Jcol5786 Posted August 11, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Hello, Next May we will be doing an Alaska cruise on RCI which leaves from Vancouver and returns to Seattle. We are looking for the easiest way to get back to Vancouver after we disembark. This will be on a Saturday and we will be docked at pier 91. I see that there is a shuttle service called Quickshuttle that appears to have a pickup time of 9:20am which will take us back and drop us off at various downtown Vancouver locations. The schedule for this service isn't set yet for 2024 so it may not even be availalbe for this day. If it is available is this our best option? Does anyone know if RCI offers a return shuttle? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaciers Posted August 11, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2023 If you don’t mind spending the day in Seattle to explore a bit, Amtrak has a 7pm departure to Vancouver. It’s a relaxing ride with good views along the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcol5786 Posted August 11, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Thanks for the suggestion but exploring might be difficult when we have our bags to drag around. That's why I'm looking for something near the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaciers Posted August 11, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Quick Shuttle may be your best bet since they pick up at Smith Cove. @Ferry_Watcher may have suggestions here. There’s always luggage storage at the Purple Store next to Pike Place Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted August 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Prior to this season, (2023), we would always see the Quick Shuttle bus swing thru Pier 91 to see if there were passengers waiting. This season, we saw the bus early in the season, but I don't recall seeing it lately. You might want to check with the Quick Shuttle folks and see if they only stop at Pier 91 if they know that there are passengers waiting to be picked up, or if you need to take a cab or Uber to another location to catch the bus. 21 hours ago, Glaciers said: Quick Shuttle may be your best bet since they pick up at Smith Cove. @Ferry_Watcher may have suggestions here. There’s always luggage storage at the Purple Store next to Pike Place Market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcol5786 Posted August 15, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 8/12/2023 at 12:16 PM, Ferry_Watcher said: Prior to this season, (2023), we would always see the Quick Shuttle bus swing thru Pier 91 to see if there were passengers waiting. This season, we saw the bus early in the season, but I don't recall seeing it lately. You might want to check with the Quick Shuttle folks and see if they only stop at Pier 91 if they know that there are passengers waiting to be picked up, or if you need to take a cab or Uber to another location to catch the bus. Thanks for this Ferry_Watcher. Their online calander does not go out to May 2024 yet but I will check with them as we get closer to our sail date. If Quick Shuttle ends up not being an option what would be our next best option to get back to Vancouver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Ingwa Posted August 15, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Amtrak Fly Flixbus Grayhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoW mAn Posted August 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 16, 2023 The Amtrak train is a lovely trip and spacious smooth ride but doesn't run frequently but that would be my choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJ Posted August 16, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 7:22 AM, Jcol5786 said: Next May we will be doing an Alaska cruise on RCI which leaves from Vancouver and returns to Seattle. We are looking for the easiest way to get back to Vancouver after we disembark. This will be on a Saturday and we will be docked at pier 91. I see that there is a shuttle service called Quickshuttle that appears to have a pickup time of 9:20am which will take us back and drop us off at various downtown Vancouver locations. Prior to the pandemic Quick Coach Lines had operated a more extensive schedule: in 2020 it had planned to operate five daily trips, and a sixth trip on weekends (Friday through Monday). It did not, however, provide service to pier 91. In the present post-pandemic era, the company is operating four trips on weekends only (Thursday through Monday, except one trip that operates on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays). It has been during this post-pandemic era, in 2022, that bus stops were added at piers 91 and 66 in Seattle. These are service levels for the summer season, which runs from the beginning of May through the end of September. For the year 2024 I would anticipate that Quick Coach Lines will be operating at least as much service as it has been operating this year (meaning, at least four trips), and that is is possible that an additional trip or two could be added to the schedule. It is possible that the bus stops at piers 91 and 66 were added as experimental stops, and could be deleted for the 2024 season. However, if these stops were not adequately performing, I would expect that they would have already been deleted by now, without having been operated now for two years straight. Additionally, I note that the winter schedule has includes a stop at pier 66, and that the winter schedule, with a stop at pier 66, has been published through the end of April 2024. From all of this I would expect that the summer 2024 schedule will offer a pick-up from pier 91 on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., arriving in Vancouver at the Holiday Inn at 2:10 p.m., at Waterfront station at 2:20 p.m., and at Canada Place at 2:30 p.m. This is speculative, but I would give it 85 percent probability. Should service not be continued at pier 91 in summer 2024, then you would need to travel elsewhere in Seattle to board a motorcoach or train back to Vancouver. Most of these other services would pick up in downtown Seattle (to which there exists public transportation service, albeit a bit clumsy to access). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmmah Posted August 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I am doing this for the first time next month. I am very much looking forward to it. For those who can advise, how much time should I allow in leaving our SeaTac area hotel in the morning to get to the downtown Amtrak station for the morning train? I want to have plenty of buffer if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJ Posted August 16, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 16, 2023 30 minutes ago, jkmmah said: For those who can advise, how much time should I allow in leaving our SeaTac area hotel in the morning to get to the downtown Amtrak station for the morning train? I want to have plenty of buffer if needed. How do you anticipate traveling to King Street station? By bus? By train? By automobile? Otherwise? From where will you be starting, and how much access time will there be from that starting location to the location from which your transportation will departing? The time required can vary substantially based on these variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmmah Posted August 16, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 16, 2023 39 minutes ago, jkmmah said: I am doing this for the first time next month. I am very much looking forward to it. For those who can advise, how much time should I allow in leaving our SeaTac area hotel in the morning to get to the downtown Amtrak station for the morning train? I want to have plenty of buffer if needed. Sorry. I meant to post this in a different thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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