We cruised on the Pearl from May 1-9 and we had a wonderful cruise. This was my second cruise on the Pearl, the first being only a 1-night cruise last year. I cruised with my husband. We were very lucky because we had wonderful weather on this cruise.

We live in the state of Washington, so we did not have to fly to the port. We stayed the night in Seattle at the Comfort Inn and Suites in downtown Seattle. This motel is very close to the Space Needle, but there is not a whole lot right by the motel, but there are things within walking distance. They offer a cruise and park package. This is why we booked this motel.

We caught the Amtrak train early the next morning to Vancouver. We usually ride the bus to Vancouver for our cruises, but we wanted to do something different. This proved to be a lot of fun, except getting off the train took almost an hour because we were the last car to go through customs. We stayed at the Westin Bayshore motel that night, which was a beautiful motel with views of the water and Canada Place Pier. It was fun to get up in the morning and look out the window to see the Pearl in port. We got this motel on priceline. It was within walking distance to restaurants, shops, and the downtown area. Read more