If a cruise, especially one to Alaska, is your idea of a dream vacation, the Seattle area is one of the most convenient places to live.

According to the Port of Seattle, we’ve grown into the No. 1 cruise-ship port on the West Coast by number of passengers. And there are expected to be 298 sailings from Seattle’s three cruise-ship terminals during the Alaska cruise season, which is from April to October.

But while many people dream of a cruise vacation, for others, being stuck for days on a massive ship in the middle of the ocean sounds more like a nightmare. And some new data suggests that if you live in the Seattle area, there’s a good chance your dream vacation is something other than a cruise.

According to survey data from market-research giant Nielsen, around 17% of Seattle-area res

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