We boarded the Oosterdam on Saturday around 2 PM in eager anticipation of the expected departure from Seattle at 4 PM. After finding out that the ship’s numerous bars did not open until everyone aboard was checked off as having had the safety orientation my sister, grandmother, Janice and I went top-side:
Safety first
The rest of the evening was spent discussing whether my sister’s new tat was gang related or cult related:
She designed it
Day 2 was rough. The boat rocked all day like you might expect a whale watching boat to rock. A couple that my Mom met from Everett said that they had taken 40+ cruises and never experienced anything like it. Many people became ill, including this disgusting woman, who was ill in public, thus offending my Dad and the rest of humanity:
Get a room
An interesting side-note from the trip. I briefly went to an auction run by Park West. They claimed to have some rare pieces of art including a few by Picasso, Rembrandt and Salvador Dali. I recognized the names and when I saw the art I couldn’t tell if it was rare or not. A couple of days after we returned from Alaska I learned from the New York Times that this was a scam:
“Including the buyer’s premium, he had paid $24,265 for a 1964 “Clown” print by Picasso. He found that Sotheby’s had sold the exact same print (also numbered 132 of 200) in London for about $6,150 in 2004.”
The Park West asking price for this similar print by Picasso was $58,500, no one bid on it though:
Probably only worth $5,000
The evening of Day Two was spent preparing for the formal dinner. At dinner, I had Alaskan King Crab, asparagus and souffle, it was magnificent. Pictures of me and the family:
"We are old now"
Daddy, Nicky, Grandma, Mommy
Happy couple
Janice happily pointed out that my tie and her bow matched
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