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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

Category: 2024 Alaska Dream Cruise

Cruises, 2024 Alaska Dream Cruise2 Comments

Noting Changes on a Dynamic Coastline.

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 Rich McClear

I used to transit Peril Strait a lot.   When I was chair of the Alaska Public Radio Network, I went back and forth to Juneau to lobby the state legislature frequently.  I loved sitting in the solarium of the ferry, … Continue reading Noting Changes on a Dynamic Coastline.

Cruises, 2024 Alaska Dream Cruise2 Comments

Chichagof Dream

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 Rich McClear

The Chichagof Dream started its life in Jeffersonville Indiana in 1984, launched as the Spirit of Nantucket for Clipper Cruise Lines.  She cruised the Canadian Maritimes, the East Coast’s Intercoastal Waterway, and the Great Lakes.  Cruise West bought her and … Continue reading Chichagof Dream

Cruises, 2024 Alaska Dream Cruise2 Comments

Memorial Day Shakedown Cruise.

June 2, 2024September 1, 2024 Rich McClear

Suzi and I were offered berths on the MV Chichagof for a two night “Shakedown Cruise” over Memorial Day Weekend.  We took the opportunity.  We were the “Guinea Pigs” for Alaska Dream Cruises as they broke in a new crew … Continue reading Memorial Day Shakedown Cruise.

2024 Alaska Dream Cruise, Cruises6 Comments

Peril Strait Sunset

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 Rich McClear

Getting to Sitka from the inside passage you either need to sail around the North of Chichagof Island, through Icy Strait and Cross Sound, or south around Cape Ommany on the southern tip of Baranof Island, unless you go through … Continue reading Peril Strait Sunset

2024 Alaska Dream Cruise, Cruises3 Comments

Shakedown Cruise

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 Rich McClear

In a way it was like riding the state ferry, only with much better food, more luxurious accommodations and a ship that stops for whales.  Alaskan Dream Cruises invited a group of Sitkans to take a Memorial Day “shakedown” cruise … Continue reading Shakedown Cruise

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