Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Originally published in 2022; updated in March 2025 Plugging our devices into the electrical grid has now become second nature — powering our cell phones, power tools, coffee machines, and even our automobiles. As curbing gre...
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Originally published in 2019; updated in 2024 So much can happen in 25 years. Kids grow up, graduate, and become parents. Seattle morphs into a world-class city. And a few sporadic cruise ships evolve into an industry that mak...
Tue, Oct 03, 2023
A cruise ship is, in essence, a floating city with an infrastructure that supports its residents by providing essential services like electricity, communications and connectivity, hot water, meal preparation and cleanup, flush toi...
Tue, Aug 08, 2023
According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) women make up just 29% of the global maritime industry workforce. Although maritime has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, the Port of Seattle and its partners ...
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
What is that white plume coming from the stack? It's primarily steam. Cruise ships are returning to Seattle this year with a longer and more active pre-season than normal. In a typical year, cruise ships only spend 8-10 h...
Wed, Sep 18, 2019
When the Port of Seattle kicked off plans to develop a new cruise ship facility on the Seattle waterfront, we were faced with a challenge. Port leaders knew from more than a decade of experience at Terminal...
Tue, Jul 02, 2019
Every spring and summer, travelers from around the country and across the world flock to the Seattle waterfront to board cruise ships bound for Alaska. They are drawn to the promise of relaxation and adventure alongside unforgetta...
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
Seattle's cruise industry is booming, and that means more visitors, more tourism, and more money to local businesses. In fact, cruise ships generate about $500 million per season in economic impact to the region. St...
Thu, May 31, 2018
Gone are the days when a cruise ship in town was a novel sighting. Now, cruise ships have become an iconic part of the Seattle waterfront and a primary economic driver for Seattle. Since 2000, Seattle has grown to the #1 U.S...
Strong and steady growth in Alaska homeport cruise operations over 25 years has provided significant benefits to the Seattle community and Washington's economy. The Port's cruise business consistently generates economic returns fo...
