Solstice 8/2 Sailing to Alaska  7/31 & 8/1 Seattle  8/2-9 Cruise  8/10 Return home  Family of four: me 47, wife 47, daughters 14 & 10.  Third cruise for adults, second for children.

We began the adventure by waking our children to tell them we were going on vacation and to present them with a packing list. The girls found out about Seattle at the airport (we packed one extra suitcase and did not tell them about the cruise until we pulled up to the pier on Friday).

Arrived Seattle 7/31 and stayed at Hyatt Olive 8. It was near the convention center and within walking distance of the Pike Place Market, the Aquarium & the Great Wheel. Read more