May 8-18, 2013
We took a repositioning cruise aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Jewel ship from San Pedro to Vancouver and then stayed in Vancouver for 3 nights before flying home to LA. We treated ourselves to a suite aboard ship and the greatest part was finding friends aboard the same ship- Brian & Tracy from LA and making 2 new great friends, Marilyn & Rosie from Vancouver.
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Boarding ship in San Pedro
First lunch & drinks in Cagneys Steakhouse before leaving dock (this was one of the suite perks- lunch & breakfast daily in the private dining room)
Suite # 10666
Having our own pod coffee maker was wonderful!
Nice size suite and balcony (along with champagne, fruit basket & daily deliveries of petit fours or snacks
Casino (before it opened)
Lobster for dinner anyone?
The showroom
Our suite was on the aft (back) side of the ship so this was our view- very relaxing
May 9th we arrived in San Francisco- view as we went under the bridge
Breakfast in Cagney's- order off menu AND buffet
Spoiled rotten on our balcony
View into one of the lounges aboard ship
We stepped into our own picture in SF
Did a little shopping around Union Square for the day
Leaving SF at night was beautiful
One of Clemente's many big wins in the casino
One of our many desserts we had
Having drinks with Rean, casino manager, at the Meet n Greet for Suite passengers
Having dinner at the Moderno Churrascaria- amazing to have this aboard a ship
You get 3 desserts after the parade of meats that you've already eaten.
Sunset from our balcony
Surprise! Saw Brian across the dining room at breakfast and he and Tracy joined us.
Another one of Clemente's winnings- $240 on an 80cent bet
Dinner at Cagney's when we met Marilyn & Rosie.
Our six-some had a blast over these few days
A celebratory song from the staff for Marilyn & Rosie
Just another decadent dessert
You don't have to tell them to smile!
After 2 days at sea with no ports, we arrived in Astoria Oregon on May 12 and walked around this small city.
The name above says it all
Flavel House Museum in Astoria- beautiful flowers everywhere
Walked along the waterfront
Rustic
We chose to walk instead
He's everywhere!
Very neat looking area
One of the nightly towel animals in our room
On Monday we were in Victoria, BC (that's British Columbia). We ate breakfast offship at this Peruvian restaurant we found.
Standing in front of The Empress Hotel
Being eaten by a totem pole
Toured the inside of the BC Parliament Building
Even the restrooms were unique
May flowers
Crew appeared at the show aboard ship that night
View from balcony in Victoria
Parliament & totem pole
Inside the main chamber
Lobby of the Empress Hotel
Keeping the moose dry in Victoria
At the dollar store of course
Entertainers were amazing
Showing off the suite to friends
Quiet dinner at Le Bistro aboard ship
Food...food...food
Neat little appetizers with dinner
On Tuesday we arrived in Nanaimo, BC
Unique home in Nanaimo
View of Nanaimo
Yes, we went to a casino near the port in Nanaimo and Clemente was winning again!
Last night dinner aboard at the Teppanyaki
He was quite the showman, and he can sing!
Marilyn catching the flying eggs (the only one who actually caught it)
On May 15 we arrived in Vancouver and checked in to the Sheraton Wall Centre in downtown. Had a very nice room
View from our 27th floor
Walking the party district (during the day)
In their oldtown area known as Gastown
Our hotel from below
Our hotel courtyard
Another view from the room
Oy
Welcome to Canada
On Thursday, Marilyn & Rosie took Brian, Tracy, Clemente & I around on a tour of Vancouver. First stop was in Stanley Park at this totem village
And what a surprise! Here we ran across the 4 people we had dinner with at the Teppanyaki aboard ship 2 nights earlier and they are from LA also.
View of downtown Vancouver
We had dim sum lunch which was amazing- a ton of food! (and we were so proud of Tracy at her first dim sum)
Do what the Buddha does
Views from Granville Island
Great markets on Granville Island
Yes, you read it right- Smoked Salmon Candy (and Rosie made us try some too)
Goodbye to Marilyn & Rosie...for now!
Views in Stanley Park
What a beautiful couple!
Yes Dorothy, we are in Canada
Monkey see, Monkey do
Well, since Marilyn & Rosie drove us around to all the places on our "to-do" list, we had extra time so, of course, time for another casino
Walking around downtown Vancouver
Never seen so many varieties of restaurants in this town. Stopped for a snack at House of Empanadas
Finally, a bigger mouth than mine
Ok, last one of these
I think this was the Olympic cauldron when in Vancouver
