Category Archives: Un-Cruise Adventures

Port Townsend Brewing Company

Our beer-themed cruise on the Wilderness Adventurer included a visit to the Port Townsend Brewing Company when the ship stopped for an afternoon in the quaint historical town of Port Townsend at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula. At … Continue reading

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Skiff Tours from the Wilderness Adventurer

When taking a cruise on one of the big ships, any excursions at port stops cost extra.  Sailing with Un-Cruise Adventures has a great advantage there – the ship often has activities included with the cruise provided where it stops.  … Continue reading

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Hood Canal Bridge

When the Wilderness Adventurer headed to Hoodsport as the first stop of the Un-Cruise Adventures Washington Coastal cruise, I had hoped to have a chance to see the Hood Canal Bridge from a boat’s point of view.  It’s a pretty … Continue reading

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Hiking the Staircase Rapids Trail in the Olympic Rainforest

Early on a rainy morning the Wilderness Adventurer of Un-Cruise Adventures anchored up in the fog near the tiny town of Hoodsport.  This quaint western Washington town lies quite a ways down Hood Canal, a long narrow waterway dividing the … Continue reading

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Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle

Sometimes Plan B Works Out For The Best We recently had the immensely enjoyable opportunity to join Un-Cruise Adventures on the first-ever sailing of their new Washington Coastal itinerary on one of their original expedition vessels, the Wilderness Adventurer.  Some … Continue reading

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Wilderness Adventurer

Wilderness Adventurer is a small cruise ship near and dear to my heart.  I first saw this ship in dry dock four years ago sitting next to her sister ship the Wilderness Discoverer.  We took a mid-renovation tour of the … Continue reading

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What is an Un-Cruise?

People hearing the term Un-Cruise for the first time may wonder just what exactly is an un-cruise?  The answer – an Un-Cruise is the cruise ship experience everyone can enjoy!  If you like boats or nature an uncruise could become … Continue reading

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A Saddle Goes to Sea

“You can have one if you pay for it yourself.” So my mother said many years ago when asked if I could have a horse.  Much later I found out that really meant no, as she thought that would never … Continue reading

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Double Ship Christening

On a day most of the world spent enthralled with the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, InnerSea Discoveries hosted a royal event of their own.   On a small pier at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle a crowd gathered.  … Continue reading

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Ketchikan, InnerSea Discoveries part 8

Walking tour of Ketchikan Alaska Continue reading

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