Last Alaska Stop & Whatta Meal! | Day 6 Vlog Koningsdam

[@droyer8986]

Eagle booty....Mrs Canuck booty... I died!! 😂😂😂

[@CruisingCanucks]

Mr. Canuck is still laugh about that one. He thinks he’’s hilarious! Mrs. Canuck not so much.🤣😒

[@Kipps_Trips]

Tell Mrs. Canuck not to be upset about the crab. I was on your guys’ cruise and the tour guide we had in Skagway on the Y&WP Railroad said that Dungeness crab hasn’t been caught in like 4 years or something. So if you had it, it likely wasnt local, which means it likely wasn’t fresh.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Oh, thank you. That does make us feel better!

[@cherifurr3935]

Nice views of Creek Street and the river. Mr. Canuck doesn’t like seafood or steaks? What does he eat, just meatloaf, hamburgers, sausage McMuffins, chicken, and chips??? Love Carole’s laugh in the background! Chocolate profiteroles, though-so good! Ridiculous that their entertainment venues are so small for the number of passengers.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Mr Canuck also likes tons of vegetables. He could easily (and has) go a whole cruise or months without meat.

[@FraserAtSea]

Hey guys! Great to see Ketchikan through your eyes - this was one of my favourite ports on my Alaskan cruise last year on Discovery Princess. We got the full day in port, but only had a half day to 2 other ports - relatively annoying. I've never heard of people tendering in the morning and then docking later - how unusual!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks for watching. Our day at Ketchikan regarding getting on and off was very strange. We were happy that we didn't have a plan excursion because a lot of people spent most of their day waiting for a tender. 🚢

[@MyThomas16]

Spa footage was funny & really liked opening music! Just got off a Virgin Voyages Mediterranean cruise and their Scarlet Night was fabulous. A lot of "sailors" wore red and there were different events throughout the ship. They also had fun photo booths and a huge show/party up on the pool deck where everyone could participate. HAL's Orange Party pales in comparison...

[@twilalebold320]

Interestingly, I was on the East Coast Cruise while you were on your West Coast Cruise. Our Holland America ship is the baby size of the fleet. They held the orange party in the Crow's nest; there is no music walk on this ship. Prior to the party they held a game show in the Crow's nest that we were participating in. So, we had established our location well before Orange party time. Truly, it was a fun celebration! Everybody was up dancing and rocking. Sorry about your experience!

[@CruisingCanucks]

We have always enjoyed the orange party. Hopefully we will be able to participate next time.

[@larrystyba5199]

at crab n go they had the best "crab fries" my wife does not like crab but ate this dish and said she would have another. Dungeness crab 1lb was $54 here and Crab fries $20. best outside meal of the trip :)

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks for sharing. That sounds wonderful. We will have to remember it for next time we are in Alaska.❤️

[@lynnleipold2617]

Love you four!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks Lynn

[@LoveBoatCruising]

Thank you for sharing! Love this video. Hilarious spa footage joking and laughter. Doing it right🎉 Ketchikan is my favorite Alaska port. I’ll be there soon, hoping for warm fall weather 😊

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks, enjoy your cruise.🛳

[@cynthiamiller]

I agree with your idea Mr. Canuck! Orange night in the Music Walk would be a great idea!

[@CruisingCanucks]

It definitely needs to expand beyond on small venue. 🤞

[@peggy2429]

We always get the spa package when we cruise HAL. One of my most favourite things to do on a cruise, so relaxing. I always thought those tiles were coasters 😆. Same thing happened to us at orange party on our last cruise. Very disappointing.

[@CruisingCanucks]

The spa is a lovely quiet place. Mr. Canuck and his sense of humour….What am I going to do with him?? We really think HAL should consider having the Orange party either on deck or in the World Stage Theatre.

[@vikkianderson8452]

Another reason we stay home during the summer months and allow families to travel! Our cruises are not as full and able to get into all the night time venues! HAL is our favorite cruise line!!

[@CruisingCanucks]

We are looking forward to being able to use that exact strategy now that Mrs. Canuck has retired from the school system. We hope that our fall cruise will be less full.

[@twilalebold320]

Curious, if you had to pay for Rudi's would you go? absolutely wonderful that Holland America paid for your supper!

[@CruisingCanucks]

That is a great question that we have discussed ever since experiencing Rudi’s. If Mr. Canuck was a seafood lover than the answer is definitely yes. Where we pause in the debate is what it would cost for him to have a chicken dish and no appetizer. Maybe if its Jill’s birthday!

[@jinxy47]

Being from St. John's I was amused at your references to Newfoundland and Quidi Vidi! Great video

[@CruisingCanucks]

Cool, thanks!

[@GregClementi]

Ah Ketchikan, our favorite port in Alaska. Love Creek Street and just walking around.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Nice spot to look walk around at check things out.

