Video: Christmas Ship serenades Seacrest; two more West Seattle stops tonight

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Bigger fleet than usual accompanying the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship tonight for its first West Seattle stop this season. The Dickens Carolers are on board tonight, and they serenaded Seacrest Boathouse and vicinity with Christmas classics:

Two more stops for the Christmas ship tonight – and The Dickens Carolers are scheduled to be on board for those too – Lowman Beach Park at 8:50, Alki Beach at 9:40. Like Seacrest, those two stops also are scheduled to have a beach bonfire for spectators who want to warm up; the weather at Seacrest wasn’t too bad, chilly and a little drizzle (three years ago, on this night, The Big Snowstorm began right after the Seacrest stop – we never made it to the other two). If you can’t get out tonight at all, you do have one more chance – the Christmas Ship will come to Don Armeni on Monday, 8:40 pm, with Soundwave on board; the full regional schedule for the rest of the Christmas Ship season is here.

Fauntleroy resident December 10, 2011 (8:58 pm)

Im on fauntleroy having a smoke and I can hear them clear as day. At first I thought some drunk person had there music up real loud.

Fireworks. seriously?

Chuck D December 10, 2011 (9:42 pm)

I love it! Tis the season!

rosenlaw December 10, 2011 (10:05 pm)

Yeah, seriously?
I live way up at the top of 57th and its really loud up here. Wouldn’t 15 minutes be enough? Not everyone is amused by this spectacle. Just woke up my not amused neighbor.

Maybe they should take the show to Ballard – bet they’d love it there!

WSB December 10, 2011 (10:29 pm)

Ballard does in fact get a visit from the Christmas Ship – the Golden Gardens stop has already happened for this year. As for duration, it’s 20 minutes.

Chuck D December 10, 2011 (10:22 pm)

Looks like a couple of folks will be getting lumps of coal this year……..

Paul December 11, 2011 (12:24 am)

Loved hearing this while I was out walking the dog in North Admiral. Could hear the sealions barking in appreciation.

laeti December 11, 2011 (12:30 am)

Loved watching them go by from our windows :))

Dunno December 11, 2011 (12:50 am)

Large crowd at Alki. Great time, tide very low.

Sonoma December 11, 2011 (1:07 am)

I thought it was lovely – the old-fashioned carols, the ships all decked out in lights, the waves lapping, the neighborly feeling. Coulda done without the attention-seekers up the block from the beach setting off fireworks and blasting that vuvuzela (or whatever it was).

Alki Resident December 11, 2011 (11:00 am)

While we sat eating Pho at the Alki restrant,the beach was a ghost town,only people setting up the bonfires an hour before the ships arrived.By the time the ships came to the point,people by the groups were coming from every direction.The band was playing,people were singing and eating cookies and drinking hot drinks,then the ships choir sang.The rain held off just long enough for everyone to enjoy the songs.So far my best time there watching the Christmas ships.