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What is the purpose of going on a modern cruise ship?
Really, your question is, "why do some people like different things to me?" but you've implied that anyone who enjoys this must be some kind of philistine, instead of just having different goals to ...
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What is the purpose of going on a modern cruise ship?
I understand your arguments and I even relate to them. You have to think differently though.
Many of these ships do daily stops in different cities. They navigate during the night and stop during the ...
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Why did FlightStats mark today's flight AS159 as departed from SEA and diverted to SEA?
It would appear the flight in question did a "return to gate". That is to say that it pushed back from the gate at 7:15, then for some reason returned to the gate around 20 minutes later, ...
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How can anyone dare to swim in the ocean/sea-facing beaches with the shark risk?
There are around 82 reported unprovoked shark attacks anywhere in the world in a typical year, and last year it was a low of 64. Of those 64, only two were fatal. The chances of encountering a shark ...
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What is the purpose of going on a modern cruise ship?
Humans were always fascinated about doing things that they are not designed to do by nature, which includes flying, diving, floating on the sea, etc.
Also, humans are fascinated by hotels and the ...
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How can anyone dare to swim in the ocean/sea-facing beaches with the shark risk?
Chance to die of heart disease? 1 in 6
Chance to die of cancer? 1 in 7
Chance to die of suicide? 1 in 86
Chance to die of an opioid overdose? 1 in 98
Chance to die in a vehicle crash? 1 in 103
Chance ...
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Do I recheck baggage at stopovers MCI-SEA-ICN-SGN? Delta and Korean Air
Generally, if it's all a single booking you can expect baggage to be checked through so you won't see it at layover point (except in some cases of international-to-domestic transfers, but there are ...
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How early should we arrive for a domestic flight from SeaTac?
Depends on your details. Absolutely minimum for me would be 30 minutes (assuming you have PreCheck, PreCheck is open, you have checked in online and no checked bags).
Add more time as needed
Safety ...
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Light Rail Travel from SEA to Amtrak King Street
We did something similar last year - had a rental car around Seattle and had to return it at SeaTac. Ours was returned to the rental car center, so different location to you, but there was transport ...
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What is the purpose of going on a modern cruise ship?
Some of us like to go to 'all in' holiday resorts, not seeing anything of the country they go to but the transfer from and to the airport, others go to the same country but would not want to even ...
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How early should we arrive for a domestic flight from SeaTac?
The minimum required check-in time with checked baggage with Delta is 40 minutes before the scheduled departure time for US domestic flights from SEA (30 minutes without checked baggage), so arriving ...
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Where can one park one's car for free for a few weeks reasonably close to Seattle (SEA) airport?
Seattle's City's Traffic Code does not allow a vehicle to be parked on a city street for longer than 72 hours. Link to the legal text: Municipal code 11.72.440 "Parking Enforcement; Seventy-two (...
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How much time do I need to transit Seattle airport on separate tickets?
Unlike terminal transfer at Heathrow there's no time wasted waiting for an airside bus between terminals, and the little shuttle trains that link to the S and N satellites are quick. Most but not ...
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