The Port of Seattle is ready to set
sail for a very busy 2006 cruise season. Seattle
will welcome nearly 200 cruise ship visits and
nearly 735,000 passengers during the upcoming cruise
season.
Seattle provides convenience and value to
passengers sailing to Alaska. New ships and two
downtown cruise terminals make sailing out of
Seattle an extremely attractive travel option for
passengers looking for the convenience of cruising
from a U.S. based port.
Norwegian Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruises will
depart from the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at
Pier 66. Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and
Royal Caribbean will homeport at the Terminal 30
Cruise Facility. Both terminals are conveniently
located on Seattle's downtown waterfront with easy
access to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Seattle International Airport is
30 miles from the Port of Seattle. Approximate
travel time is 30 minutes to 1 hour. Taxi service to
and from the both cruise terminals is available.
Taxi service to the airport ranges from $25 - $40
for the approximate 20 - 30 minute drive.
We recommend that if you are
booking your flights to your cruise from Seattle,
that you consider arriving a day or two earlier so
that you can take advantage of the local attractions
as well as avoiding potential flight delays, baggage
collection and transfer problems that could occur.
If you arriving the same day as your cruise
departs, please schedule your flights to arrive at
these airports no later 1:00 pm on the day of
departure f from Seattle. If this is not possible,
then come in a day prior. For return flights, do not
schedule any flights departing earlier than 1:00 pm
from Seattle.
Five
major cruise lines currently operate weekly service
out of Seattle on nine premier vessels. Norwegian
Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruises depart from the
Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean
depart from the Terminal 30 Cruise Facility. Their
schedules appear below.
- Celebrity
Cruises
Celebrity Cruises offers seven-day cruises from
Seattle to Alaska on the Mercury. Sailings
depart Fridays from Bell Street Pier Cruise
Terminal at Pier 66. Celebrity also offers 3 and
4 day Pacific Northwest itineraries. For sales
information please contact your local travel
agent or call (800) 722-5941.
- Holland
America Line (HAL)
Holland America Line offers seven-day cruises
from Seattle to Alaska on the ms Westerdam, ms
Oosterdam and the ms Zaandam. Holland America
passengers depart from the Terminal 30 Cruise
Terminal located at the south end of Seattle's
downtown waterfront. For sales information
please contact your local travel agent or call
(877) 932-4259.
- Norwegian Cruise
Line (NCL)
Norwegian Cruise Line has made Seattle its
homeport for seven-day summer cruises to Alaska
on board the Norwegian Star and Norwegian Sun.
Passengers depart from the Bell Street Pier
Cruise Terminal at Pier 66 on Saturdays and
Sundays. For sales information please contact
your local travel agent or call (800) 327-7030.
- Royal
Caribbean (RCCL)
Royal Caribbean offers seven-day cruises to
Alaska on the Vision of the Seas departing
Terminal 30 every Friday. For sales information
please contact your local travel agent or call
(866) 562-7625.
- Princess
Cruises
Princess Cruises offers seven-day cruises from
Seattle to Alaska, on board the Dawn Princess
and the Sun Princess. Princess Cruises depart
Saturdays and Sundays from the Terminal 30
Cruise Facility located at the south end of
Seattle's downtown waterfront. For sales
information please contact your local travel
agent or call (800) 421-1700.
