Saturday Jan 10 2026 Milford Sound

A blustery day this morning, with grey skies, high wind and some rain. At 10 a.m. we arrived  in Milford Sound. I found it particularly thrilling to watch the pilot jump onto ship for the Milford Sound voyage. He pulled up in a small boat that was bouncing around due to the winds, and the boat had to pull up alongside our ship and then he had to transfer from one boat to the other. Quite a feat! It’s raining today which means we wore our rain gear, the plus side being that since Milford Sound is famous for waterfalls, we saw amazing waterfalls everywhere. We spent about two hours going up the Sound and back out to sea, during that time wandering all over to gape at the sights. Once at the most waterfally (word?) part of the sound, the Captain made the ship do a 360 degree turn with the bow thrusters so nobody missed anything. The best views were from our balcony where it was dry and out of the rain and wind.

There’s plenty of entertainment on board with speakers and music. Our favorite speaker is Professor Plumb who is scheduled for 5 talks on this voyage. He is a retired geography teacher but has a wide range of interests. So far we have seen him do Waterfalls, Southern and Northern hemisphere and a general geography talk. In the afternoon I attended his Waterfalls talk, and Deb had fun participating in a wine and food pairing workshop in Discoveries Restaurant. We regrouped, had some down time, then at 6:30 met  Stacy and Bob (Cornell folks) in the Prime C dining room. Our dinners were fantastic, with many courses, tender beef dishes, good conversation and even an anniversary cake for Stacy and Bob. We left there a bit after 9 and went downstairs to catch a show with Jess (the activities host) who has an absolutely amazing voice. She did a solo show and received a standing ovation at the end.

Then a nightcap in the Living Room  at 10:00 with Fantastic Beats (the 4-person band on board) upstairs and lively crowd. Our last full day at sea!