My best friend and I (active women in our 50's) just returned from a wonderful 7 day Inside Passage cruise to Alaska on the Golden. The weather was unbelievable and really added to the experience.

We arrived in Seattle a day early and took the Go Airport shuttle to the Travelodge at the Space Needle. While the newly remodeled room was quite nice, the rest of the motel was very tired looking. We did enjoy the complimentary breakfast and used their $7 shuttle to the port the next morning. In the afternoon we took at taxi to Pikes Market and ate a fabulous seafood spread at the Crab Pot. That evening we went to Lula's Restaurant and Jazz Club for Greek food and good music.

The next morning we arrived at Pier 91 at 11:00 and were in our room by 11:30. Read more