Dick and Margaret Trueman's Alaska Cruise - May, 2004  

Tuesday, May 18

Our first full day at sea. We spent the morning getting acquainted with the ship. In the afternoon, we attended the digital camera workshop, the first of five sessions. The workshop features experts Sarah and Bradley Weber, who have given many such workshops on various cruises. This was the first formal dinner night, and it was fun to see everyone dressed up for the occasion. Incidentally, as a matter of interest, each plate on the dinner table was surrrounded by a total of 12 knives, forks and spoons! (During the course of the meal the unneeded utensils were carefully removed.) In the evening, we attended a very entertaining performance by the Celebrity Singers and Dancers, entitled ".. and the Winner is."

Wednesday, May 19

After we arrived in Victoria, B.C., we went ashore, caught a bus into the city, and spent an hour or so walking around. The gardens at the Empress Hotel were spectacular, with large rhododendrons, oriental poppies, roses, and other flowers and shrubs in bloom. We were disappointed that we were unable to go into the Empress to see their main lobby. The weather was beautiful - sunny and in the mid-70's. We returned to our cabin after dinner, just in time to see the wrap-up of the Kings/Timberwolves game, won by the T'wolves, earning them the right to play the Lakers for the conference title.

        In a Victoria garden                   The famous Empress Hotel

 

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