Hello! In four short days my crew and I will fly out of Chicago’s own illustrious O’Hare International Airport, point of departure for all sorts of fun adventures.    We’ll be on Alaska Airlines for the first time and arriving in Seattle early evening Thursday where we’ll head straight to our hotel to hunker down and await our 11am check in at port Friday morning.    Though mid-May is a shoulder season (halfway between the rock bottom pricing and occupancy of “low” or “off” s