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Take an Argosy Cruise through Lake Union and Lake Washington. This is a great way to see the city and experience the natural beauty of your surroundings.
There are several different kinds of tours that you can take with Argosy. There's a harbor cruise, a locks cruise, plus two lake tours.
I highly recommend the locks tour. You'll see the houseboat community made famous in "Sleepless in Seattle." You can also cruise through the Hiram Chittenden Locks (seeing the salmon jump through the locks in the summer is a great experience!). The locks connect the salt water of Puget Sound and the fresh water of Lake Union.
You'll have wonderful views of Mount Rainier on the cruise. The tour is narrated and takes about two and a half hours. This is a must-do activity in Seattle! Leave a Comment
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There is a company called Argosy Cruises that organizes 1-hour live narrated cruises of Elliott Bay and the Seattle Harbor. A basic cruise is included in the CityPass ticket booklet, and if you don't have this, here are the fees for the cruises. Adults: $12.75, Children (5-12): $6.00. In peak season, the Adult cost sixteen and the child seven. The cruise can be really rewarding if the day is fine, unfortunately I had no option other than Sunday and it was really overcast. Either way, it was still very informative and the skyline looked quite nice out on the water. Leave a Comment
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This cruise was quite lovely. We had a friend coming from Japan and wanted to show her the sights of Seattle and also a sort of ferry ride. The Argosy Harbor Cruise fit both bills. It is a 1.5 hour cruise around Elliot Bay starting at the piers and making a loop towards Magnolia, Ballard Locks, West Seattle, the shipyard, and then back to the piers.
Though quite cold in February, we really enjoyed our tour. It was rather foggy the day we took the tour though, making it both more and less interesting. Moreso because the skyline took on eerie shapes when blanketed with fog, and less so when the fog was so thick we could not see beyong ten feet.
The ship has both indoor and outdoor areas allowing one to choose between freezing (February) and warm and cozy. We chose the former... although it was a great guided tour just the same.
Fees are as follows for 2005:
Adults
$13.75 (Jan-Mar; Oct-Dec);
$17.25 (April-Sept)
Children (ages 5-12)
$6.25 (Jan-Mar; Oct-Dec);
$7.75 (Apr-Sept)
Groups (6 or more)
15% off regular prices Leave a Comment
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- a great introduction to the city. Some interesting information - did you know the city's marina has enough boats and boat space to evacuate the whole city if need be? Leave a Comment Address: On the pier - you can't miss it.
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Good way to tour the waterfront area. Plastic cup of beer was $5.00(ouch!)
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A great way to see the city is from the water, so get out onto Puget Sound.
We took an hour cruise from Argosy, which was part of our "City Pass"
Nothing like messing about in boats to put you in the holiday mood. Very relaxing with an entertaining but not obtrusive commentary. Leave a Comment Address: Pier 55, Suite201, Seattle, WA 98101Phone: 206 623 4252Directions: Departs from Pier 55 on Seattle's historic central waterfront.Website: www.argosycruises.com
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As the ship went past the shipyard it was amazing to see the barges full of containers from all over the world. We were told that the barges could contain 3 (?) American football fields they were so long! Leave a Comment
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If you are doing the an Argosy Cruise, try the Locks cruise. The cruise shows you how the locks separate and connect the salt water of Puget Sound and the fresh water of Lake Union via the Hiram Chittenden Locks. You are also treated to views of the city and the "Sleepless in Seattle" houseboat community. After the tour, why not go to the locks and see how they look from above. There is also a locks museum where you can see how the locks work. The cruise is both educational for the kids and beautiful/romantic for you.
This is a picture of us on the cruise. This is when the locks are drained of fresh water and then filled back up with salt water from the other side. Look at the water level! Leave a Comment
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Like I mentioned in the intro, this cruise is a nice way to spend the afternoon and to see the city from the water, starting from Lake Washington. Going through the mechanics of the lock is really interesting, I've never experienced anything like it before. On a good day you can see the mountians...
The cruise is narrated so you'll get all the history and fun-facts you'll need. I wasn't really paying attention; I was snapping away. And there's a snack shop on board too, so you can enjoy all the wine you need. Make sure to prop 'em up firmly when you lay your (plastic) cups down- don't want any spillage on the moving boat..
Of those who are interested, you can also see the industrial/commerial port with all the giant dinosaur-like machinery, the huge tankers etc.
For the animal enthusists, there are the seals, of which you can catch a glimpse of pretty close, hopefully... the array of birds and of course the funny family of little duckies swimming up behind the boat trying to get to the other side of the lock too! They were so cute (as you can see from the other photo).
Once you are done with the cruise, you get off the boat, collect your snap-shots (you have to pay for them) and then take a coach back to where you started from- it doesn't take very long. Maybe 10 mins.
You'll pass by the Musem of Music (I'm sorry I dunno if that's the actual name) and the Space Needle on the way back to Pier 55.
Oh another thing... if you want to rent a little speed boat just for a little private boat-ride, around the waters, you
can too. I was gonna do that but I didn't have enough time. I'm sorry I don't have any information on where to get that organised.. Leave a Comment Address: Kirkland city dock Pier 55, Seattle, WA 98101Phone: +1 800 642 7816/ +1 206 623 4252Directions: Go up Kirkland Ave, 4hr free parking available at the Peter Kirk Municipal Library or just park (by meter) under the freeway across the street from the dock.Website: www.argosycruise.com
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Must do, You'll learn a lot about the city. Leave a Comment Address: Pier 55
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