Hearing nothing from those who might be "in the know," we forged ahead and made some decisions last night. Since we have to be at the train station at 6:45 a.m. or so to go to Vancouver, we didn't want to chance getting across Seattle from the airport, which I understand is about 20 miles from the train station, in the morning. I wouldn't sleep if I knew I had that ahead of me when I awoke. So, we booked a hotel that's about a mile from King Street Station, and figure it won't be too difficult to get a taxi over there in the morning.
On the way home, we don't get back to Seattle until 10:10 p.m. because Amtrak doesn't leave Vancouver until 5:45 p.m. We don't quite know what to do about finding a hotel for that night. I suppose we can get a cab to take us to an airport hotel to make it easier the next morning to catch our 10:45 flight back to Maine, but I don't know how easy it is to get a taxi in Seattle at night. Again, I ask anyone who's done this before to chime in with suggestions.
At this point, I'm getting really nervous about this trip. Getting to Port Canaveral was a piece of cake. This seems like such a major hassle. I do not want to fly from Seattle to Vancouver. I hate to fly as it is, and I'm looking forward to the relaxing train trip. I've traveled on Amtrak before, and find it a lot less stressful than being on an airplane. Being able to get up and walk around, and go to the dining car, seems a lot more civilized to me! If it had been practical, I would've booked Amtrak cross country, or even driven to Vancouver, but living in Maine that hardly seems like a rational plan, lol.
The reality of having to travel to a strange city (two strange cities) and having to find our way around, is beginning to weigh on me. Since we've dropped a ton of money on this cruise, it isn't likely we'll back out, but I'm beginning to wonder if we're up to actually getting to the port on time!
Anybody else getting cold feet?
Karen