Arrived in Seattle three days prior to the cruise. Stayed at Holiday Inn on N. Dexter Street-great location to Five Points Cafe, walk to the King Tut exhibit, and cab to Lowell's at Pike Place Market.
We wore the patch behind the ear and found unfortunately, it made us both very tired for the entire trip.
The embarcation was a breeze-we arrived at 10:30AM, porters were there to take our checked luggage. We waited inside a short time until security allowed the process to begin. We were on the ship by 11:130AM.
Great view, the balony really 'made'our vacation. Steward worked magic!