How exciting. Today I have printed off our boarding pass for the Volendam which will take us cruising through Alaska. Excited much! Have spent a little while this afternoon drooling over our Staterooms which have a verandah so I can have my morning coffee looking at the ice and wildlife. Suspect that evenings on my verandah will include sightings of all sorts of things......particularly after a few too many drinks with my fellow travellers. 10 days to go.........