Ketchikan 凯奇坎

Oct. 5, 2023: Yesterday, we were at sea the entire day under cloudy and foggy weather, unable to see anything. We had breakfast and lunch at the Garden Cafe and had dinner at the main dining room, The Palace. This cruise is our fourth time sailing with NCL in the last twelve months, and it seems like their menu is pretty similar across all their ships. The remaining time was spent reading, visiting the gym, and walking around the ship on the deck; by the end of the day, we had walked over ten thousand steps. In the evening, we went to see a magic show.

Early this morning, the ship arrived at the first stop of this journey, Ketchikan. The ship docked at a small pier, a dedicated pier for NCL and another cruise company near Ketchikan. This time, we opted for an independent excursion rather than joining a tour. After breakfast, we disembarked and took a free shuttle to the city center to catch a lumberjack show. It was our first time watching such a show, and we joined in the cheering and laughter, thoroughly enjoying ourselves. After that, we explored the town. We had visited it six years ago during our first cruise, and it felt good. However, while walking along the river this time, we smelled the stench of dead salmon. The river and its banks were filled with salmon that couldn't make it upstream.

After a considerable walk, we found a seafood restaurant where we ordered a bowl of salmon chowder and a large crab. The taste of the crab was quite good, very fresh, better than what we had bought in a Phoenix store, and the prices seemed to have not increased much compared to six years ago.

We then took the shuttle back to the ship. We initially planned to go to the Chinese restaurant on board for dinner. However, when we arrived at the restaurant just as it opened, we were told it was fully booked, and we would have to wait an hour. We remembered having eaten there twice earlier this year during our cruise to Central America, and the experience was not great. Since we didn't want to wait long, we went to the main dining room instead. The menu there changes every day, so there's always something delicious. After filling ourselves up, we walked on the deck to digest. Surprisingly, we had walked over twenty thousand steps today. The evening's entertainment was a concert by the vocalist Melissa Mc Laughlin, and that's how the day ended.

十月五日

昨天是海上航行，一整天都是在云里雾里，什么都看不见。早中餐去了花园餐厅自助餐，晚餐在主餐厅。这是我们最近十二个月第四次乘坐NCL了，好像他们所有的船菜单都差不多。剩下时间就看看书，去了一下健身房，还有在甲板上绕船走走，一天下来也走了有一万多步。晚上去看了魔术秀。

今天一早船来到这次行程的第一站，凯奇坎（Ketchikan) 。船停靠在离凯奇坎镇不远的小码头, 是NCL和另外一家游船公司专用码头。这次我们自由行，不跟团。早餐后就下船坐免费专车去市中心，赶去看伐木工秀。第一次看类似的秀，跟着起哄搞笑，很开心。然后就在城里转转。我们六年前来过这里，那是第一次乘坐游轮，感觉不错。但这次沿着小河边走时，闻到死三文鱼的臭味，河里河边都是那些未能逆行而上的三文鱼。

转了一大圈后，找了一家海鲜店要了一碗三文鱼浓汤和一个大肉蟹，味道相当不错，很新鲜，比在凤凰城店里买的好吃点，好像价格与六年前相比也没涨多少。

然后就乘坐专车回船。晚餐原打算是去船上的中国饭店，结果掐着点刚开始营业我们就来到饭店门口，居然被告知已客满，要等一个小时。还记得今年初坐这艘船去中美洲时在这家饭店吃过二次，印象并不好，而今天我们只是想再试一下，同时也是想换个口味。既然客满了，不想等那么久，于是又来到主餐厅。那里每天的菜单都不一样，所以总是有好吃的。吃饱喝足先去甲板走走消化一下，再看一下今天走的路，居然有走二万多步。今天晚上的节目是听演唱会，一天就这样结束了。