Alaskan Cruise, Part 5: Ketchikan

Ketchikan was our next port.

We didn't do an excursion at this stop

Instead, Amanda led us on a self-guided walking tour around the town.

It was such a cute town with some neat things to see.

My favorite was Creek Street. 

We saw seals, salmon and jellyfish in the creek.

There were a lot of cute little shops along the creek. We had to catch the shuttle back to the boat by 11:00, so we left after we finished our walking tour. I think Ketchikan was my favorite city that we visited.

Tell me you've been on the boat too long without telling me that you've been on the boat...two words: Cat Trivia. While being on the boat was wonderful, we were on it a LOT. Our time on land was more limited than we realized it would be. So that's how we found ourselves playing "Cat Trivia" and being told to "meow" when we were done with each answer. It may have been a low point of the trip, but it was pretty funny.

That evening, we found a family friendly karaoke bar that the kids LOVED!  The girls made Braden and me sing "Cotton Eye Joe" so that they could line dance.

 

Then the girls sang "We are Never Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift.

Joey and Cade sang "American Pie" and then Joey and Braden sang "You Give Love a Bad Name."

Paul and Cade sang "Call Me Al" by Paul Simon.

It was fun watching the kids get up and perform, but it was even more fun just singing along with our favorite songs that other people performed.

With the kids' unlimited drink card, it was funny to see them go up to bars around the ship and order virgin strawberry daiquiris and other fun drinks. They loved it!