IBCAR18 Wrote:
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> BSeabob......What a great site there. I checked
> it out and really enjoyed it. Thanks! I am
> debating on either staying in Seattle pre-cruise
> one nite and taking the Amtrak train into
> Vancouver morning of cruise 8/27. After viewing
> this website I might have changed my mind. I just
> might head for Vancouver once our plane lands and
> stay there pre-cruise!!!
>
Do NOT count on the train to get you to the port on time the day the ship leaves! Amtrak does not have a good on time record. Now I realize you are thinking, it is a short trip, so what if it is 30 minutes late, I'll still make the ship. Well, the train from Seattle has to come from somewhere. I took the train once. It was two hours late on a 13 hour trip. And that was good. The train going the other way was 8 hours late, as was the train I was supposed to take back home. Eight hours late meant I would not make it to work the following day. I flew home (and received a refund from Amtract). If the train gets into Seattle 4 hours late, it will leave four hours late, and you could end up missing the boat - literally!
Taking the train the day before would be fine. But taking the train the day the ship leaves is much too risky.
