It was a beautiful spring day here in the city (62°F / 17°C).
The Norwegian Bliss set sail for Sitka, Alaska shortly after 4 pm this afternoon, from Pier 66 here at the Seattle Waterfront.
Then she will make her way back to Seattle along the Alaska Inside Passage (a network of sheltered waterways, fjords, and lush islands stretching from Washington State through the British Columbia coast to the Alaska panhandle).
[Map generated from cruise itinerary with Nano Banana 2 by Google AI. The map is close but not 100% accurate. Icy Strait Point (5) is to the west of Juneau.]
The staircases are part of the pedestrian overpass to Pike Place Market and downtown.
The expanded Seattle Aquarium is housed in the structure with the darkened wood shell on the right.
There was no tugboat, and Norwegian Bliss did not sound her horn.
