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I would not do this but here is the official info on taking a bus to pier 91. I can't image carrying my suitcase and carry on down two flights of stairs and walking 1/2 mile to cruise but to each his own.
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Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91 Ride Routes #15, #19, #24, and #33 to the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91. The bus stop is located at the top of the Magnolia Bridge. To access the cruise terminal, passengers proceed down a steep staircase which connects to a catwalk underneath the bridge. Note: The staircase is directly adjacent to the bus stop on the same side of the roadway. The walkway leads to another staircase that descends to Pier 91. Once at ground level, passengers walk .4 miles to the cruise terminal building. The pier is an industrial setting with large trucks, buses and taxis. Access from bus stop to the pier is not ADA accessible. No elevator or shuttle is available from the bus stop to the cruise terminal. For bus schedules visit King County Metro.
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I live here and was working at pier 91. I took the 'stairs' and no way would I ever recommend this to a visitor. Once I got down I had no idea which way to go. Hauling your luggage thru a roadway isn't my idea of a great idea to start a vacation. The same $7 or so could have gotten you a whole cab. Also the shuttles are for people parking in the parking lot, not for bus passengers trying to save $1.
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Seattle cruise transfers and hotels with transfers Here is a link for hotels served by Shuttle Express. This will prove handy even if the hotel doesn't have a 'cruise' pkg there is convenient transfers to dock for $10 pp. While a cab may be less with 3 or 4 people and luggage this will prove handy.
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Landsea tours is a old local Vancouver tour company that will do a city tour and drop at airport. Look at
vancouvertours.com
apparently they only do pre cruise with a drop. Storing your bags then taking Vancovuer trolley hoho bus from in front of Canada place would be my suggestion.
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aerocar is very nice. A six psgr limo would be around $50-55. I use them a lot and they are great. They are the 'official' limo provider at YVR
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Here is a good estimator of taxi fares. I've asked them to include Pier 66 and Pier 91 and they said they would but using the Pier 66 or waterfront would work as would Discovery park or magnolia for the pier 91 location
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from downtown there is seldom traffic as your going against rush hr and you have a carpool lane the entire way to Seatac. I agree with the 5am approx departure time.
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Seattle Hop on bus tours Grayline has apparently gone out of business in Seattle. They used to operate the Airporter bus but that is now run by Shuttleexpress.com
Hoho buses in some cities are very nice and a good value. This yr the Double Decker bus has become The Pink Bus. I have to be candid and warn you that in Seattle this simply is not a good deal. They are charging $35 per day and it makes only 4 stops. Compare that to the FREE Metro Bus route 99 called the Waterfront Trolley. It makes all the same stops and even though there won't be any commentary can take you from Pioneer Square, Chinatown, Pike Place Mkt, close to Space Needle, Sculpture Garden park and Seattle Waterfront and pier 66 (NCL and Celebrity)
Print the route and timetable at
your looking for route 99. Free is better than $35
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Bus Service
King County Metro serves the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66 and Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91.
Bell Street Cruise Terminal at Pier 66
- Ride Route #99 to the Bell Street Cruise Terminal stop located directly across the street from Pier 66. For bus schedules visit King County Metro.
Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91
- Ride Routes #15, #19, #24, and #33 to the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91. The bus stop is located at the top of the Magnolia Bridge. To access the cruise terminal, passengers proceed down a steep staircase which connects to a catwalk underneath the bridge. Note: The staircase is directly adjacent to the bus stop on the same side of the roadway. The walkway leads to another staircase that descends to Pier 91. Once at ground level, passengers walk .4 miles to the cruise terminal building. The pier is an industrial setting with large trucks, buses and taxis. Access from bus stop to the pier is not ADA accessible. No elevator or shuttle is available from the bus stop to the cruise terminal. For bus schedules visit King County Metro.
- Ride Route #99 to the Bell Street Cruise Terminal stop located directly across the street from Pier 66. For bus schedules visit King County Metro.
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Seattle Light Rail This topic tends to get buried in the Seattle Q&A and seems to be coming up more and more.
The light rail runs from SeaTac Airport to downtown Seattle, ending at Westlake Center, taking about 40 minutes. There are about 12 stops in between. Schedule and map are in the link, fare $2.50. It's a bit of a walk from the airport to the station, 7-10 minutes so if you've overpacked this might not be a good option.
http://www.soundtransit.org/Riding-S...Light-Rail.xml
Info on cabs, shuttles, etc are on the SeaTac web site
http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/gr...shtml#schedule
Last edited by mapleleaves; January 20th, 2011 at 05:26 PM.
