Seattle’s cruise season projects fewer sailings, but still up from pre-2020
Seattle’s 2024 cruise season launched this past weekend, with Port of Seattle officials anticipating slightly fewer sailings than last year. (more…)
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Seattle’s 2024 Cruise Season Kicks Off 25 Years of Sailing to Alaska
The 2024 cruise season officially kicks off today (April 6, 2024) at the Port of Seattle’s Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. (more…)
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Op-Ed: Seattle Advocates Rally Against Polluting Cruise Ship Industry as Alaska Season Launches
Opening day of another Alaska cruise season offers no cause for celebration to anyone who loves the Pacific Northwest and wants to see our communities healthy, thriving, and economically sustainable. (more…)
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The Port of Seattle Expands Pledge Against Human Trafficking to Maritime and Cruise Partners
The Port of Seattle today (January 11, 2024) announced the expansion of its Port Allies Against Human Trafficking (PAAHT) pledge to include Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Group, and The Center for Wooden Boats. (more…)
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Week Ahead: Cruise-ship season ends Monday at Seattle
When Elliott Bay-watchers see that ship head out tomorrow (Monday, October 30th) from Pier 66 downtown, they’ll be seeing the end of this year’s Seattle cruise season, according to the Port of Seattle. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens More Sailings in 2025 with Itineraries Now Available for Alaska from Seattle and New Carnival Journeys Cruises
It’s never too early to plan for an incredible Alaskan adventure, and today, Carnival Cruise Line is unveiling more of its 2025-26 deployment by opening sailings to Alaska from Seattle on two ships: Carnival Spirit and Carnival Luminosa. (more…)
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Meet Three Women Navigating the Cruise Industry – Port of Seattle
According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) women make up just 29% of the global maritime industry workforce. (more…)
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Seattle. Port says it supports waterfront trail if it can be detoured during cruise loading
In response to the surge of letters they received from people concerned about Seattle’s plan to permanently route the waterfront bike path across Alaskan Way and back again near the Pier 66 cruise terminal, the Port of Seattle said it supports a trail on the west side of Alaskan Way so long as it can be detoured during busy cruise loading hours. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line and Port of Seattle Welcome Carnival Luminosa as Ship Embarks Guests from U.S. for First Time
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy welcomed the first guests to board Carnival Luminosa from a U.S. port in Seattle, Washington today. (more…)
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Holland America Line Kicks Off 2023 Alaska Season with 150th Anniversary Welcome Events in Seattle and Vancouver
Holland America Line kicked off its 2023 Alaska cruise season today with the arrival of Eurodam at Port of Seattle. (more…)
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Port of Seattle: Nearly $900 million economic impact expected from cruise season
Ships set sail for the 2023 cruise season on Saturday. It’s a return to normalcy for the cruise industry: Port of Seattle estimates 700,000 people will travel through the area starting this weekend until the end of the cruise season in October. (more…)
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Port of Seattle: Connecting With Cruisers and Keeping Them Safe
For Cleveland McNabb, working in the cruise industry is a chance to make friends around the world without leaving Seattle. McNabb starts his job in late February to prepare for cruise ships coming into the Port of Seattle’s Pier 66 cruise terminal between April and October. (more…)
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Holland America Line Brings Alaska Cruise and Denali/Yukon Adventures to Seattle with Free Travel Show Saturday, March 18
Holland America Line is bringing the Great Land to Seattle with the all-day Alaska Cruise and Travel Show Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center at Pier 66. (more…)
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Cruise Season Hiring Kicks Off on March 4 at Seattle. The Port will welcome 291 sailings and over 1.4 million revenue passengers between April and October of 2023
Full and part-time, flexible schedule jobs are available starting this April when the 2023 cruise season returns to the Port of Seattle. (more…)
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Port of Seattle: 2022 Cruise Season Supports Economic Recovery with Record Passengers and Partnership for World’s First Cruise-Led Green Corridor
The Port of Seattle marked the end of its successful 2022 cruise season this weekend when the Norwegian Encore left Pier 66 for the final departure of the year. (more…)
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Holland America Line partners with University of Washington Athletics as the Official Cruise Line of Washington Athletics
In a multi-year sponsorship agreement that coincides with the 2022-2023 football season, Holland America Line will serve as the “Official Cruise Line of Husky Athletics” for University of Washington Athletics. This marks Holland America Line’s first foray into college sports and establishes an ideal relationship for two of Seattle’s iconic brands. (more…)
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Westerdam’s Return to Service June 12 in Seattle Marks Holland America Line’s Completion of Full Fleet Sailing Again
Holland America Line’s Westerdam returned to service Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Port of Seattle in Washington, marking the last ship in the fleet to resume operations. (more…)
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The Port of Seattle, City and Borough of Juneau, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, and Leading Global Cruise Lines to Explore Feasibility for First-of-its-kind ‘Green Corridor’
The Port of Seattle, City and Borough of Juneau, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, leading global cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue announced a new commitment today to explore the feasibility of the world’s first cruise-led ‘green corridor.’ (more…)
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The CDC is investigating a Covid-19 outbreak on board a Carnival cruise ship
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a recent Covid-19 outbreak on a Carnival cruise ship that docked in Seattle after a two-week voyage. (more…)
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Passengers on Alaska-bound Carnival cruise ship say COVID outbreak overwhelmed crew as they docked in Seattle
Passengers on the Carnival cruise ship Spirit that docked Tuesday in Seattle say more than 100 people aboard the ship tested positive for COVID-19 and the crew was overwhelmed. (more…)
