Apparently the weather forecast had numerous low pressure systems in the Gulf of Alaska and we were forecast to have winds up to 80 mph and big waves. Lots of people were lined up to buy Dramamine. Later I heard that the ship ran out of Dramamine to sell people. I also saw quite a number of people with patches behind their ear to ward against seasickness.
As soon as we left Glacier Bay the previous day the waves increased. Instead of dropping the Glacier Bay National Park rangers and naturalist off near the entrance to the Park, they stayed on the ship.
While the seas were a little rougher, they didn't affect the ship nowhere near as bad as when we sailed up to Juneau. Perhaps it was because it looked like the ship was hitting the waves head on and not at an angle.
In the end, whether it was because the fears were overblown or because the ship's course minimized the waves' effect, the sailing was relatively smooth.
The ship was able to drop off the Park employees onto a boat near Ketchikan even if the cruise ship did not stop at Ketchikan.
Because of the ship's schedule change, Tammy's Tastefully Simple/Homemade Gourmet group held their three meetings (two educational and one farewell get-together) this day instead of spreading the meetings over three days as planned. A number of the Tastefully Simple/Homemade Gourmet people were into karaoke singing. They had entered the ship's "Pop Princess" karaoke contest. For the farewell get-together, the Tastefully Simply officials arranged for a karaoke machine for the party and it was used the entire time.
Since this was another day at sea, the evening dinner was another formal dress night.
In the evening Tammy and I were busy attending several shows.
The show in the following photo was actually from the previous night. The ship's employees starred in a talent show.
The following photos are from one of the shows we watched Thursday night. This one was a salute to songs from the British Invasion. The songs went from the 1960s to the present. The show was very good.
This was to songs from the Beatles "Sgt Pepper" album.
Then we watched the finals of the "Pop Princess" karaoke contest. Here are the six people who performed in the finals. They all were very good.
The winner was the one person from the Tastefully Simple/Homemade Gourmet group who made it into the finals. The audience voted for the winner.
Our room was near the art gallery. These are some of the pictures we saw on the wall leading to our stateroom.
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