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Hi all, First a big thank you for all the info you have provided me so far. After many hours reading and going back and forth with my planning we have finally made reservations at the Pan Pacific for pre cruise and post cruise. I found a decent rate and just could not beat the convenience of this hotel compared to others. I now am wanting to plan out our time in Vancouver and need your help if possible? We arrive at 11:45 am the day before we cruise and are staying one night after our cruise. I want to do some sight seeing and I am not sure what I will be able to squeeze in with the amount of time we have. We are a party of 7 including 3 kids so not sure what to see and do and how to get around in the city. We arrive at the end of June and come back July 5th. Here are some things we would like to see
Stanley Park
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Grouse Mountain
Granville Island
and I am probably missing something but not sure what. Am I crazy? Can we do all of these things in the little time we have? We will only have an afternoon and evening our first day and then a whole day after our cruise. Is transportation easy to find for these places? Is there some kind of touring plan you guys can suggest? I really appreciate any and all advice. Thank you so much
A city tour using one of the HOHO buses might be easy for you. Most offer a two day ticket. Vancouver trolley is the one I like the best. That would get you around the city and into Stanley Park. Capilano runs a free shuttle from Canada Place to the bridge or if you take Seabus which is close you can take a city bus right to both attractions. Grouse is a nice day trip especially if its clear at nite. I find vancouver city tours a little on the pricey side but the best is
landseatours which has been around for yrs. You will have lots of daylight in July. The first day I like to do an overview and on day two would make sense to do the north shore activities.
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http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1361141
Options for getting from downtown hotels to piers and from cruise docks back to Seatac.
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Capilano runs their own free shuttle from downtown Vancouver and some hotels. Check with them. 2 hrs or so at the park is adequate time to spend thought there is a lot to see and do.
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the Rennaissance is the older marriott and was jujst totally remodeled for the Olympics. The rooms are huge and its a very nice place to stay. Great location and good service
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I always weigh the pros and cons of using the absolute cheapest most incovenient way to get somewhere vs taking a cab. Is saving $10 the ultimate goal to start a vacation????I'm a tour guide and while there are always ways to save $$ is telling a party of 6 with luggage and carryons to hop on a city bus and walk thru an industrial area to get to your cruise?
I'd really suggest saving some $$ while your at home so you can start your vacation without a lot of the hassle.
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they are a relatively new company but I believe a spin off from another tour company. They have an almost new bus so they are legit but I can't speak of their tours.
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there is a McDonalds at Vanc train station so buy a cup of coffee with US $ then you will have Cdn Change. Some cab drivers will charge an unfair exchange rate, but most cabs also take credit cards.
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I am staying at the Maxwell Hotel on Roy Street the day before my cruise. I need to get from the Hotel to Pier 91. Already There Town car quoted $45 which I think is high. They quoted that same price to go from the airport to the hotel and then the pier to the airport. Any other suggestions?
From the Maxwell via cab it should be about $10-15. Its too short a distance for a towncar to save you any $$
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there is a company called Seattle Express that offers a shuttle for $12-15 pp from Seatac hotels
shuttleexpress.com
likely charges far more than that rate.
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I took light rail a few weeks ago 'just to try it out' and found it pretty fun. The luggage can fit under your seat but it wasn't crowded. "The monorail part may be trickier as you have to get your luggage to the top floor of Westlake ctr then get on the monorail but if the adventure is what your after it could work.
I took light rail then transferred to a bus and was pretty impressed I could get from Seatac to northgate a distance of about 24 miles for $2.50.
your plan is doable
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Last year we use www.towncarseattle.com they charged us $50.00 for our group (4 people) to Holland America cruise. Another good experience was with
www.bellevuelimoservice.com on the way back to airport ($45.00 only!).
I travel Seattle a lot by business and few times I use light rail. Yes, they chip $2.50 per trip but it take 45 - 50 min to get Downtown and you have to find a taxi cab to any final destination. For local Downtown trips I use www.tacomataxicabs.com They cheap, friendly and always clean and new cars. Enjoy your trip to Alaska!:)
Tacoma taxi is not a Seattle firm and wouldn't be licensed to pick up in the city. Seattle taxis must have a license on the back. The taxis are mostly Orange Cabs, Farwest, Yellow.
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I came home yesterday using light rail from Seatac just to 'try' it. As I've stated before its on the far north side of the airport so its close to alaska or United but the absolute farthest from Continental American or delta. The walkway is near Carousel 14. I walked along the far side of the pkg garage to the station with one big case a roller bag and backpack. For $2.50 I was pleasantly surprised. You can put suitcase under the seats but it wasn't too busy. I transferred to bus once inside the bus tunnel. Seattle buses don't have room for luggage so its going to be in the walkway or at your feet. I think taking light rail is good, but then find a cab for the rest of your trip. I did and it made it pretty easy.
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this is a very reliable towncar and mini bus and limo firm
Also the "airport' has an on site fleet of limos and towncars. No need to reserve just call from the telephone near hotel ads in baggage claim. To Pier 66 $45 Pier 91 is $65
Stila limos, they are always there and regulated by the Port of Seattle.
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Karen,
Have you ever heard of or had any experience with YourPartyBus? We will have a group of 16 coming in to Seattle for our June cruise and 22 returning (6 will be arriving the day before). Any other suggestions? Thanks so much for your help!
Barb
you can rent a mini bus from s\\\\
shuttleexpress.com
or also I would suggest
toursofseattle.com
they are an old reliable company with mini buses. You can also call
a & a limo for mini buses or vans
206-365-1008
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when you come up from the tunnel look for the coffee shop between the two office bldgs. Its a Tully's I believe. You find the walkway between the two office towers and you will see 4th ave south. "When you cross 4th ave you will see an elevator down to King St Station. Your there. Don't walk towards Jackson St as its a longer walk than crossing in the middle of the block south of Jackson St.