[@GregClementi]

@@CruisingCanucksBTW, you guys are getting very clever with your placement of the secret letter. 😉🍷

[@CruisingCanucks]

Finally, a reason to look at Mr. Canuck 🤫

[@GregClementi]

@@CruisingCanucks 😄haha

[@jturie]

We were a day or two ahead of you on our Norwegian cruise....also extremely crowded. Next time on HAL, we are doing Rudi's!!!!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Rudi’s was phenomenal. We really enjoyed the whole dining experience.

[@ericericson3535]

Very good! You had great weather, (AKA No Rain!) in Ketchikan. Very interesting scenes in the sauna, sort of a Spielberg effect with the steam. I think Rufi's Sel de Mer would be worth the price of admission. Great voyage so far!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Rudi's was an amazing experience! We had a wonderful day in Ketchikan and the weather was fabulous .

[@carakerr4081]

I am very much enjoying Alaska with you! I love your beautiful red dress Jill!! ❤sending our love! ❤

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thank you so much!

[@JuliaCarroll-bw9br]

Did you ever push the button to activate bubbles in hydro pool? That’s the best part!

[@CruisingCanucks]

It’s hard for the camera mic to hear us over the bubbles. So when not recording there’s sometimes bubbles. Sometimes it’s nice to just relax and not mimic a lobster pot.

[@Mary_Rees]

The sauna looked great. Fries chicken for breakfast though - never seen that before lol.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Fried chicken and waffles are a menu item that we have found on our travels generally in the southern states of the US.

[@dontpanic716]

I had to lookup the menu and double check that price for the crab. It truely was a single red king crab leg. for that price. Looks like tracys was a bit cheaper but wow. I don't remember exactly what price I paid for the crab back in 2010 when I was working on the ship, but I know it was less then $100. I swear it was at least 50%-75% less

[@CruisingCanucks]

The price of crab was crazy high in every port that we saw. 🫢

[@jacobcatstraat690]

When and where is your next cruise. My wife and thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Very soon! We are about to try our first MSC ship.

[@billypenney9384]

We sailed on MSC Poesia from Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas and Bermuda a few years back and it was excellent. What was hilarious was that there was one massive line up in the Buffet, only to find out it was for Hotdogs and Hamburgers, 99 percent were American cruisers. As Canadians, we enjoy Pheasant Under Glass, Duck A l'orange and other exotic dishes, no line ups.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Good to know! We may use that strategy.

[@sherryillk]

You’ve convinced me to try Rudi’s. I’m not a seafood person either but will be traveling with my parents and an Aunt who adore it and I think they will love the splurge. We have some OBC that we have to use anyway so might as well. And I paused on the menu and saw they have escargot, steak tartare and foie gras so not all seafood as mentioned for the appetizers.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Hope you enjoy. Thanks for mentioning the non-seafood appetizers. We should have said that there weren't any apps that Mr.Canuck liked. 🦞

[@sherryillk]

@@CruisingCanucks Yeah, I noticed the non-seafood apps are a bit adventurous. Foie gras is probably the least but there's all the ethical reasons to avoid that too. It's a bit wild where snails end up being the most approachable, for me at least. The raw beef might be it for other people but I have an irrational fear of mad cow and medium rare is about as far as I can go with beef...

[@CruisingCanucks]

We totally agree with your thought process! Have a wonderful cruise.

[@Rose-bv6wp]

Such a shame about the Orange party, hopefully Holland America pays attention and changes the venue for this. 🤞

[@CruisingCanucks]

We definitely hope so. There were hundreds of fellow passengers in the same position that were we in.

[@sharonwhite1985]

OMG! Swear I put a few pounds on just watching your meal in Rudi’s!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Of the 7 pounds gained on this cruise - 5 were at Rudie's!!! 🤣

[@JoeFrohlich]

I always enjoy your channel.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We appreciate that!

[@CruisingWithChooChoo]

Enjoyed your video and the funny spa scenes! 😅 I paid for a week of the same so I’m looking forward to it and I’ll be thinking of you when I’m there. What are those tiles all about? Do you purchase them? The orange party sounds disappointing! Maybe I won’t bother to bring an orange top then.

[@CruisingCanucks]

The orange party is so much fun when we have been able to participate. The spa is lovely. Enjoy. The “tiles” which are actually coasters are a gift that any past cruiser receive as a thank you gift. They usually have the ship you are sailing with on them.

[@CruisingWithChooChoo]

@@CruisingCanucks Thank you!

[@markmcgill6312]

New intro, I like

[@pattymc4726]

When we had dinner there I said something I never thought I would say. “This is too much lobster!”. At both Rudi’s and the Pinnacle Grill the waiter kept bringing delicious little goodies that we didn’t order. I’ve never been so full in my life. First World problems, I know.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Exactly!! We loved it but boy were we ever full!

