caflybois Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 Is TPR going to be doing a trip to HHN 22 this year or....? I'd def be down to go, but seeing as how I'm gonna be working it, looks like i'll have to settle for scaring you all
robbalvey Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Hey everyone! Welcome to another installment of "Cruising with Theme Park Review!" This time around, we took Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas on an Alaskan Adventure! I'm just gonna put this out there... I hate nature. Not a fan. Could care less. So why an Alaskan Adventure? Well, it was something different. On a ship that we like. Going to new places that we either haven't been to or haven't been to in a very long time. Our Alaskan Adventure started in Vancouver, so why not go take a spin on two of the coasters at the PNE? Sure! They were even awesome enough to let us do a complete film shoot there! Heading to our film shoot at the PNE and we are traveling in STYLE! Let's see how well you know us... Would we prefer to use a red cup or a wine glass in our limo? Just filmed on this coaster! Anyone know what it is or why it's famous? Was a great morning filming @PNE_Playland! Park is open tomorrow at 10am! Go ride! There were a lot of OMG AIRTIME moments filming the woodie @PNE_Playland this morning! Just boarded Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas for an Alaskan Adventure! Only been on the ship 10 minutes and already having food! One of my favorite food locations from Allure has been added to Royal Caribbean Radiance! The Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas Dog House has 7 types of hot dogs and they are all AWESOME! Goodbye, Vancouver. Next stop... Alaska! Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas One of many reasons why it pays to have status with Royal Caribbean Looks like Royal Caribbean Rhapsody is also leaving Vancouver along with us! Been a GREAT "Final Destination Day!" First riding the FD3 roller coaster, now going under FD5 bridge! Our "Final Destination Day" included riding the roller coaster from FD3 and then going under the FD5 bridge! KidTums totally approves the work of our Royal Caribbean cabin steward! Our current view heading to Alaska on Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas! Current view from top of the Centrum on Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas. Anyone remember what used to be where the arcade is now on Royal Caribbean Radiance class ships? Golf Simulator, maybe? [vine] [/vine]ElissaAlvey doing Zumba on Royal Caribbean Radiance. Not for me! If I'm gonna work out I'm going to Windjammer! Lunch on Royal Caribbean Radiance is the "better than normal sex salad!" (Yes, it's THAT good!!!) Rita's Cantina becoming Rita's Crabshack Royal Caribbean Radiance! Gonna try the new makeover tonight! Look! This watercraft on Royal Caribbean Radiance is from Arendelle! Current view from the back of Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas! Tonight was "make your own pizza" night on Royal Caribbean Radiance so she made a triple cheese! Having an Alaskan Amber at the new Rita's Crabshack on Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas! [vine] [/vine]Reed has NO CLUE how to eat a crab leg! LMAO! Reed thanked Royal Caribbean Corporate Executive Chef Paul Rouse for his awesome crab legs! We have made it to Alaska! Ketchikan Alaska is cute! Reminds me of a skiing town! About to head out on the @AleutianBallad for a crab fishing tour in Alaska! The @AleutianBallad was featured on Season 2 of @DeadliestCatch & today we are doing a tour on it! Not gonna lie, sitting in the boat I'm having flashbacks to "Amity Boat Tours" Only been on @AleutianBallad five minutes & already spotted whales in Ketchikan Alaska! Yup! @ElissaAlvey is on her way to being a real fisherman! This bucket is gonna go in the water and let's hope it brings up fish! [vine] [/vine]The @AleutianBallad took us by a Bald Eagle sanctuary! Amazing! [vine] [/vine]The Bald Eagles are everywhere! WE HAVE CRABS!!! KidTums has made a new friend! ROBB!!! Do not eat the crab!!! You need butter!!! [vine] [/vine]We have caught some Alaskan King Crab! AWESOME! [vine] [/vine]Crab pot going back overboard! Danny is an AWESOME tour guide! We highly recommend @AleutianBallad crab fishing tour! Huge thanks to the crew @AleutianBallad for a fantastic "Deadliest Catch" tour! Heading back to our ship! Just hanging out in Ketchikan, Alaska now! Now THAT is what I call full bush! (Gotta keep it warm, right girls?) Would you believe this quaint looking area of Ketchikan used to be the "Red Light District?" Looks like we were just a few years too late