We just got off of the Ovation on Friday. There was also a Celebrity ship at the pier as well. After the nightmare of getting onto the ship on May 11th in Vancouver we were hoping for a better experience in Seattle. Unfortunately, neither port wins awards for their handling of embarkation/debarkation.   If you get off the ship early you will have no problem getting a taxi and getting to the airport quickly. I would give some serious thought to using the cruise line's pre-arranged shutt