Alaskan Cruise

I just spent the most wonderful week in Alaska on my first-ever cruise. My little sister and brother graduated from high school in June, and my parents decided to go on this cruise as their graduation present. Of course I jumped at the chance to go (even though it meant missing my 10 year high school reunion - boo hoo), and I couldn't have had a better week. I decided to break my trip up and post about each port separately. I'll just start by talking about the weather. I had heard that it rains all summer long in Alaska. I watched the 10-day weather forecast for weeks, and all it showed was low to mid-50's and rain every day in each of the Alaskan ports of call. I bought a travel umbrella, a new rain jacket, packed a winter coat, hat, and gloves, etc. I was ready! We ended up being SO lucky. The weather was absolutely fabulous practically the entire trip. At each port the locals would tell us how lucky we were and that it was rare to have a day without rain. The sunshine and warmer weather made the trip even that much more enjoyable! Anyway, here goes!