And the winner is...the glacier!

Today was our last day before we start visiting ports. Today was also the day we sailed past the Sawyer Glacier. After breakfast at Triton's the boys and I participated in two trivia games. The first was Heroes Quotes Trivia, and the second was Villain’s Quotes Trivia. We were the winning team for the Heroes Quotes thanks to David who knows A LOT about Disney. Joe helped too, and my minimum contribution...the name of the black panther in Jungle Book was Bagheera. Regardless, our team won with the most correct answers and we wore our medals proudly. The host of both trivia games was a funny man from the U.K. named Lewis. We happened to be in a room that had large portholes and whenever someone had a whale sighting, he would stop the game and run over to look out the portholes. Lewis was as excited as everyone else. I got to see the spray from a whale's blowhole and also the back of one for a very brief moment.

After the trivia, the ship began its voyage through the Tracy Arm Fjord toward the Sawyer Glacier. It was slow and steady through a narrow passageway with rock cliffs towering over us. Some of the rock had trees growing, part of the Tongass National Forest. There were white streaks coming down the sides of the rock and on closer look, you realized they were little waterfalls. It was beautiful. At a much larger waterfall, the captain stopped the ship so everyone could enjoy the view. As we drew closer to the glacier, there were little icebergs floating in the water. Sometimes, you could see a baby seal or two on them off in the distance. The ice was mainly white with shades of blue especially closer to the waterline.

David and I spent a half hour at Cogsworth Countdown which was like the game show Minute to Win It. He was on a team while I was the cheering section. He stacked cups and slid on a magic carpet around some cones while holding a ping pong ball on a spoon. Our team was the Belle team and we tied with the Gaston team so we all got Disney fidget spinners as our prize.

We were getting close to the glacier so we went back outside to view the sights. When we reached the glacier, I was mesmerized and just kept trying to find places to stand and look at it. It was so impressive. I even saw a small “calving” where a piece of the glacier falls off into the sea. I kept going to different decks and sides of the ship as we slowly turned around to head back down the fjord.

The live show tonight was a magician, The Chipper Experience. It was a comedy/magic show that was entertaining and funny. The magician even spoke to David during the show, but he didn’t call him up on stage. I think he wanted a married couple.

After the show it was up to Deck 9 for the Freezing the Night Away party and then dinner at the Animator’s Palate again. There are three restaurants that we will rotate through while onboard. The first night was Triton’s which had Little Mermaid decor. Tomorrow we will dine at Tiana’s Place. The last two nights we have been at Animator’s Palate. 

I really like the vibe of this restaurant. It is all black and white with paintbrush pillars, and the chairs have two buttons on the back that look like the buttons on Steamboat Willie’s pants. On the walls, are screens to look like picture frames. Last night, we watched rough sketches of various characters get drawn. Tonight the frames had scenes from Frozen and the menu was Frozen related. In true Disney fashion, no detail is overlooked. I love this!

Tomorrow is our first port, Skagway. We have an early excursion, so it is off to bed in preparation for another fun adventure.

For another perspective, read my son, David's blog at Favorite Son's Spiel.