NCL Spirit 2024.
I had always wanted to visit Hawaii and watch whales, as both were on my bucket list. I saw a cruise on the NCL Spirit that would let me cross several things off my bucket list as it sailed around Hawaii, to Alaska and then around Alaska. These blogs describe what I did whilst on this cruise.
I was up early today to go to Torre Pacheco to catch a train to Madrid for an overnight stay.
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Today was a long day spent flying from Madrid to Honolulu via Amsterdam and Los Angeles.
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Today, I woke up in my hotel at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. I was still a bit tired but felt better than last night.
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Today, I went on an escorted tour of Kauai, including a drive through Kauai to the Wailua River. I cruised the river and stopped to see the Fern Grotto before continuing to Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge.
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Today, I went on an escorted tour to see the Waimea Canyon.
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Today, I went on a catamaran to Molokini Crater to go snorkelling, hoping to see lots of fish and some turtles.
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Today, I took an escorted tour of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hilo.
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Today, we left Hawaii and began sailing the Pacific Ocean towards Alaska. It was the first day of 5 that we spent at sea.
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Today, I booked a Whale Watching and Bear Search excursion while we were in Icy Strait Point, Alaska.
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Today, we arrived early in the morning in Juneau and docked a little outside the main town.
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Today, the ship docked mid-morning in Skagway, Alaska..
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Today, the NCL Spirit sailed the Endicott Arm, allowing us to view the Dawes Glacier.
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When the NCL Spirit docked in Ketchikan, Alaska, I took an escorted tour of the Tongass National Forest.
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Today was my last full day onboard the NCL Spirit as it sailed towards Vancouver in Canada.
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Today, the NCL Spirit docked in Vancouver, and the cruise part of my trip came to an end.
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My flight from Vancouver arrived back in Madrid today.
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Today, I made the final part of my journey from Madrid to Los Alcazares.
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