The Sapphire Princess

A Final Goodbye

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June 19th 2011
We ended our cruise on Sunday morning, right where we began, at Pier 91 in Seattle. We ate a light breakfast on board before we had to depart at 9:15 AM. Even before we were off the ship, the ground crews were busy prepping the Sapphire Princess for its next adventure beginning at noon. 2600 patrons leave and 2600 others arrive within a six hour stretch…. And they start all over again ! Lan ... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Seattle

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more