Tracy Arm Fjord

On Wednesday, August 8, 2007 our ship itinerary said "scenic cruising". When we woke up that morning we were headed into Tracy Arm Fjord which is a 30 mile fjord cut out of the Tongass National Forest. The cliffs on either side are 3,000 feet of granite, the water underneath is equally as deep. If was the first time that year that the Diamond Princess had found good weather in the fjord, usually it is raining and quite foggy. We were blessed with sunshine and cool crisp, windless air. The water was like glass. The ship went in closer to the Sawyer Glacier than it had ever been simply because visibility allowed us to. There at the base of the glacier the ship slowly turned in place. I think everyone on the ship was up on the deck. The view from our balconies was beautiful, but from up on top of the ship it was simply stunning. We watched the breathtaking view and our ship's captain read poetry to us over the speaker. It was truly a moment of perfection. The pictures I took don't begin to do it justice but try to imagine this beauty around you in 360 degrees!