We live in Vancouver so choosing to go to Alaska from here was a no brainer.
We are sliding into retirement and currently live close to the sky train line so we just packed some big heavy bags and hopped on the sky train. We left just before noon and the line up when we got to Canada Place was already started but moving well. It went smoothly and we were having lunch in the International dining room before 1:00 pm. Our bags were at the cabin door when we got back from lunch so we did some unpacking. The cabins have a lot of storage space. We had room to spare by the time we were finished.
Our cabin was an e type with an obstructed view on the emerald deck.