The Port of Seattle said they expect more than 800,000 passengers and 275 ship calls this cruise season. The first ship is scheduled to arrive on Saturday from Norwegian Cruise Line.

The Port of Seattle will require all cruise ships homeporting there to plug into shore power in 2027. The port says it is the first in the nation to require ships to use shore power.

The Port of Seattle said they expect more than 800,000 passengers and 275 ship calls this cruise season. Some of those passengers tell KOMO News they came early to explore what Seattle has to offer.

The Port of Seattle is set to start a record-breaking cruise season Saturday, with nearly 300 scheduled ship calls bringing an estimated 1.9 million passengers to the city, officials said.

The Port of Seattle is expecting to have 299 ship calls and estimates generating $1.9 million from tourism during the 2025 season. This year, all three cruise berths will offer ships access to ...

MSC Cruises is deploying six ships to U.S. ports during the summer of 2027, the company recently announced in a press release ...

Cruise ships frequently leave from Seattle to take passengers to Alaska. Quantum of the Seas was taking passengers back to port in Seattle at the culmination of its journey, according to Seattle ...

That national surge in demand is being felt locally too. The Port of Seattle said it’s anticipating 298 sailings this season and a whopping 1.9 million passengers embarking from the city.

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Thanks to the Seattle Port Commission’s leadership, every cruise ship that docks in Elliott Bay must power down their smoke-billowing engines and plug into shoreside electricity by 2027. The new ...

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"I can see it right over my shoulder here, I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at berth," Seattle port commissioner Ryan Calkins told CNN on ...