Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship Festival Celebrates 60 Years!
Posted by Sally Spohn in Events
The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival has celebrated the holiday season in the Northwest since 1949, this year celebrating the 60th anniversary of Argosy Cruises. The festival runs nightly from Saturday, November 28th through Tuesday, December 23rd, 2009. The Spirit of Seattle, the Official Christmas Ship, is decorated with thousands of white lights and other holiday decorations, leading decorated Argosy parade boats and private vessels that together form the largest holiday flotilla in the world. Each night, the flotilla cruises to different waterfront locations where people gather around a bonfire to welcome the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival. Aboard the ship each night, a different choir performs holiday songs that are broadcast via speakers to the other boats as well as to people on shore and at the bonfire locations.
A portion of all ticket sales for the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival goes to benefit The Seattle Times Fund for the Needy, an annual program that raises money for several charitable organizations and social service providers helping children and families in the Puget Sound area. This year marks the 31st year the Fund for the Needy has provided a way for caring people to help those in need. Since 1996, Argosy Cruises has raised more than $282,000 for The Seattle Times Fund for the Needy.
“We are proud to partner with The Seattle Times and help raise money for the Fund for the Needy,” says Maureen Black, Director of Marketing. “It is a way Argosy can give back to the community.”
The Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship Festival is run in cooperation with the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. To make reservations or for more information, call (206) 623-1445 or visit the Argosy Cruises’ website at argosycruises.com.
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Argosy Cruises, a family-owned and locally-operated Seattle company, is Washington State’s premier cruise company, offering guests public and private cruises, Royal Argosy brunch, lunch and dinner cruises and the Tillicum Village salmon bake experience. Argosy Cruises has been operating in Seattle for more than 60 years and has carried more than 7 million passengers. For more information or to inquire about reservations, call (206) 623-1445, or visit the company’s websites at argosycruises.com or tillicumvillage.com.
