. Thats a great one by NewFlyer of the Serenade of the Seas at night. I was just on the Emerald Princess in Europe. I'll try to post some pics. I saw so many ships.
Westerdam
Noordam
Galaxy
Ventura
Carnival Freedom
Aida Diva
Costa Serenity
Crystal Serenity
and more . . .
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 5, 2008 7:33:12 GMT -8
Volendam just off of the Lonsdale Pier  |
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Sept 23, 2008 10:46:08 GMT -8
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Sept 25, 2008 9:02:04 GMT -8
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 25, 2008 9:09:54 GMT -8
Nice pics. I have seen that ship in Cowichan Bay, Victoria and even the Inside Passage. There is sister ship correct?
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Sept 26, 2008 14:56:57 GMT -8
The mv Yorktown Clipper, I believe it has a new name now, is a siminlar vessle and somewhat like the Spirit of Endeavor with a few differences.  Passengers shuttled to shore via ship's tenders:  one Last shot:  |
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Post by Ian on Sept 27, 2008 22:54:01 GMT -8
That's a great photo of the Sapphire Princess.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 9, 2008 22:07:52 GMT -8
Here are a couple of pics I took of the Sea Princess departing Newport Harbor last Saturday.   |
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