We’re booked on an Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise on the Celebrity Solstice…😏 check out the review here.

We also have a veranda stateroom which is bigger and better than your basic stateroom. Now its true that on the ship, you don’t spend a lot of time in your room. In the morning you take a shower, etc, get dressed, on then have breakfast, and then its time to have fun for sure. Here is a view from the veranda…

You might be asking why Alaska, and why a cruise? Its hard to describe in words the luxury and opulence that is an Alaskan Cruise, especially in a great stateroom. The basic or entry level stateroom is usually pretty small, like its very small, you hardly have room to turn around on some ships and its basically just a place to sleep. But in a veranda stateroom – its absolutely gorgeous. And if you’re a nature oriented person like me, the views from the ship are beyond breathtaking. I’ve been all over the world (excluding Asia and Europe) and I can say, I’ve never seen more natural wild beauty than I’ve seen in Alaska, I mean not even close.

Having a fancy coffee drink, sitting on a leather couch and enjoying the awesome views is so fricking luxe.. I have typically denied myself that type of experience, by nature I’m not a fancy person, and I’m really quite private and introverted. When it’s time to accept acclaim or glory in life, I get the heck out of the way, I don’t want the spotlight on me, and being famous is something I would hate with every fiber of my being. Here is a pic of the cafe seating area…

But a cruise is a more private experience, everyone is so caught up in their own bubble, that I can let my guard down and relax, I can be myself, and not have to be anything to anyone or help anyone – not that I wouldn’t – its just that I spend a lot of energy making sure that I’m the best person I can be to the people around me, whatever they need, if I can provide it, I will – I’m not saying I’m a good person, just that I think it seems so many people are so selfish, and self centered, and arrogant – and that doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t hold myself in high esteem at all, rather more a servant; there is nobody too low in status where I think that I am “more important” than them.

My point is that, being a servant to the people in need is tiring, and eventually I need to look after myself, rebuild and restore, get me back to a point where I can start at ground zero again with full strength.

What I love most about the Alaskan cruise… you can really decompress your life and make it about you; but for the purpose of recharging.

Have a great weekend!

Jason