for the loose women! Damn! Oh, the things you can make with a chainsaw! Alaskan humor! LOL! Hey, look! Here's that long lost @Disney character Walt created when he visited Alaska! Alaska's horrific secret! THEY MAKE POPCORN OUT OF ORCAS!!! (And it's damn good, too!) Finish the sentence! See ya later, Ketchikan! You were a fun cruise port! We will be back! Love the topography of the Alaskan cruises! And that it's still light at 9:30pm! Current view on Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas coming into Icy Strait Point, Alaska Radiance of the Seas says hello from Icy Strait Point, Alaska! Doing the worlds longest zipline here in Alaska! (Yes we shot a POV!) Having some thrilling fun at Icy Strait Point in Alaska! View from the top of the worlds longest zip line! Icy Strait Point, Alaska! [vine] [/vine]Flying on the worlds longest zip line at Icy Strait Point, Alaska. Highlight of Icy Strait Point? Mini donuts! (ok, one of the highlights!) "Welcome to Alaska!" lol [vine] [/vine]Tossing the wood chip in the fire! It's an Alaskan tradition! (Or so we are told...) Current view of Alaska from Radiance of the Seas. Today we are seeing large chunks of ice in Juneau, Alaska! Hanging out with large chunks of ice. And there it is! A large chunk of ice... yup. We are about to learn about how salmon have sex! The salmon ladder from an Alaskan hatchery! (It's not just Ninja Warrior!) Lots of ships in port at Juneau, Alaska today! Yes! Got some Alaska StreetPasses today on my @NintendoAmerica 3DS! In Alaska, it gets so cold they sell things to warm a guys... um... "junk" The aerial tramway is a great way to see Juneau, Alaska! Alaska humor! In Alaska, they hang Orcas from the ceiling!!! Do the Blackfish people know about this torture??? WE CAN SEE RUSSIA FROM OUR SHIP!!! I'm SURE this is an official licensed Disney Matryoshka Doll! Words to live by. #AlaskaHumor In Alaska, they make beer out of killer whales!!! (And it is DAMN GOOD!!! Ha! Screw you, Texas! #AlaskaHumor That's Alaskan for "condoms!" Apparently something tragic happened to Grandpa!!! "May the forest be with you!" #AlaskaHumor "Froze my nuts off..." #AlaskaHumor Now THIS is my kind of "nature trail!" This has been a highlight of Alaska! Glad that Royal Caribbean has it on the ship! We arrive in Skagway, Alaska and the local @Newsies are handing out papes! He kinda looks like a young Jack Kelly! Radiance of the Seas has arrived at Skagway, Alaska! Going panning for gold in Skegway this morning! IMA GONNA STRIKE IT RICH!!! Today we are seeing some sled dogs, panning for gold, and hopefully Elsa from Frozen! Getting some info about the Alaska Iditarod sled dog race from an actual racer! Matt Hayashida @rubiconracing with his Alaskan Iditarod race sled dogs! KidTums getting to pet an Alaskan sled dog that ran in the race! [vine] [/vine]Alaskan sled dogs on a demonstration run! [vine] [/vine]This is what happens to boiling water in Alaskan 40 below zero temps! KidTums and @elissaalvey holding an Alaskan sled dog puppy! (Don't drop it!!!) I think she wants to take one of these Alaskan sled dog puppies home with her! [vine]https://vine.co/v/MH2ZQ97VK5e[/vine] Panning for gold in Alaska. Reminds me of being @Knotts! Having lunch and many beers @SkagwayBrewing! Skagway, Alaska reminds me of @WaltDisneyWorld Main Street USA, but for real! (Or at least sorta real...) Radiance of the Seas docked at Skagway, Alaska. Beautiful! "Hello Bitches!" #AlaskaHumor "Grizzly Bears will kill you!" (Ok, this was actually funny!) #AlaskaHumor Dog Sled Parking! #AlaskaHumor Again! Alaska ripping on Texas! lol #AlaskaHumor Time to depart Skagway, Alaska! Ship is between two white capped mountains! Amazing! Radiance of the Seas in Alaska with snow cap mountains on both sides! Just beautiful! Where else can you walk into your room and have a monkey hanging from the ceiling? Mongolian wok station is so good! Wish they did it more than one night on this ship! Only two more nights left on this ship! I'm gonna miss it! [vine]https://vine.co/v/MHY01AVPxm0[/vine] What happens on Royal Caribbean ... Gets posted to the internet! Radiance of the Seas now in Arendelle. It's covered in deep, deep, deep, deep snow! An amazing view of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska from Radiance of the Seas! Look at Arendelle! It's completely frozen! Oh noes! Getting attacked by a polar bear!!! Nearly 11pm here in Alaska & still light outside! Love the long days here in the north! Final night of our Alaskan cruise! It's been an amazing week! We say goodbye to Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas in Seward, Alaska. Was a fantastic week! Having pizza & beer in Alaska @FrontierBrew thinking of @scottspizzatour (Elissa gives the pizza thumbs up!) Tonight we are staying at Wilderness Lodge, but ones that's VERY far away from WDW in Denali, Alaska! As much as we love Disney's Wilderness Lodge, this one in Denali, Alaska has an amazing backdrop! I wonder if @scottspizzatour has any pizza boxes from Alaska? (I'm assuming yes...) This is what 8pm in Alaska looks like! lol And 11pm doesn't look much different! Today's Alaskan Adventure was an 8 hour bus tour of Denali National Park to see nature & mountains & bears. Oh my! This place has a $53 pizza! @ProspectorPizza Should we try it!? Scott, here's the interior of an Alaskan Pizzeria! Gotta love a place with 49 beers on tap and not a single bottled beer in the building! Pizza with Reindeer sausage! @ProspectorPizza "Reindeers taste better than people. Sven don't you think that's true?" Pizza box obtained! For @scottspizzatour from @ProspectorPizza Who would have ever thought we'd get kick ass pizza in the middle of Alaska??? Final night in Alaska! Sun should set about 11:45pm tonight! Here are some of my random thoughts from the trip: - Overall it's a pretty cool place and exceeded my expectations. - I don't like "real" nature, but I don't mind "manufactured" nature in small doses. i.e. Crabfishing & Dog Sledding tour, thumbs up! Denali and random glaciers, thumbs down. I guess you can say I'm like Clark W. Griswold when it comes to nature. "Grand Canyon? *click* Got the photo... Let's go!" - There were some really kick ass pizza & beer here! Who knew??? Seriously that Alaskan Amber was one of the best beers I've had! (Even Elissa loved it!) - The "locals" were an odd mix of real locals and people who have moved here from all over. I was expecting some sort of "Alaskan accent", but there really wasn't one. And overall, everyone seemed really friendly. (Then again, so do Californians in short visits...) - The scenery was nice, but I think as someone that grew up in California with mountains all around, and getting stuck going to places like Yosemite as a kid, the topography was mostly lost on me. Nice? Yes. And it was a great contrast from Florida, but not my thing. - Seeing lots of snow on the mountains made me want to go skiing. This might have been the most amount of snow I've been surrounded by without being on a ski trip! - The cruise was a nice way to see all of this without being too inundated by it all. - I like the Radiance class ships a lot. Even this being our fifth sailing on one, it didn't get old and wasn't disappointing in the slightest. - I really do not like seafood. - Alaska has a lot of Pepsi. That's a shame. - It's pretty cool in a twisted sort of way having it look like two thirty in the afternoon at eleven o'clock at night! - Aside from the obvious distance away from the "lower 48" and the higher volume of nature around you, most of Alaska feels like one giant "ski resort town" like Park City or Big Bear. (This is not a bad thing!) - It's kind of amusing hearing them constantly refer to the "lower 48" on the news and other places on TV. "So in the lower 48, there was a shooting in Santa Barbara, California..." - Alaska tourist merchandise humor is more clever than the Caribbean, although it's less vulgar. So I guess it's kind of a toss up. - I had some really good Taco Bell here! How strange considering how far away we are from Mexico! - Was really strange seeing everyone post night time fireworks and parade photos from the 24 Hour Disney days on both costs, yet it was still daylight outside for us at 10:30pm! While we've been in other parts of the world where it's light into the late evening, it was weird still being in the USA while other people not that far time zones away from us were at night! - Apparently Alaska is where Grandmothers go after something tragic happens to Grandpa. - You can easily tell the locals from the tourists and the locals all seem to wear shorts & T-Shirts even when it's 40 degrees outside! (I feel like I fit in here.) - Alaska is much like Dollywood where you can play "count the black people" and you *might* end up with a score of ten by the end of your trip. (Not being prejudice, just an observation!) - Cars are very dirty in this state! - I was unable to see Russia from anywhere we were at in Alaska. - Everyone we met seemed more intelligent than Sarah Palin, so I have no idea how the hell that happened!!! - Like I said, overall, it was a great trip! Would highly recommend a visit via cruise ship or other travel to come to Alaska, and we would most certainly do it again! Thanks for reading! --Robb Edited June 11, 2014 by robbalvey
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