In the morning, we took a tour of the main galley of the ship. The scale and complexity of feeding over 2000 people (including the crew) was an enormous.
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- Dessert being assembled.
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- Warming area where food that is ready awaits service.
We pulled into the tiny little town of Hoonah or Icy Strait Point which was once home to a cannery (1912-1953). It was a pretty place and the sun was glorious. Some people took the option of having a go at the world’s longest zipline (flying fox) from a nearby mountain down to the flat (5330 ft long, 1300 ft vertical drop and max speed of 60 mph … and the price of USD120). We passed on these overpriced add-ons.
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- Arriving at Hoonah; not our ship.
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- Tenders taking passengers to Hoonah.
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- On our ship, the Celebrity Mercury.
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- View of the Hoonah area.
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- Arriving at Hoonah; not our ship.
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- View of the Hoonah area.
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- Tenders taking passengers to Hoonah.
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- Tenders taking passengers to Hoonah.
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- Tenders taking passengers to Hoonah.
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- Kayaking in Hoonah.
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- Hoonah Packing Company.
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- Our ship the Celebrity Mercury in the background.
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- The world’s longest Zipline!
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- Native totem at Hoonah.
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- Our ship, the Celebrity Mercury.
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- Eagle on the former cannery.
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- Eagle on the former cannery.
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- View of Hoonah from the ship.
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- View of the cannery at Hoonah from the ship.
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- Getting ready to depart Hoonah.
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- Late sunset at sea.
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- Nightlife onboard.
