One Day in Seattle Before Your Alaska Cruise — Is It Enough?

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Planning an Alaska cruise from Seattle and wondering what to do the day before you board? We had one day in Seattle before our Norwegian Encore Alaska cruise and made the most of every hour. In this video we show you exactly what we did, what we'd do differently, and everything you need to know before you arrive. 🗺️ What We Cover: Should you arrive a day early before your Alaska cruise? (Yes — here's why) Getting to Pike Place Market and what to see there The world's oldest continuously operating Starbucks at 1912 Pike Place The famous Gum Wall — is it worth it? Space Needle area and the Amazon Spheres Seattle waterfront and Fisherman's Wharf One safety tip we wish someone had told us before we went Norwegian Encore embarkation day at Seattle cruise terminal Sail away from Seattle — the moment the Alaska adventure begins ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Arrive a Day Before Your Cruise 1:12 Safety 2:05 Pike Place Market 2:40 Starbucks 3:25 Gum Wall 3:50 Space Needle 4:07 Amazon Spheres 4:26 Waterfront 4:57 Embarkation Day 5:35 Sail Away 5:55 Outro 🚢 Watch the Full Alaska Cruise Series: 📍 Seattle — https://youtu.be/qZbGlsMwzlo 📍 Ketchikan — https://youtu.be/Hoj-g23jJ8U 📍Juneau —https://youtu.be/24u21gEyJPY 📍 Glacier Bay — https://youtu.be/7IuDmkFXpEw 📍 Ketchikan — https://youtu.be/Hoj-g23jJ8U 📍 Norwegian Encore Review — [coming soon]

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