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Welcome to the Argosy Cruises Blog! Read through a variety of topics including our history, Seattle spots, insider tips and more.
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#MeetUsMonday – Sightseer
*This vessel is no longer in our fleet* Sightseer Argosy Cruises Team Member in 1962, 1990-2002, and 2004 to present Built by: Sherman Boat Works, Co., Long Beach, California Hometown: Seattle, Washington If you are a regular #MeetUsMonday reader, you ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Kris and Matt, Corporate Sales Executives
Kris LaFata Corporate Sales Executive Argosy Team Member since 2015 Hometown: Huntington Beach, California Matt Lund Corporate Sales Executive Argosy Team Member since 2010 (Vessel Operations 2010-2015, and Sales from 2015 to present) Hometown: Tacoma/Puyallup, Washington When someone first contacts ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Kirkland City Dock
Kirkland City Dock Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1992 Vessel home dock for: Lady Mary Departure location for: Lake Washington Cruise, private charters, special events cruises (ex. Christmas Ship Festival, Fourth of July Fireworks Cruises) *** There’s much more Puget Sound region beauty ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Lady Mary
Lady Mary Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1998 Built by: Freeport Shipyard, Freeport, Florida Hometown: Kirkland, Washington The Lady Mary started her career with Argosy Cruises as a private charter vessel out of our AGC Marina in South Lake Union. She shifted ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Locks Cruise
Argosy Cruises was voted Best Tour in the Family Fun category of the 2016 Best Northwest Escapes 20th Annual viewer’s poll! If you’re looking for a unique experience, join us for #MeetUsMonday – Locks Cruise and see why our tours ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Guest Services Team Members
This #MeetUsMonday, we’re introducing you to a few of our senior members of the Guest Services Team. Before our passengers even set foot on our vessels, they are in excellent hands with our Guest Services Team: From picking up ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Lead Captain Aren
Captain Aren Jensen Argosy Cruises Team Member since 2002 Current Department: Vessel Operations Hometown: Clarkston, Washington Within Argosy’s fleet of vessels there is also a fleet of captains. Some have been with the company for decades, others a few years, and some are ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Tillicum Excursion on Blake Island
Tillicum Excursion on Blake Island Argosy Cruises Team Member since 2009 Located on Blake Island Marine State Park in Puget Sound *** Since 1962, Tillicum has occupied a picturesque spot on the northeast shore of Blake Island, a 475-acre marine state park. ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Goodtime II
Goodtime II Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1976 Built by: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island Hometown: Seattle, Washington Once upon a time, Argosy owned a boat called the Goodtime. And the company liked her so much, they built her twin. The Goodtime ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Vessel Operations Crew
This #MeetUsMonday, we’re introducing you to a few of our senior crewmembers from the Vessel Operations Team. Between our winter season and peak summertime tour season, the number of crew within Argosy Cruises can swell almost threefold. A lot ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Captain Vince
Captain Vince Tougas Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1991 Current Department:Â Vessel Operations Hometown:Â Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington Every workplace has an employee or two who seems to embody the spirit of the place through the years. For Argosy Cruises, ...
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#MeetUsMonday – “10 Boats, 10 Weeks” Maintenance Team
“10 Boats, 10 Weeks” Maintenance Team If you’re a sightseeing cruise company like Argosy Cruises, you can’t just take a boat out of service for yearly painting every August. The weather is great in the summer for painting, but thousands of passengers want ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Human Resources Department
Human Resources Department We might be biased, but we can’t think of a better place to work than Argosy Cruises. There is no other business in Seattle where you will learn more, feel more challenged to stretch and grow both ...
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#MeetUsMonday – AGC Marina
 #MeetUsMonday – AGC Marina AGC Marina Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1997 Vessel home dock for: Celebrations, Champagne Lady, Goodtime III (half time), Queen’s Launch Departure location for: Lake Union Cruise, Locks Cruise, private charters, special events cruises (ex. 4th of ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Champagne Lady
*This vessel is no longer in our fleet* Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1993 Built by: SkipperLiner, La Crosse, Wisconsin Hometown: Seattle, Washington Often thought of as the sister ship to the Celebrations, the Champagne Lady also joined the Argosy fleet in 1993, and in ...
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