Vancouver, BC

Vancouver fades away as the ship heads north along the Inner Passage headed for our first destination, Ketchikan, Alaska.  Typical cruising speed ranged from 12 to 18 knots.  Maximum speed was 22 knots.

I enjoyed using my hand-held GPS receiver on the upper decks to observe ship's speed and bearing.  I found it particularly entertaining to observe a ship speed while standing in one place on the upper deck and then running forward or aft to observe my relative speed either added or subtracted from the ships speed over the water.