Sea Day - Cruise Day 2

 Today was a full sea day as we headed to Juneau.  We attended a number of presentations, but I admit I do miss the daily Sudoku and golf putting events that I enjoyed on Princess cruises.  

I realized I had not shown you our cabin yet.  It's a bit small,  but seems to be comparable to a Princess balcony cabin. It took a while to figure out the storage space, but we got that all worked out. 

We we surprised this evening by a towel bear sitting on our bed!  Very cute. 

In the morning we attended a talk about Alaska.  I found it interesting that Holland-America was the first line to cruise there. After lunch I went to a Q&A session with the head engineer on board.  The audience had quite a few interesting questions about the logistics of operating this ship.  It was a bit surprising that they take care of nearly 2000 guests with a crew of about 700.   In the evening was a Captain's Welcome where he talked for a bit then introduced the senior staff.  Overall, cruising on Holland-America is growing on us. 

Dinner was Alaska Sole with a prosciutto appetizer and flowerless chocolate cake for dessert.  It was very tasty.  We enjoyed it so much we neglected to take a picture of the dessert. Our dinner table had a beautiful view of the ship's wake.

The evening entertainment was a six person dance company.  The show was a bit exotic (just lights and modern dance) for our taste, but was intriguing to watch.  

Tomorrow we have some scenic cruising as we approach Juneau.  We are scheduled to dock around 1 pm.  The weather is cool (high of 55) and a chance of showers.