Ship's Log of Our Cruise*

June 30 - July 7, 2001

SATURDAY, JUNE 30 - VANCOUVER
Noon Air Temperature: 57°F Sky: Rain - Sea: Slight
4:00pmCanadian Pilots on board.
6:12pmAll lines were let go as Sea Princess left her berth in Vancouver
6:40pmPassed under Lions Gate Bridge bound for Ketchikan
SUNDAY, JULY 1 - CANADIAN INSIDE PASSAGE
1:29amTransited Seymour Narrows (Discovery Passage)
1:45amPassed Bella Bella Indian Village.   Proceeding on a Northerly Course towards Triple Island via Laredo Sound and Principe Channel.
NoonLatitude: 52°09'N Longitude: 1 28°08'W - Air Temperature: 57°F - Sky: Partly Cloudy - Sea: Calm 11:08pm Canadian Pilots disembarked.   Ship's clocks set back one hour during the night.
MONDAY, JULY 2 - KETCHIKAN
2:42amCrossed International boundary and entered U.S. waters.
4:53amSE Alaskan Pilot on board.
Vessel in Tongass Narrows, approaching Ketchikan Harbour.
6:45amSea Princess securely moored alongside Berth lA in Ketchikan.
NoonAir Temperature: 64°F - Sky: Sunny - Sea: Calm
2:45pmAll lines were let go as Sea Princess left her berth in Ketchikan bound for Juneau.
6:53pmTransited Snow Passage. Entering Summer Strait.
9:52pmPassed Cape Decision. Courses set through Chatham Strait, Frederick Sound and Stephens Passage.
TUESDAY, JULY 3 - JUNEAU
6:00amVessel entered Gastineau Channel, approaching Juneau Harbour via Sheep Creek
7:15amSea Princess securely moored alongside Franklin Dock in Juneau.
NoonAir Temperature: 62°F - Sky: Cloudy - Sea: Slight.
7:36pmAll lines were let go as Sea Princess left her berth in Juneau.
8:45pmCleared Gastineau Channel, bound for Skagway via Stephens Passage, Saginaw Channel and Lynn Canal.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 - SKAGWAY
4:51amEntered Taiya Inlet and commenced approach to Skagway.
5:10amSea Princess securely moored alongside Railroad Dock in Skagway.
7:51pmAll lines were let go as Sea Princess left her Berth in Skagway.
8:12pmCourses set for Glacier Bay via Lynn Canal and Icy Strait.
THURSDAY, JULY 5 - GLACIER BAY
5:37amSea Princess passed Point Gustavos and entered Glacier Bay.
6:01amEmbarked Glacier Bay Park Rangers at Bartlett Cove.
9:08amVessel cruising off Lamplugh Glacier. Watching Brown Bears.
10:20amVessel maneuvering off ~Aargerie Glacier. Watching Calving of Glacier face. Bald Eagles spotted.
NoonAir Temperature: 43°F - Sky: Rain - Sea: Calm
3:08pPark Rangers disembarked, Vessel clear of Glacier Bay.
3:45pmWhale Watching at Point Adolphus - Humpbacks sighted
5:53pmSE Alaska pilots disembarked.
6:00pmSea Princess set on North Westerly course across Gulf of Alaska towards Prince William Sound.
FRIDAY, JULY 6 - COLLEGE FJORD
10:35amPassed Cape Hinchinhrook entered Prince William Sound.
NoonLatitude 60°42'N Longitude 1 46°67'W - Air Temperature: 48°F (9°C) - Sky: Cloudy - Sea: Slight 12:15pm SW Alaska pilots onboard at Bligh Reef. Proceeding towards College Fjord.
2:30pmEntered College Fjord, commenced cruising off Harvard Glaciers.
6:00pmClear of College Fjord, Sea Princess sailed for the last port of the cruise, Seward.
THURSDAY, JULY 7 - SEWARD
0:20amEntering Resurrection Bay and commenced final approaches to Seward.
2:30amSea Princess all fast alongside Alaska Railroad Berth in Seward.

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