We are traveling on Holland America’s Westerdam, one of the newest cruise ships.  Its appointments and amenities are luxury personified. We will leave Saturday, May 21^st at approximately 6:45 AM from Fort Lauderdale, and arrive back on Saturday, May 28^th (actually, Sunday at about 12:06 AM).  Since we’re off on Sunday and Monday, timing is good. With that, you can arrive a couple of days early in Seattle or leave a couple of days later from Seattle and take the time to look around and enjoy the city and environment.  Prices depend on what kind of shipboard accommodation you choose, as always.  We’re using U.S. Airways, and it’s costing us approximately $600. round trip per person.Holland American enjoys a magnificent reputation and so far no one I have spoken with has anything negative to say about it. They have supplied me with a personal cruise consultant who is extremely knowledgeable and able to answer any questions (so far).