We woke up and got ourselves ready. Some of us went to IHOP for breakfast while the other half went to run some last minute errands. Then we waited around in the motel room for the shuttle van to arrive to drive us to the pier in downtown Seattle.
Once we were dropped off at Pier 66, the first thing to do was have our tickets and passports checked. Then we went to drop off the luggage. Just like at the airport. Then we went through security, which included a health survey (concern about swine flu). After that, we were able to actually get on the ship. The ship's name is Norwegian Star, of the Norwegian Cruise Line (hereafter referred to as NCL). The Star had just arrived that morning from a previous Alaska cruise so the cabin stewards were still working on cleaning and stocking the staterooms. So we went to one of the restaurants on board for lunch. Once we were given the go-ahead to go to our cabins, we unpacked and then walked around the ship to get our bearings before heading up to the 12th deck which is where the observation decks are.
We departed Seattle around 4 p.m. The rest of the evening we spent on the observation decks watching Washington State go by, exploring more of the ship, eating dinner and visiting with each other.
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