set my alarm for 4:45 am and headed out on deck to watch as we entered Tracy Fiord and watched for icebergs…

quite a few people out and about but it was too early for the runners… the water filled with many little pieces of snow and ice as we got closer…

saw an amazing glacier where we did a 360 so everyone had a chance to see it… most people I have seen on the decks at once… the weather has been spectacular and the crew mention it often… sunny and warm when it is usually overcast and cool… most had never seen the glacier in sunlight and everyone keeps reminding us how special this trip has been…

had breakfast and the went on a tour of the galley with the procurement chef… his job is to ensure they have the right amount of food for every meal on the cruise (which is planned three months before) and to oversee its preparation… there are two very large galleys plus one for each of the dining rooms as well as for the crew… quite a system they go through to get the food out onto the table… great fun… I also received an autographed cookbook…

the kids had gone to a Make a Miracle walk to benefit kids with serious medical conditions…

when I was done I went and joined them for a half mile of the walk around the top deck… we got some great pictures and headed to lunch… For dessert we had a gorgeous chocolate cake with raspberries in it… yum…

napped and headed to bingo, where sadly we didn’t win a cruise, but one woman did:-)…

got dressed up for the formal dinner and took some pictures on deck before the meal…

there are photographers all over the ship taking pictures, but so far we haven’t found any that we really need to purchase..

the service is quite amazing… if you mention something that wasn’t quite right to a staff member the next person up the food chain is beside you within five minutes seeing what they can do to make it right… nearly everyone has a smile on their face and pleasant greetings… we missed one night at dinner and the next night both our wait person and their helper were telling us how they had missed us, lol…

after dinner we saw a production of Piano Man and then I went for a foot massage and pedicure…

currently listening to Finish That Lyric and then off to bed…