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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
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Seattle Tourist Attractions - Seattle Times article
GoHawks-43-8 replied to techteach's topic in West Coast Departures
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 -
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.
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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.
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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."
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First Beverage Recommendations?
GoHawks-43-8 replied to GoHawks-43-8's topic in Holland America Line
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. 😀
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Live from Konigsdam on a Pacific Coastal
GoHawks-43-8 replied to DrKoob's topic in Holland America Line
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/
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Tracy Arm Alaska Excursion From Ship - Questions...
GoHawks-43-8 replied to Sea-n-Ease's topic in Holland America Line
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): -
Cool pre-cruise restaurants in Vancouver?
GoHawks-43-8 replied to Sigyn's topic in West Coast Departures
Water St. Cafe in Gastown is quite good. https://www.waterstreetcafe.ca/ If you like oysters, Fanny Bay is great. It's near BC Place. They're owned by Taylor Shellfish in Washington state and have some amazing options. It's less expensive in Canadian dollars than Taylor is in Seattle in US dollars. (And that doesn't even account for the exchange rate, which makes it extra less.) http://www.fannybayoysters.com/location/oyster-bar--shellfish-market