Yesterday BC Ferries cancelled ferries from Prince Rupert to Haida Gwaii. There are fierce storms out there.
In July, our friends Mike and Liz booked a 14 day cruise to Alaska on the Noordam. They left last week and we will cross paths in Ketchikan on Thursday. Liz was concerned about getting sea sick and asked me what I used. There has been motion on some of our cruises but it hasn't bothered me. I've been to Australia by ship, throughout the Mediterranean and sailed in the North Atlantic. I have never worn ear Band-Aids, wrist bands or taken Gravol.
I heard the Radiance of the Seas currently in Alaska has missed four ports. The weather in Alaska has been so bad, they just stayed in port and gave the customers a 50% future cruise credit. They are not required to compensate because of weather. Safety comes first and that was a good call. Offering compensation was very nice.
My friend Jean Gillespie is currently on the Sapphire Princess doing a 7 day Alaska cruise. Yesterday she should have been in Ketchikan. She just posted on Facebook, they skipped Ketchikan because of the storms. I just went onto Vessel Finder and they are sailing south of Prince Rupert and headed for sheltered water! Good for Princess.
Yesterday, I went to Going Places in Semiahmoo Mall and bought motion sickness wrist bands for Cheryl and I. They claim it puts acupressure on a your wrist and stops sea sickness. I guess we will have to see. I have also packed Gravol!
I will blog from the ship as long as I can find enough Wi-Fi bandwidth. They have Starlink but with the storms you can't be guaranteed a signal!
