Sunday - At Sea
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TODAY'S FORECAST |
SUNRISE 5.30 PM |
TONIGHT'S DRESS CODE |
 Photo credit: Winona Kent |
THE INSIDE PASSAGE
For people who live in the
communities along the Alaskan panhandle, the Inside Passage is a
transportation corridor, a lifeline to the outside world. For cruise
passengers, the 1,000 mile waterway is a constant adventure. Protected
by offshore islands and tempered by Kuroshio (the Japanese Current),
this vast jumble of deep channels, secluded bays and thickly forested
islands is as beautiful today as it was when Captain George Vancouver
discovered it two hundred years ago.
DID YOU KNOW...?
Small icebergs are called
"growlers"
Skagway is the only Southeast Alaska town built on level ground
Juneau has a glacier within its city limits
Bald eagles aren't bald - they have a cap of white feathers
There are more pilots' licenses in Alaska than in any other state
The Inside Passage is known as Alaska's Marine Highway
OVERNIGHT AND TODAY
After our departure from Vancouver yesterday, Star Sapphire sailed through the Strait of Georgia towards Discovery Passage, passing Seymour Narrows during the night. We then cruised Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage. This morning at approximately 8.00am we'll pass Pine Island. At this time, Star Sapphire will set a course towards the Laredo and Principe Channels on our way to Triple Island Pilot Station, where we expect to arrive at approximately 7.45pm. Our Canadian pilots will disembark and the Southeastern Alaska pilots will embark at the same time. We will then sail towards Juneau via the Dixon Entrance, Chatham Strait and Stephens Passage.
Please click here to see an overall map of the area between Vancouver and Prince Rupert, BC (near where Triple Island Pilot Station is.). (Prince Rupert is indicated by an "A" on the map.)
Please see the individual maps
below for a closeup view of the
Inside Passage.
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SHORE EXCURSION OVERVIEW
10.00am
Showcase Lounge, Deck 5, Baja
Join
Peter, our Shore Excursion Manager, as he explains everything you'll
need to know about tours in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Vancouver.
SAPPHIRE'S GOT TALENT! SIGN-UP
2.30pm Showcase Lounge,
Deck 5, Baja
This afternoon we embark upon a cruise-long talent search to discover
the next StarSea Superstar, as determined by our "celebrity" panel of
judges. Come to the Showcase Lounge to sign up or find out more!
BEHIND THE SCENES GALLEY TOUR
3.00pm
Seawind Dining
Room, Deck 4, Caribe
Join
us on a guided tour of Sapphire's kitchen. Bring your
appetite - there will be sumptuous
snacks! Ladies - no high
heels
please!
CAPTAIN'S CHAMPAGNE WELCOME ABOARD
7.00pm Atrium Room, Deck
7,
Promenade
Join Captain Callico and Cruise Director Jemima Vickers as we welcome
you aboard Star
Sapphire
in style with a champagne glass waterfall! Enjoy a complimentary glass
of bubbly while you say hello to Cruise Staff and fellow passengers.
SCENIC CRUISING - INSIDE PASSAGE
Photo credit: Jim Goddard / Winona Kent |
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