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  1. Left side. They views along Turnagain Arm are very nice. There is a section where you travel towards the Placer River Valley that Spencer Glacier and Grandview will be off the right side but for most of the trip, the left side is best.
  2. The rideshare pickup area is in front of the terminal and then south in front of Anthony’s Bell Street Diner. Taxis pickup from the north end between the terminal and the Edgewater Hotel. https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/BellHarborCruiseTerminalAreaMap.pdf
  3. Although you may not see many from the ship, you can use a gps map that will show what towns you are passing by. I use maps.me. Although free, it does require you to download maps for the regions where you’ll be using it. We’ve also used it while driving when we have no cell service.
  4. We like the Fairmont Olympic and Inn at the Market although a bit pricey now as tourism numbers have increased. A bit more reasonable would be the Mediterranean Inn on Lower Queen Anne. It’s near many restaurants and just a 10 minute walk to the Space Needle/Seattle Center where you can catch the monorail to downtown in 3 minutes. It’s near many restaurants. Another would be Belltown Inn, within a 15 minute walk to both the Seattle Center and Pike Place Market. There are many restaurants within a couple blocks.
  5. Another parking option is the Olympus Parking Garage on Clay St. They have a cruise special for $75/week. It would require transportation from there to Pier 91, $15-$20. About a 10 minute walk to Pier 66.
  6. Pier 66 is within the hotel zone so Yellow Cab has flat rate for $40 from there to the airport. We’ve used it a couple times and it has been reliable. We did pay a bit more, maybe $42, due to traffic.
  7. I think staying in Seward is a great idea. A rental would give you the most options to stop along the way from Seward to Anchorage, if you could find a vehicle to accommodate everyone and luggage. The kids would probably love the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. There are occasionally dall sheep at Windy Corner at Mile 106 that you could stop for. Sometimes beluga whales in the inlet and if you’re timing is good, the bore tide is a neat experience watching the standup paddle boarders ride the wave. You’d hit Potter Marsh and the boardwalk just prior to getting to Anchorage.
  8. If not the Edgewater or Marriott, look at the Belltown Inn. It's a 4 block walk to the terminal and within a 15 minute walk to both the Space Needle and Pike Place Market. It's also near many restaurants.
  9. From your other posts it looks like you’re traveling on RCL which docks at Pier 91, about 3 miles north of downtown. We love the Edgewater although it’s next to the other cruise terminal, not yours. Look at the Mediterranean Inn. It’s one of the closest hotels to your cruise terminal and near many restaurants. Just a 10 minute walk to the Space Needle. They have transportation from the airport to hotel and then to pier for a fee. I don’t know of hotel that provides free transportation.
  10. Ketchikan has a city bus for $2 that runs out to Totem Bight and Saxman Totem Park as well as several other areas in town.
  11. Consider and compare prices with the Mediterranean Inn, Belltown Inn and the Mayflower. They are in much better locations with many restaurants nearby so will be much more busy in the evenings.
  12. We've been out with them 4 times and had good experiences. We didn't do the combo, just the whale watch. 2.5 hours on the water and 1.5 hours at the glacier. Enough time for a walk out to Nugget Falls and a quick visit to the visitor center. We had about 25 folks on each trip. If you've not been to the glacier it's still a good experience although it has lost some of its appeal due to receding so much. @NBliving Booked through the operator at Juneau Tours & Whale Watch
  13. When we lived in Anchorage we would drive up to Talkeetna and spend the night. It takes on a different “local” feel after most of the visitors leave by around 8pm. The locals and seasonal workers will come out into the streets and socialize and many times end up at the Fairview Inn where local Alaska bands will play. Check the schedule. Not sure it’s worth many hours on the train otherwise.
  14. The last time we took a cab from the airport to our place downtown it was $45. There was no traffic and it was 9pm. Note that there are some hotels that say they are downtown in their name when they're actually near Uptown and South Lake Union.
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