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Everyone crowds the rails for pictures as we sail along the shore of Stanley Park toward Lions Gate Bridge in the distance.
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Lions Gate Bridge is in the distance connecting North Vancouver on the right with Stanley Park on the left.
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Looking underneath Lions Gate Bridge at Prospect Point where the Canadian Flag is flying.
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We found a good, quiet spot to read out on the stern deck. Just inside was usually pretty good also. The ship is about half-way between Vancouver and Ketchikan.
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Norwegian's Westerdam and Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas at Juneau seen from the stern of the Grand Princess.
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Looking out our "obstructed view" window at Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas which has evidently just arrived.
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At Skagway there had been a landslide just beside the pier near the cliff with all the ship's grafitti on it. As a result tenders were used to transport passengers from the ship into town. The wind was blowing like crazy and we elected to stay aboard.
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For years we've seen the cliff next to the pier and its grafitti from a multitude of ships.
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From the ship's top deck you can see the town of Skagway and the ship's tender (orange near the center of the picture) used to take passengers into town.
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Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas and a Holland America line ship were also in port.
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Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas and a Holland America line ship were also in port. Having been to Skagway twice before and considering the weather, we decided to just stay onboard and have a relaxing day of reading.
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Rather than brave the weather, We found a quiet, secluded spot up on the 15th deck and settled in to read.
