Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada - Thursday, June 18

This was the morning where I saw a whale right outside the window in the dining room when we were sitting down for breakfast. We didn't get into Prince Rupert until about 4PM and so we enjoyed a day of relaxing. After seeing the whale at breakfast we went up to the Spinnaker lounge hoping to spot more wildlife and had a chance to see some dolphins as well.

Then I learned a few country line dances (unfortunately I couldn't convince my husband to join me). It is always interesting trying to dance and keep your balance on a moving ship. Then we went to an art seminar that covered art from cave drawings to modern art. And in the afternoon we went to a special close up magic show with Shawn Farquhar. They had a camera to project him on a huge screen so we could see him do card tricks and other close up magic tricks. It was really a great show.

In Prince Rupert the weather was in the mid 50s and partly cloudy. We intended to get off the ship right when they announced the ship had been cleared but the line to get off the ship covered several levels and the line outside looked just as long (we had to go through customs since this was Canada). So we waited until the lines died down and then got off.

Prince Rupert has even less to do than Skagway but the bald eagles made up for it. Before we even got off we watched dozens of eagles flying and perched in trees. We also got to see some young eagles (they don't get a pure white head until they are about 5 years old). Then when we got off there we came across an eagle perched not far from the boardwalk eating a fish. And while we were standing there two more eagles joined it (including a young one). It was incredible to see them so up close in the wild.

After walking around town we got back on the ship and had dinner in the Aqua Main Dining room for the first time. It was nice to have a quite dinner with just my husband. Then we headed to Gatsby's Bar and enjoyed some nice music for several hours.