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LINDSAY SUTTON travelled on Holland America Line’s seven-day Alaska Adventure cruise aboard Eurodam. Sea-view balcony cabins are available from £900, May to September (hollandamerica. com). They flew with Icelandair from Manchester via Reykyavik (two hours), then direct to Seattle (seven hours). Fares are from £467.30 return on selected dates. See icelandair.co.uk

He stayed at Downtown’s Roosevelt Hotel from £119 per night (roosevelthotel.com) and Cedarbrook Lodge, a mile from SeaTac Airport from £155 per night (cedarbrooklodge.com). For general tourism advice see visitseattle.org, portseattle.org and citypass.com