It’s Day One of our Alaska Cruise: Oakland > Seattle > Holland America Cruise Terminal

Today we got up super early to catch our 7:10am flight from OAK > SEA (Seattle/Tacoma). The morning was a little wild with us being unable to find an Uber or Lyft driving to pick us up at 5:30 in the morning so Dada dropped us off with the van, we checked in our bags and got through security, and met Dada at the gate once he drove back home to catch a ride back to the airport.

These kids are seasoned travelers and did great on the short flight up.

Once we arrived in Seattle, we waited around for the rest of the family to arrive and met up with them at the rideshare station.

At the cruise terminal, all of the staff were really friendly and helpful.

Before boarding the ship, we stopped for a family photo with the bear. Yes, we bought the souvenir photo.

Once on board, we had lunch and unpacked in our stateroom. The kids really liked the ledge by our window.

Then we took a walk around the ship to explore the different levels and common areas.

We especially like the Observation Deck at the front of the ship.

For dinner, we celebrated Father’s Day in the Dining Room.

We were well on our way to Alaska and enjoying our first evening on the ship together.