Carnival Miracle 2013 7-Day Alaska Cruise Review
Day 6        June  16, 2013            Ketchikan, Alaska  (Port of Call)                     
Scheduled Arrival:   7:00AM                      Scheduled Departure:  1:00PM
Modified Arrival:      8:00AM                      Modified Departure:     2:00PM 
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Daily Overview:    Today the ship docked in Ketchikan, Alaska.  Due to the medical emergency that occurred on Day 5 the ship's arrival and departure were pushed back by one hour.   The ship still docked around 7:00AM, but the ship did not leave until 2:o0PM.  I think the  captain of the ship wanted to give us extra time in port!  I woke up around 5:00AM local time and enjoyed these sights from my balcony as the ship arrived:

Balcony - Arriving In Ketchikan

View From Balcony

Small Airport In Distance

Waterplane

Passing Airport

Small Boat in Water Passing Our Ship

When the ship arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska, I was on the outside decks taking pictures.  

View of Ketchikan On Port Side

Ketchikan, Alaska

Zoomed In On Welcome Sign

Curve in Street

Breakfast in Horatio's Lido Buffet:  
Breakfast was very good, but very crowded because I ate during the peak breakfast time.  Many people were in a hurry to get to an excursion or a certain place in port.  As time passed Horatio's started to have less people. 


I am sorry that I did not take a picture of the breakfast food today.  I will make up for it by posting lunch and dinner photos later in today's review.  Stay tuned for today's dinner review to read about a food incident that occurred. 

Retractable Roof & Pool

Pool is Closed

View From Front - Looking Back

Celebrity Solstice & Radiance of the Seas

Front of the Ship

Looking at Ketchikan

Deck 3 Above Fountainhead

Looking Down Towards Fountainhead

Walking Towards Photo Gallery

Getting of The Ship:    The process of getting off the ship was quick and easy.  The majority of the people who were in a hurry were already off the ship.  The security guards working the gangway looked bored because hardly anybody was getting off or back on the ship.  The gangway was located at the bottom of the atrium on Deck 2.  The shopping maps and coupons could be found here.  


           On the pier there was a visitor's center that had brochures and maps.  The person working inside the visitor's center was very helpful and she recommended the best ways to get around the city.  Here are some pictures that I took while walking around the town in the morning:

Welcome Sign

Looking at Ship

Totem Pole

Creek Street

Carnival Miracle

Creek Street

A Creek

Totem Pole

Mini-Waterfall

Emergency Snow Route Sign

Some Rapids in the Water

Looking At Funnel of Ship

Married Man's Trail

Married Man's Trail Sign

Creek Street

Creek Street

After walking around and looking at Creek Street & Married Man's Trail it was time to start heading back towards the ship.  However, before getting back on the Carnival Miracle I looked at the other two cruise ships that we shared Ketchikan with.  Here are some pictures:

Looking Down A Street

Carnival Miracle

Back of Celebrity Solstice

Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)

Radiance of the Seas

Part of the Radiance of the Seas

Celebrity Solstice

Back of Carnival Miracle

Carnival Miracle

Lunch in Bacchus Dining Room:      Out of 7 cruises this was my second time to ever eat lunch in the main dining room.  I normally eat in the lido buffet.  I have  had a Pastrami on Rye sandwich from the deli every day at lunch since my 2nd cruise.  Eating in the main dining room for lunch was very different than dinner.  The starter, main course, and dessert menu were all able to fit on one page.  The choices were limited.  I did not see a starter that I wanted so I asked if I could have a Caesar Salad.   The server came with the other people at my tables food and then asked me if I still wanted a Caesar Salad.  I told him yes and then he told me it would be 15 more minutes.   By the time my starter came the other people at my table had their main course. The food was very good, but the service was slow.  I prefer to eat in the buffet at lunch from now on.  
The pictures below are posted in photo gallery format because their are no important captions or information because I don't remember each food's name.  Here are the pictures that I took during lunch:

View From Ship of Ketchikan, Alaska

At Back Port Side of Ship

Houses on the Mountain

People were enjoying the outside decks, pools, and waterslide because the temperature was warm and the weather was nice. This was the first time during the cruise that I saw somebody using the waterslide.

Ketchikan, Alaska

Waterslide is Open

From Back of the Ship - Looking Fowards

The ship left around 2:00PM to sail for Victoria BC, Canada.  Here are some departure pictures:

Radiance of the Seas & Celebrity Solstice

Small Ship in Water

Departed From Pier

Coast Guard Ship?

Ketchikan, Alaska

Looking Back At Pier

Tower

Plane Landing

Other Ships in the Distance

Looking Back

Deck 3

Other Ships in the Water

Ship Creates Many Waves

View From Balcony

Dinner in Bacchus Dining Room:   The food was very good tonight and the service was also very good!  However, there was a problem with a dessert and I will go into that after these dinner pictures.  The pictures are posted in photo gallery format again because I do not have an important caption to display with each food item.  I did not post the names of the food items because I do not remember them all. Enjoy these pictures:

Free Chocolate Covered Strawberry Plate

The Dessert Problem:

One of the desserts at my table had plastic stuffed in the middle of the amaretto cake.  The waiter was immediately notified because he was standing right by my table and his eyes became large and he ran with the dessert to the galley.  On his way he stopped to show other waiters and waitresses the cake.  While our waiter was in the galley a person of importance came by to apologize for the food issue.  The waiter then came with a new plate of the dessert and apologized again. A few minutes later the same person of importance came by  and brought a plate of chocolate covered strawberries (pictured to the left).

We asked for a to go container and took the strawberry plate back to our room.

Towel Animal For Night 6

Towel Animals

Sunset

Up Next:   Day 7 -  Sea Day & Victoria, BC, Canada
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