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Congrats on 40 years I have used Shuttle Express and had great service. We have used their shared vans and also once used the black car service. Here's a link directly to the car service from them... https://shuttleexpress.com/sea-black-car/

I think I got one of those on Celebrity about 15 years ago. Asked for a shot of vodka to add to it. It was already tasty, the shot just made it even better

The U Dub rowing team represented the United States in the 1936 Olympics and won the gold. The book is great. The movie is coming out in the near fuutre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_eight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_in_the_Boat

Yes, 18% A $10 drink really costs $11.80

I respectfully disagree. You start with a full weight, then with each lift, reduce the weight by a little bit. Then after a set, start with a full weight again and reduce with each lift. 🙂

Time still seems pretty tight. Assuming you're checking the suitcase, you probably won't be in a taxi until 10:45-ish, then with game day traffic it'll take 45 - 60 minutes (or more) to get through downtown to the pier. That being said, you know your schedule better than I do, along with your timeliness comfort level. So, to answer your question.... Option 1. Get to pier 91, drop your bags off. Then head to Pike Place Market and explore. That'll take care of a bunch of time. Option 2. Go straight to the market and explore with your bags. Option 3. Explore the water front. The Aquarium is nice. Also SAM (Seattle Art Museum) has an outdoor sculpture garden. (https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park) As far as getting there, if you're comfortable walking with your suitcase and backpack, you can take the light rail to downtown. It will cost $3.00 each. Exit at the University Street Station (not the University of Washington stops). From there you can either catch a cab / Uber to the pier, drop bags and catch a ride back to downtown. Or, you can walk around the market with your bags. Light rail to downtown and then a cab / uber from there should save some money from catching a cab or uber from the airport.

With your flight arriving at 10 am and you're sailing that day, you might not have very much time on June 3rd. If you like soccer (or have ever considered trying out an MLS match), the Portland Timbers are playing the Seattle Sounders at 1:30 on June 3. That game is always a fun one to go to. It's the best (in my entirely biased opinion) rivalry in MLS and worth giving a try. Like I said above, you probably won't have time. The match will probably end around 3:30 - 3:45 I would say try the Underground Tour because that is great. But, Pioneer Square will probably be quite busy before the match.

I appreciate you getting a picture of Ilana. Remember, if you like the video or find it helpful, informative or enjoyable please give it a big thumbs up... (For the record I appreciate the videos and often thumbs up them.)

Thanks for the repost. I tried to edit my original but was lat le to the party, so I'll toss it out here... Long Island Iced Tea, "I have so much booze. You'll never believe this drink." Weng Weng, "Hold my beer... because that's the only thing that isn't in me."

Wow! I looked up the recipe. I don't think there's a booze not in that drink. Long Island Iced Tea, "I have so much booze. You'll never believe this drink." Weng Weng, "please allow me to introduce myself and introduce your face to the floor."

My recent cruises have been on Princess. When we get on board, we head up to the pool deck and get an Ultimate Cooler to have as our first drink on board before / while we explore. It's refreshing, not too sweet, not frozen, and just tasty goodness. Do you have a recommendation for a good first beverage on HAL? Although reading about the troubles getting on the ship in Vancouver, a shot of tequila might need to be the first one. 😀

I'm a little curious. Is there the same requirement for a ship that starts and ends in Canada and never goes to another country? In other words, does the ship have to visit the USA if it starts and ends in Vancouver, like the ships have to visit Canada (or some other countey) if they start and end in Seattle

Whenever we go to Vancouver we hit Water St. Cafe in Gastown. Super tasty food. I attached the Google Map from Pan Pacific to Water St https://www.waterstreetcafe.ca/

We did a Tracy Arm excursion a few years ago. It was when we sailed on the Ruby Princess but I'm guessing it's the same excursion mentioned here. This is a post I did about it (after copy and pasting, I'm going to go out on a limb and say we did it in 2015 because, math):

Japonessa has tasty sushi. It's probably a 10 minute walk from the Marriott. It (and the hotel) are close to the Market but on opposite sides. It is an uphill walk getting there. https://www.japonessa.com/japonessa-seattle