Seattle port

[norwaybaby]

Going to Seattle on Thursday need advice on getting to cruise port from Seattle airport taking public transportation .Thanks

[LOVECRUISING100%]

I've used super shuttle... Never had a problem and there reasonably priced : )

[CruiserBruce]

If you look on the West Coast Departures board, here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=413

 

You will see recommendations for taxis, town cars and light rail.

[norwaybaby]

Thanks any suggestion for few days in Seattle

[zerbot]

Thanks any suggestion for few days in Seattle

 

Are you talking places to stay, or things to see or what?

[mtiffany24]

You can take the Light rail all the way into town. From there a bus can take you where yu want to go. The Seattle Aquarium is a fun visit (I volunteer there).

[Scrapnana]

Thanks any suggestion for few days in Seattle

 

If you have not been, go to the Space Needle. I hate heights but it did not bother me. I had two beautiful sunny days and the view was amazing.

 

Another must see is the Pike Place Market. Besides the fish throwing there are lots of cute shops and stalls. The almost-first Starbucks is right across the street.

[arzz]

My favorite is the underground tour. A unique experience.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have eaten lunch a couple of times atop the Space Needle -- great view from the revolving restaurant.

Have walked through Pike's Market several times. Can't remember the name of the restaurant we ate at, but the view from the window was great.

One place we like to stop at before going into Pike's Market (at the end where the fish throwing place is), is Rocky Mountain Chocolates where we stock up on dark chocolates for the ship. It is located on 1st Street. Missed getting there the last couple of times we were in Seattle.

[take us away]

Great restaurant (cannot remember the name) but if facing Pikes Market, it is out on the pier to the left. If you eat outside, watch out as the seagulls will steal anything!

[zerbot]

Beecher's Cheese at Pike Place Market. Their Flagship cheese is quite good, but I have a special fondness for the No Woman Cheese (named for Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry), and the peppercorn cheese (not named peppercorn cheese, but I can't recall the name right now).

 

If you're going to be there a few days, you could get out of the downtown area and visit places like the Fremont Troll, the fish ladder at the Ballard locks (entertaining to watch the boats go through the locks too), Woodland Park Zoo, the University of Washington campus, Green Lake, Ivar's Salmon House, or out even farther to visit places like Mount Rainier, Snoqualmie Falls, take a ferry over to Bainbridge Island or the peninsula, etc.

[peaches from georgia]

By all means walk the Elliot Bay waterfront and eat lunch in one of the great casual seafood places (we like Anthony's outside) and take the ferry to Bainbridge Island. Fantastic views of Seattle and a nice restaurant for lunch right near where the ferry docks.

[Cruising-along]

Whatever you decide to do, the weather forecast Thursday-through the weekend will be great. :D Sunny and near 80. Enjoy Seattle!

[threeedogmedia]

My suggestion would be to take a taxi, shuttle or limo. Public transportation with all of your luggage is going to be a pain in the rear. We used to use the Shuttle Express when we lived in Seattle to go to the airport and I know that they pick up passengers and deliver them to a specified location..... They are reasonably priced and will help you with your luggage. (Now you may be one of those people that can go on a cruise without a big suitcase and only a roll-aboard but I am not one of those people......) Good luck and have a wonderful cruise.

Karen

[Roz]

I used Shuttle Express last September. They have a booth in the Seatac parking garage.

 

Roz

[norwaybaby]

Thanks for all the suggestions can't wait to begin our trip.

[KruzPrincess]

I'm just planning a cruise out of Seattle. I booked the cruise today. I read on the West Coast board that Seattle Express is an option. I think I'll be using them. It's $12 each way per person. You can check their website for information on making reservations. Just want to add in that I don't know if they pick up at the airport. I'm coming in a day early and they will pick up at airport hotels.

[chrisbu315]

One of my favorites is the Museum of Flight. Lots of cool exhibits plus you can go inside an old Air Force One and a Concorde. Details here http://www.museumofflight.org/

[retired714]

If you like music (between the 60s and now) or science fiction the EMP museum in Seattle Center, by the Space Needle is great.

[chrisbu315]

Beecher's Cheese at Pike Place Market. Their Flagship cheese is quite good, but I have a special fondness for the No Woman Cheese (named for Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry), and the peppercorn cheese (not named peppercorn cheese, but I can't recall the name right now).

 

If you're going to be there a few days, you could get out of the downtown area and visit places like the Fremont Troll, the fish ladder at the Ballard locks (entertaining to watch the boats go through the locks too), Woodland Park Zoo, the University of Washington campus, Green Lake, Ivar's Salmon House, or out even farther to visit places like Mount Rainier, Snoqualmie Falls, take a ferry over to Bainbridge Island or the peninsula, etc.

 

and don't miss the infamous Gum Wall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Wall

[mtiffany24]

By all means walk the Elliot Bay waterfront and eat lunch in one of the great casual seafood places (we like Anthony's outside) and take the ferry to Bainbridge Island. Fantastic views of Seattle and a nice restaurant for lunch right near where the ferry docks.

 

Well there's a lot of construction going on at the waterfront. North of the Aquarium is OK.