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Terminal Specs: Bell Street Cruise Terminal

With cruise line efficiency and passenger convenience in mind, the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal provides 1,600 feet of continuous berth; 68,000 square feet on two levels. Bell Street Pier offers flexible passenger, operations and storage space; and excellent bus, taxi and shuttle connections for a streamlined transfer of passengers and luggage on Seattle downtown's waterfront.

Specifications

Terminal Management

Terminal Size

  • 56,000 square feet on two levels

Pier Construction

  • Concrete

Pier Length

  • 1,600 feet on the North-South face
  • 400 feet on the East-West face

Water Depth

  • 35 to 63 feet at mean low-level water

Pier Height

  • 20 feet to deck top at mean low-level water

Pier Width

  • 60 feet on the North 850 feet
  • 30 feet on the South 700 feet

Gangway

  • Mechanized

Cleat Spacing

  • 75 to 125 feet

Uniform Live Load

  • 350 pounds per square foot

Axle Load

  • 45 tons

Utilities

  • Full electrical, water and phone

Other Features

  • Weather canopy
  • Concierge Services offering baggage storage before or after cruise

Passenger Access

Excellent ground connections include a Waterfront Trolley, taxis, tour bus services and ferries to the islands surrounding Seattle. For passengers with connecting flights, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is less than 15 miles away.

Terminal 30 Cruise Facility

Terminal 30 handles the needs of breakbulk and large fishing vessels, other workboats, and offers a premier cruise ship terminal. Every kind of facility, service and equipment used by the marine industry is readily accessible from Terminal 30.

  • Opened May, 2003
  • Located immediately south of Seattle's downtown waterfront
  • Two-berth facility with 2000 feet of available pier to simultaneously handle two mega-ships
  • 40 acres; 700 on site parking spaces
  • Gated and lighted facility
  • Covered storage on site
  • Water, electricity, and security services are available
  • 95,000 square foot cruise terminal
  • Easy access to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and downtown Seattle retail core