Since Becky and family all use Charley’s last name, Cover, and the rest of us use Fendel, we referred to our collective family as the Fendovers. In addition to an assortment of smaller board game activities and such, there were two major all-Fendover activities on board: * Family Feud (done several nights, and based on …
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Post #11: Juneau Museum
The stop at the fish hatchery in Juneau (see post #10 from Ben) was part of a bus tour around Juneau that most of us did. This bus tour also included an hour or so at the excellent Juneau Museum, which included exhibits about the evolution of the land — ice ages and all that …
Post #10: Macaulay Salmon Hatchery – Juneau
From Ben – August 7th During our second port stop in Juneau, we had a chance to visit the Douglas Island Pink and Chum (DIPAC) Salmon Hatchery. The goal of the non-profit hatchery is to raise and release millions of salmon into the Alaskan waters. Salmon are an incredibly important part of Alaska’s economy and …
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Post #9: Hiking in Juneau/Climbing Mt. Roberts
BY CHARLEY: On the morning of 8/7, we landed in Juneau and all took the tram up Mt. Roberts. Here’s some of us at the Juneau dock, with the tram behind us, and then a view from the tram: The tram took us to the Mountain House and Nature Center (1750′) where we saw a …
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Post #8: Ketchikan
<from Dan, except for italics> Back to the week of the cruise: Our first port of call was Ketchikan (on 8/6), which we reached after a day and a half of sailing from Vancouver. But before getting to that, I want to add one more shipboard shot: When we went on shore in Ketchikan, the …
Post #7: Zip Lining in Alaska – By Ari
On our first port day in Ketchikan, some of the family got to go zip-lining. We arrived at the site with a few other families. We got our harnesses, helmets, and gloves for safety. The large group of people had to get split into two because there were so many. Our family is very big …
Post #6: Cruise Dining – by Tamar
For many people, food is a big draw for cruises. They are notorious for plentiful and accessible food. It is a true pleasure to go on a week’s vacation and have every meal prepared for you! There were many options for dining on our cruise. The Lido Buffet was open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and …
Post #5 – Shuffleboard (by Amir)
Shuffleboard is lots of fun. In shuffleboard you need skill, strategy and strength. Also, you can play with many people at once – up to four. There was shuffleboard on the sports deck of the boat, which was Deck 10. You could see amazing views from up there. We didn’t take a picture of shuffleboard, so here is a picture …
Post #4: Denali
<FYI – All the posts prior to this one were composed by Dan (with a few small edits based on info from others). This post is also primarily Dan’s work, with the italicized text in this post representing Nina’s contribution. We hope to have fuller contributions from others soon.> Although I’ve labeled this “Post #4,” …
Post #3: About the Ship
We sailed on the Noordam, on the Holland-America line, with over 1900 other people (not counting crew, who were ubiquitous, numerous and fabulous). It took several days to get a sense of where everything was – multiple eating facilities (food available virtually 24/7); small meeting rooms (where we played Family Feud and other games – …
Fendels in Alaska 