Category: #MeetUsMonday
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#MeetUsMonday – Queen’s Launch
Queen’s Launch Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1992 Built by: Hueneme Boat Works, Long Beach, California Homeport: South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington For being both one of the smallest and youngest vessels in the Argosy Cruises fleet, the Queen’s Launch may have ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Tillicum Artist Nancy Burgess
Nancy Burgess, Artist-in-Residence Argosy Cruises Team Member since 2014 Current Department: Tillicum Excursion Hometown: Burien, Washington At our Tillicum Excursion on Blake Island, there are many Northwest Coast Native American experiences that draw our guests to sail with us: the journey to ...
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#MeetUsMonday – the Christmas Ship™ Festival
This Friday, August 26, tickets go on sale for the 2016 Christmas Ship™ Festival! In honor of this joyous and festive occasion, we’re sharing with you the history of this long-time Puget Sound tradition this #MeetUsMonday. While Argosy Cruises has ...
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#MeetUsMonday – the Tillicum Longhouse Gift Shop
Tillicum Longhouse Gift Shop When guests join us on our 4-hour Tillicum Excursion on Blake Island State Park, they are treated to a Northwest Native American cultural experience like no other. After the 45-minute cruise from the Seattle waterfront, passengers disembark ...
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#MeetUsMonday: Advocating for a Connected Seattle, Past and Future
UPDATE: Election results were certified on August 16, 2016. Initiative-123 failed by a wide margin (17.13% Yes to 82.87% No). Thank you! ******** Seattle voters have a decision to make on August 2 that we at Argosy Cruises have strong ...
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#MeetUsMonday – Goodtime III
Goodtime III Argosy Cruises Team Member since 1978 Built by: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Once upon a time, Argosy owned a boat called the Goodtime. And the company liked her so much, they built her twin. But the ...
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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! Hard to choose which of our FIVE public sightseeing cruises is THE best, but here’s a taste of what ...
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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 boarding ...
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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 ...
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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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