[@Oneway2fun]

19:54 if only we were allowed to post a picture here of what we had when we were on Rudy Delma we would blow you guys out of the water. I wish you guys would’ve tried it. It was the seafood tower.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We can't imagine anything better than we had - plus we were stuffed. It's a great spot.

[@Oneway2fun]

@@CruisingCanucks I understand it looks like you guys had a great meal but if you ever go on the ship again, check out the seafood tower we had that at Rudis when we were on the ship maybe next time

[@CruisingCanucks]

We reviewed the menu, and that wasn't an option (although it was in the past). The Catch by Rudi on the Princess ships now has a seafood tower on the app menu. Seafood will never be a 'next time' for Mr. Canuck LOL

[@Oneway2fun]

@@CruisingCanucks that anti seafood and I can’t believe they took it off !! Thanks for the update

[@edwardf5071]

Nice video are you from Nfld?

[@CruisingCanucks]

Mrs.Canuck was born in Nfld.

[@JoeFrohlich]

Do you use a GoPro camera? We purchased one for our Alaska trip.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We only use our GoPro for underwater footage.

[@billypenney9384]

Sorry I missed it but what is the cost to dine at Rudi's. Thank you

[@CruisingCanucks]

$49 per person

[@petshopgirl39]

@@CruisingCanucks and now $55 + 18% gratuity. Just booked Rudi's for the last night on our Alaska cruise in mid September. Also sailing the Koningsdam from Vancouver.

[@andreatuckman1084]

That’s the reason why we don’t book HA. Never found seats in their music venues. Not enough things to do at night.

[@CruisingCanucks]

It definitely was an issue throughout our last voyage.

[@carinolsson5544]

"So full...." well "full" in Swedish means drunk.....😅

[@CruisingCanucks]

Oh my😂

[@ameliaerin1544]

That is a real "turn off" for HAL. All passengers paid their money and they can't accommodate them for evening entertainment!😟

[@CruisingCanucks]

It was disappointing. Hoping that they will change venues to accommodate more passengers.

[@SirTomster1]

Congrats on hiding the letter on this video. I had to watch it way too many times to spot it.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Sorry! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@kpv9572]

I’ve watched twice and still can’t find it! Hint anyone? 😅

[@CruisingCanucks]

@kpv9572 check out Mr. Canucks outfit

[@kpv9572]

🤦🏻‍♀️

[@markolwick2223]

No wonder you said on your livestream that you hated this cruise. You never did anything that makes Alaska so special! No whale watching, Glacier exploring, flight seeing, etc. You treated it like a Caribbean cruise and focused on the ship rather than the destination. Alaska is all about the destination, not just going ashore and doing some shopping like in the Caribbean. Sorry but…you blew it! Such a waste of your time and money. So sad.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We never at any point said we hated this cruise (go back and watch the live.) Our only negative and reason we weren't rushing back it because the scenery was so familiar to what we know travelling around Canada. We had a wonderful time at all ports (as shown by each video) and we had a great time with new and old friends alike. The ship was nearly identical to others we were on - so it was the only constant and not the focus. We had booked whale watching - but HAL cancelled it, but we have done whale watching off the coast of Newfoundland before. How everyone chooses to approach each cruise and port is their own choice and we did enjoy the ship (which we did ACTUALLY say in the LIVE show you referenced).

[@petshopgirl39]

@@CruisingCanucks On the subject of whale watching, I've done whale watching off the coast Perth, Australia and also off the coast of Vancouver, up towards Bowen Island, which was amazing - saw 11 humpback whales, some with their calves. We're back in Vancouver in September to visit our daughter who lives there (we're from the UK) and then sailing with HAL to Alaska. We have not booked any whalewatching excursions on the cruise at all - for 2 reasons: 1. We're going to do a family whale watching trip in Vancouver again (which is much cheaper than Alaska excursions) and 2. there seem to many opportunities to spot whales from the ship itself. My husband doesn't like riding in helicopters or float/ sea planes so we are doing a guided hike excursion at the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau and the White Pass railway and Yukon excursion in Skagway. We've got the Lumberjack show in Ketchikan which looks great fun. We may not be doing the more dramatic excursions, but we're pretty happy with our excursion choices. It also keeps us within budget, particularly as we went all out with a veranda stateroom to enjoy the scenery, especially Glacier Bay.

[@russellthomas4587]

Really enjoy your adventures. You two are a great team and your vlogs are inspiring. Don’t forget we have some good cruising down here in Australia and we hope to see you down here soon.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks so much! Australia is definitely a bucket list destination for us both! Perhaps a retirement trip when Mr.Canuck can have the freedom of time.

[@vikkianderson8452]

We loved our cruise to Australia and New Zealand!! Beautiful country!! We went this past Jan/Feb., on HAL.