The 2024 cruise season officially kicks at the Port of Seattle’s Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. The Port and local officials welcomed Norwegian Bliss for the first sailing of the 25th year of cruises between Seattle and Alaska.
As the season gets underway, the Port is hard at work finalizing the electrification of Pier 66 and plans to connect cruise ships to shore power this summer. This milestone will make shore power available at all three Seattle cruise berths, which will achieve the Northwest Ports Air Strategy goal to electrify all cruise berths by 2030, six years early. This is part of Port of Seattle’s strategy to become the greenest port in North America.
The 2024 season runs from April 6 to October 28. The season is expected to support:
– 275 sailings
– 1.7 million revenue passengers (800,000 unique passengers)
– Nearly $900 million in economic impact including tourism
– 5,500 jobs
The 2024 season also represents the 25th anniversary of the first cruises between Seattle and Alaska. In May 2000, Norwegian Sky was the first ship to set sail from the Port of Seattle offering guests round-trip cruises sailing to Alaska.
Contact: Bworld Communication, Washington State and Port of Seattle representative in France, Claire Lohues, Email: claire@bworldcom.com