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Norwegian Bliss Launches 2022 Alaskan Cruise Season. First Ship to Sail from Seattle and First to Visit Alaska this Summer
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) kicked off the 2022 Alaskan cruise season with Norwegian Bliss from Port of Seattle. The ship is the first of any cruise ship to visit Alaska this season as well as the first of five Norwegian Cruise Line vessels to cruise The Last Frontier through October 2022. (more…)
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Port of Seattle Hires Linda Springmann as the New Director of Cruise and Maritime Marketing
Linda Springmann has been hired by the Port of Seattle as the new Director, Cruise and Maritime Marketing, bringing more than 25 years of cruise industry experience to the position. (more…)
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Port of Seattle Announces 2022 Cruise Schedule
The Port of Seattle unveiled its preliminary cruise schedule for 2022, with 296* scheduled sailings bringing an estimated 1.26 million revenue passengers through its two cruise ship terminals. (more…)
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Holland America Line Brings Alaska Cruise and Denali/Yukon Adventures Back to Seattle with Free Travel Show Saturday, March 19
Holland America Line is bringing the Great Land to Seattle with the all-day Alaska Cruise and Travel Show Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center at Pier 66. (more…)
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Port of Seattle Safely Concludes Cruise Season Amid COVID Protocols
The Port of Seattle concludes its 2021 cruise season this Saturday with the departure of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore from Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. (more…)
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U.S. congressman pushing for cruise ships to permanently bypass British Columbia
Alaska Congressman Don Young has introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow cruise ships to permanently skip ports in British Columbia. Young, a Republican serving his 25th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, is pushing for a law that would allow ports or land owned by Tribes or Alaska Native Corporations to satisfy the Passenger Vessel Services Act’s foreign stop requirement. (globalnews.ca)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Hosts Great Cruise Comeback Press Panel in Seattle
Norwegian Cruise Line, commemorated its highly anticipated return to cruising from the U.S. with the West-Coast debut of its newest innovative ship Norwegian Encore and a panel discussion featuring cruise line and government officials. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Begins Summer Season in Alaska As Carnival Miracle Departs Seattle
Carnival Cruise Line begins its weekly Alaska cruises from Seattle today (July 27, 2021) and the company held a “Back to Fun” ribbon-cutting ceremony officially welcoming guests back on board. (more…)
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‘Seattle Cruise Control’ Coalition Aims to Cancel Cruises
Seattle has a new group of concerned citizens, and their sole focus is getting cruise ships out of Puget Sound. The “Seattle Cruise Control” (SCC) coalition has activists from multiple non-governmental organizations coming together for a “Cruise Free Salish Sea.” (southseattleemerald.com)
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Princess Cruises and Holland America Line Kick Off Return to Service in the U. S. From The Port of Seattle
To kick off their return to service in the U.S., Princess Cruises and Holland America Line held a celebration at the Port of Seattle (July 23, 2021). (more…)
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Enhanced Safety Protocols, Features with Start to Cruise in Seattle
The Port of Seattle is expecting its first cruise ship arrival June 29th, with Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas docking at Pier 91 to ready the ship for the season. (more…)
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Silversea Continues To Lead Restart Of Ultra-luxury Cruising With New Alaska And Iceland Sailings In July
Silversea Cruises has announced new summer voyages in Alaska and Iceland, starting in July 2021. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Plans for Highly Anticipated Return to Cruising from the U.S.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced that it expects to resume cruise operations from the U.S. beginning Aug. 7, 2021 with week-long voyages from Seattle to Alaska, one of the top cruise destinations among its guests. (more…)
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Celebrity Cruises Sets Sail for Alaska Beginning July 23
Alaska Cruise: Experience The Last Frontier
Celebrity Cruises announced its long-awaited return to the incomparable Last Frontier of Alaska. Beginning July 23, Celebrity will sail a program of seven-night itineraries roundtrip from Seattle on the beautifully appointed Celebrity Summit. (more…)
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The Great Alaska Comeback: Royal Caribbean To Sail The Last Frontier This Summer
Royal Caribbean International’s U.S. comeback marks its first step forward with the cruise line’s return to Alaska this summer. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group sets summer return to Last Frontier
Royal Caribbean Group announced that this summer will mark the company’s long-awaited return to Alaska. World-class ships will set sail from Seattle on itineraries visiting the cherished communities of the Last Frontier once again, beginning in July. (more…)
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Seattle’s cruise industry waits for clearance as COVID-19 vaccinations increase
Sea-Tac International Airport has become increasingly busy as an increasing number of people get vaccinated. Seattle’s cruise industry hopes for an update soon. (king5.com)
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Seattle cruise season in jeopardy after Canada extends cruise ship ban
The Seattle cruise season was hit with a major blow Thursday after Canada’s minister of transport announced a continued ban on any pleasure craft and cruise ships from entering any Canadian Arctic waters until February 2022. (kiro7.com)
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Port of Seattle Doubles Down on Maritime Blue. Additional funds will provide two more years of maritime innovation for the region
The Port of Seattle Commission today (August 11, 2020) approved another two years of funding for Washington Maritime Blue, a non-profit strategic alliance formed to foster maritime innovation and sustainability in support of an inclusive blue economy. (more…)
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Port of Seattle Cancels RFP Seeking Partner for New Cruise Terminal
In April 2020, the Port of Seattle suspended its planning for a new cruise terminal to serve the Alaska market, citing a need to better understand the short and long-term cruise industry market impacts from COVID-19 before continuing its project investment in additional cruise facilities. (more…)
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