A group of 9 of us travelled together to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. While we had originally inteneded to do a 10-14 day cruise in Europe, we decided on Alaska due to a price structure that fit everyone's budget, plus, due to health reasons, traveling from Hawaii to Europe was not something we wanted to risk.

We arrived in Seattle 2 days before our sail date. We booked a limo through Limo(dot)com and the 30 minute drive to the Westin went by lickity split.

We spent our one full day in Seattle catching the usual sights: Pike Market, The Original Starbucks, The Space Needle, Mariners game. We fell into bed dreaming of calm seas and seamless boarding for the next day. Read more