October 1 to 4 I was off on a four day cruise on Holland America Cruise Line's Nieuw Amsterdam departing from Canada Place in Vancouver bound for Seattle, WA and the Georgia Strait, returning to Canada Place. Very simply cruise just for a chance to get away from caregiving duties. Annikki accompanied me, and Linda and Cec and Linda's cousin and her daughter came too, so we were three cabins.
After an extremely slow boarding, caused by the Port's computer's being down resulting in a huge backload of passengers, we got onboard after a 2 1/2 hour wait check in process. Much too long. The life boat drill was very unorganized and impossible to hear the crew, but we didn't sink. Very much enjoyed the food on board ship which was top notch.
We docked at Seattle at 7:00 am the next morning, and then after breakfast Annikki and I took the provided shuttle to Pike Place Market. Weather was mixed, and the market was very busy, filled with shoppers.
The flower markets were so beautiful. Huge bouquets of flowers for $10 US.
Lots of stalls with fresh fish and seafood.
After Pike Place Market we visited Starbucks (of course) for a break and to check our wifi, then back to the shuttle. The shuttle took us to the retail centre where the monorail starts and we looked into several major stores such as Macys, Nordstrom's Rack, Gap, Eileen Fisher, etc. Then back home for a stroll on deck.
After a day cruising Georgia Strait, we arrived back at Canada Place Tuesday morning, and then faced an ultra long wait for a taxi because of the rain. All and all a very good break.
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