[LakeCleElum]

I live in the Seattle area and had many friends fly in for the cruise. I also worked a summer in Alaska on a fishing boat.

Your biggest concern should be weather. Try to plan on July, Aug or Sept and then plan for many cloudy days and some rain. Other months, lots of rain. Don't pay for parking while you are on the cruise, it will be expensive. If you fly in-out, downtown Seattle hotels can be expensive. A cab ride to/from the airport is not that bad, it's less than 10 miles. The cruise ship docks are right near the downtown area.....

Basically, don't go for the weather, go for the scenery - I wasn't that impressed, but some seem to like it........