Crusin'

We like new adventures.  We like to try new things.  We appreciate free fun.  Therefore we jumped at the opportunity to step aboard a Holland America Alaskan Cruise ship one day this summer for a tour and free lunch.  Thanks to our awesome brother-in-law, we were invited aboard a ship to check out all that the cruising lifestyle has to offer.  As we walked around the ship and looked at staterooms, libraries, and dining options, we realized that the cruising life might be just our style -- a walking track outside the boat, morning coffee delivery, a library on-board to check out books from, a five o'clock dinner option so that we could keep our 9:00 pm bedtime .... 

Yes, we were settling into the cruising lifestyle without much trouble and then ... the horn sounded, the real "paid" cruisers boarded, and we were unceremoniously escorted off the boat via the worker's ramp.  Cruising dreams crushed!

Touring the boat on a beautiful Seattle summer day.  Great marketing technique, Holland America.

"We're on a boat!"  If we actually signed up for a cruise we might help drop the average age by a few years.

Other family members taking advantage of the free cruise tour.  This group will do ANYTHING for a free lunch and glass of wine.

The Panorama 360 from the boat.  Not bad, Seattle.  Not bad.

This photo almost got me kicked off the boat.  Something about public safety concerns ...