Argosy Blog
Welcome to the Argosy Cruises Blog! Read through a variety of topics including our history, Seattle spots, insider tips and more.
Holidays
Best Places to Watch Seattle’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Spending the end of the year in Seattle? If you’re looking for the best places to celebrate New Years Eve, there’s plenty of spots to catch the annual Space Needle Fireworks Show, and here’s a few of our favorites. 1 ...
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Adventure
Locks Cruise – South Lake Union
If you find yourself at South Lake Union before/after your Locks Cruise, we’ve got you covered on some of the best spots to visit around South Lake Union while you’re in town. AGC Marina – South Lake Union Tacos Chukis | ...
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Adventure
Locks Cruise – Seattle Waterfront
Curious on how to spend the rest of your afternoon after sailing with us on the Locks Cruise? We’ve got the lowdown on the must-stop-spots to check out around the Seattle Waterfront while you’re in Seattle. The Locks Cruise is a ...
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Argosy Cruises
Top 5 Onshore Spots to View the Christmas Ship™ Festival
One of our favorite times of the year is here and there’s no better way to fill your December calendar than with these Christmas Ship™ Festival events. We’ve compiled a short list of our top five favorite destinations to watch ...
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Community
Argosy and the Seattle Times Fund for the Needy
The Christmas Ship™ Festival and the Fund for the Needy As the Christmas Ship™ Festival heads into its 68th year, we’re thrilled to be able to continue to help local nonprofits in their mission to aid those in the area. ...
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Community
Investments on the water
Forbes published an article on their site highlighting the importance of investing in experiences. One fascinating example of experiences you might consider are investments on the water, which can bring both joy and value. From the desire to ‘keep up with ...
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Special Events
Total Eclipse Cruise with Warm 106.9
Total Eclipse of the Heart with Warm 106.9 The last total solar eclipse seen from this part of the United States was way back in 1979, so you can image the excitement around the Seattle area for the solar event! ...
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#FriendsFriday
#FriendsFriday | Flatstick Pub
A hole-in-one with Flatstick Pub and Argosy Cruises! For #FriendsFriday, there’s a ‘sweet spot’ where the Lake Washington Cruise sets sail just steps from our dock in Kirkland. Visit our friends Flatstick Pub and hit the links! From mini-golf to ...
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#FriendsFriday | Kidd Valley
New Waterfront Friend, Kidd Valley, officially opens on Pier 54! There’s a new ‘Kidd’ on the block! Kidd Valley has been around about as long as we have, and on August, 2, we welcomed our new waterfront neighbor, Kidd Valley ...
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#MeetUsMonday
#MeetUsMonday – Argosy Locations: Lake Washington
This is the third installment of our series featuring our homeport locations in the Puget Sound region. The first, was our headquarters on the Seattle Waterfront at Pier 55; the second, our Lake Union Location at the AGC Marina. Now we’re taking you over to ...
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#MeetUsMonday
#MeetUsMonday – Guest Services Manager, John
Argosy Cruises Team Member since: 2014 Current Department: Guest Services Hometown: Three Rivers, Michigan We’ve featured John before on #MeetUsMonday as a part of a post on a few of our Guest Services Leads and Trainers, but since then he has become the Assistant ...
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#MeetUsMonday – I.T. Helpdesk Manager, Rachel
Argosy Cruises Team Member since 2013 Current Department:Â I.T. Department Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Rachel began at Argosy Cruises on our Royal Argosy dining ship during the 2013 Christmas Ship Festival season, intending to stay for a short time before moving on. ...
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#MeetUsMonday
2nd Annual Parade of Boats Night Award Winners
The votes are in! Thank you to all of our Parade boaters who joined us this past Friday for the 2nd Annual Parade of Boats Night! The evening was a huge success and we’ve received wonderful feedback from fellow boaters, onboard ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Argosy Locations: Lake Union
This is the second of three posts about our three different locations in the Puget Sound region. The first post highlighted our Seattle Waterfront location at Pier 55. This #MeetUsMonday, we take you into the fresh water of Lake Union ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Butch Blum’s “Spirits of Giving”
Argosy Cruises, the Seattle Times, and Butch Blum’s “Spirits of Giving” We here at Argosy Cruises participated in TWO mannequin challenges this year. The first one you may have seen taking the internet by storm: Lots of people standing perfectly ...
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