This years cruise was a last minute decision. Our family's reunion in Texas fell through 72 days ago. So, my wife suggested looking for a last minute cruise. We found the Alaska; inside passage cruise on the Rhapsody of the Seas with Royal Caribbean.

We flew in to Seattle on the morning of departure. I prefer to fly in the night before the cruise leaves however, my Mrs. had other plans; happy wife, happy life. No delays at the airports or flights so getting there went smooth and we arrived on time at 10am. We used Shuttle Express to get from SeaTac to the pier. This is the cheapest way to get back and forth, $36 per person round trip.

Embarkation took longer for this cruise than our previous 2 trips. The documentation lines moved rather slow and apparently the company is quite proud of they're terminal because they had us walk around the whole thing to get the the gangway. We boarded the ship around 12:30pm. The stateroom attendants had the rooms ready very early so we went straight to our cabin. The luggage on the other hand did not make an appearance until 5:35. Yup, we went to dinner with wrinkled clothes. Read more