We were traveling with my senior parents, three children (10, 12, 13) and my husband and I...
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We flew AA from Tulsa to Seattle - stayed in Seattle for 3 nights before our cruise sailing date so we could get the kids (and us) adjusted to the time change. This worked out really good for us - we enjoyed Seattle so much (Space Needle & Pike's Market) - our hotel was wonderful. We stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn Lake Union - there were 7 of us and we had a beautiful 2 bedroom suite so we could all stay together. The hotel was across from a beautiful bay and just minutes from Pier 30.