One nice thing about not really ever adjusting to the three hour time difference between Alaska and Texas is that the early morning scenery from our balcony was perfect for enjoying a cup of coffee.
The view ON the balcony isn't too bad either if you ask me :)
And after a bit, the announcements began over the loudspeaker to let us know that we were entering Disenchantment Bay, home of the Hubbard Glacier. While being able to watch the coast go by from our balcony was pretty awesome at any given point on the trip, being able to hang out in our own space for the glacier viewing was pretty epic. No need to push through the crowd to get a good view on the upper deck... we had a front row seat the entire time. We even enjoyed some room service and the company of our neighbors, from a comfortable distance of course. 
As a side note, Royal Caribbean's proprietary Bloody Mary blend is awful. Hence Colby's face above.
According to the captain, this was some of the best weather they have seen this season in Disenchantment Bay and the closest they have been able to get to the glacier in some time. If you're worried about being on the wrong side of the boat, don't be. We spent several hours in the bay doing lazy 360's so that everyone had a chance to enjoy the view.
There were some pretty impressively sized icebergs floating around, and it makes one wonder just how much more of it there really is under the surface. Not to worry, the ship stayed well clear of the big ones.
The pictures don't even do it justice; the glacier is truly breathtaking. And you just can't imagine how loud the popping and cracking noises that the glaciers constantly make are. Colby even managed to get some shots of it calving a couple times, which was pretty much his goal for the day.
The Turner Glacier also exits into Disenchantment Bay. Its smaller and not nearly as pretty as the Hubbard Glacier. There was a trio of sea lions basking on an iceberg in the far left of this picture but we didn't have a zoom lens long enough to get a good shot. Definitely want to bring a pair of binoculars on this trip.
I can't help it! He's just so good looking...
After a while we slowly made our way out of the bay and out to open water so we could spend our final day on the Radiance cruising towards Seward. As the cruise to Seward was out in more open water than previous days, the water was quite a bit choppier than it had been throughout the trip up to this point. In fact, we spent a good portion of the day relaxing in our room watching tv, reading, or just napping. I'm sure its because of the rough seas... It had nothing to do with partying and dancing our tails off with some new friends the night before. Surely not.
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