LIVE from the Crown - 1-day Seattle-Vancouver - Sept 17, 2016

Hi Everybody! Doing another LIVE this weekend from both the Crown and Ruby B2B (with a bit of a commute between them.) Enjoy!

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Day 0: Starting my day in Toronto, flying to Houston, then on to Seattle on United. Enjoying some soup, bread, and a vodka tonic in the Maple Leaf Lounge before my flight...

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We're boarding the Ruby on 9/22. Looking forward to your posts.:D

Always love your food pics, CanadianBurger.

Thanks and enjoy. Mangia! Paul

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The "Weekend of Upgrades" is off to a good start. United upgraded me on both flight segments.

Headed south after our climb-out from YYZ. Nice shot of downtown Toronto. At 1815' 5", the CN Tower, completed in 1976, is still the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere. Next to it is Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays (who better get their act together soon!)

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We'll be joining you in Seattle and then will pick up the Ruby in Vancouver on the 19th. :D

We wanted to do this one but family plans got in the way. Picking up the Crown in LA for Sept 25 sailing. Looking forward to your views!

Nice start, looking forward to the rest.:)

Enjoy your cruises!

Go Jays!

Cheers.

Looking forward to your live update.

Made it to Seattle. Staying at the Seattle Airport Hilton tonight. Nice property. I've stayed here several times before. First time using Hilton's Digital Key, though, where your phone unlocks your door. Pretty cool!

My plan for the morning is to take the Link train downtown (the station is right next door to the hotel), and then Uber to the pier.

Unfortunately it looks like these will be mostly indoor cruises, as the forecast is cool and rainy all weekend. ☹️

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We'll be joining you in Seattle and then will pick up the Ruby in Vancouver on the 19th. :D

We'll be waving to you as we get off the Ruby. We'll clean up after ourselves, we promise.

Unfortunately it looks like these will be mostly indoor cruises, as the forecast is cool and rainy all weekend. ☹️

 

 

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Rain just started up in Vancouver a couple of hours ago, after such a beautiful couple of weeks. :mad:

Have a wonderful time no matter what the weather is; look forward to your posts and pics

Decent breakfast at the hotel. Hilton HHonors members get a continental breakfast for free, or can upgrade to the full hot buffet, with eggs made to order for $8.

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Took the link train from the airport station (right next to the hotel) to Downtown Seattle (Westlake Station). The ride was about 30 min and was $3. When I came out of the station, I called for an Uber, which was there in less than 30 seconds. The ride to Pier 91 was $11.25.

Here she is, waiting for boarding...

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I arrived about 10:30 and the doors were not open yet.

It took less than 10 minutes, however, and the doors opened. We had to fill out the usual health questionnaire, then have boarding passes and passports checked before heading upstairs.

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There was nobody in line for the Preferred check-in, and I had my key card within a minute. Because there are so many Platinums on this voyage, the Preferred Lounge with snacks was limited to Elites. There were only about 40 chairs in that area.

I'm boarding group 4, and there does seem to be a rope separating the waiting area into Platinums and everyone else. It's currently about 11:15.

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Thank you for taking the time to post. Will be looking forward to read about your adventures.

Started boarding at 11:30. On board by 11:38, and in my cabin at 11:42.

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First stop, as usual, Crooners!

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Lunch in the DaVinci dining room.

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Two of the appetizers at my table...

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Today's Patter:

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Lunches...

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