July 24, 2006

Meet Al and Sylvia

This article was originally printed in our Q-News, which is our quarterly Quyana Newsletter. We caught up with Al and Sylvia at their home in California.

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Q: Where was your first trip with Cruise West?
A: We went to Alaska’s Inside Passage on the Spirit of ’98. We had the Denali package too. It was a wonderful trip even though we didn’t see Mt. McKinley in Denali and we had some pretty bad weather and were overtaken by a storm, it was an adventure we really enjoyed.

Q: What was your next trip?
A: We like the small-ship cruising so much we went to the Sea of Cortes. We had been to Mexico before, flying in a small plane. It was so fun to see Loreto and La Paz by ship and the Spirit of Endeavour is a terrific boat. We took the Copper Canyon land tour and were so impressed by the very talented Tarahumaras.

Q. But you didn’t stop there did you?
A: No way. We went to Costa Rica and through the Panama Canal, which is my (Sylvia’s) favorite cruise so far. Then we took the Spirit Of Oceanus on the Coastal Odyssey cruise with an amazing helicopter ride by Mendenhall Glacier. After that, and our most recent trip, we went to the California Wine Country and enjoyed that experience as well.

Q: Have you cruised with other lines?
A: Not even once – we saw those big ships in Alaska and wouldn’t consider ever going on them – the escalators, the big lines, the waiting and waiting. We chose Cruise West because we liked the idea of fewer people, and we’ve met some lovely people onboard. They are truly wonderful.

Q: Do you have a favorite memory?
A: I (Al) went on the aerial tram line through the treetops in Costa Rica – it was wild and fun! I (Sylvia) have too many favorite memories to mention.

Q: Anything else you’d like to add?
A: You people are the tops as far as helping people out and taking care of them, how well you take the effort to make sure people see what can be seen in each destination. Although we’re older, the younger crew takes good, kind care of us.

We love Cruise West, everyone is so thoughtful!

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Quyana, Al and Sylvia, we love you, too!

Posted by Leigh on July 24, 2006 12:45 PM

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