Regent Seven Seas Alaska Cruise

Today brought the start of a bucket list adventure for Barbara and I. We are meeting up with my sister Jocelyne and her husband Randy for an Alaskan cruise on the Regency Seven Seas Mariner departing from Seward, AK.

The journey started with flights on United connecting in Chicago. I wish I could say that was enjoyable, but I just do not fit in the cramped airline cabins of today. The leg from Chicago to Anchorage was over six and a half hours in a small Boeing 737. That is just too long for that cramped cabin. Enough said.

Our descent into the Anchorage area offered gorgeous views, and we landed around 9:30 PM to full daylight. 

Regent had a bus waiting for us, so the trip to the downtown Marriott was speedy. We got settled in and began walking the streets of Anchorage in an attempt to meet up with Jocelyne and Randy for dinner. There were few people on the streets and traffic was very light. When we found the restaurant where we were to meet we were surprised to find it closed! Well no wonder, it was eleven PM! It was still broad daylight! After a few texts back and forth we finally met up. They had already eaten, but joined us back at the hotel for a quick bite before retiring. The curtains were drawn against the twilight, and we got to bed in anticipation of an early wakeup.