PORT OF SEATTLE CRUISE TERMINALS

[Pages:2]CRUISE FACTS 2018

Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66 Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91

PORT OF SEATTLE CRUISE TERMINALS

Two downtown cruise terminals and convenient air travel connections make Seattle the preferred choice for Alaska, Pacific Northwest and West Coast cruises.

Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66

Pier 66 anchors an 11-acre vibrant, multi-use complex along Seattle's downtown waterfront.

Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91

Pier 91 is located at the north end of Seattle's waterfront, just 10 minutes from the city's retail core and famous Space Needle.

CRUISE GROWTH IN SEATTLE

Seattle ranks as the #1 U.S. West Coast cruise port, in number of passengers, with eleven different ships offering Alaska cruise

itineraries. It's a thriving industry that fuels the region's economy.

1,200,000 1,000,000

800,000

1999

6,615 Passengers; 6 Vessel calls

2018*

1,100,600 Passengers; 216 Vessel calls

600,000 400,000

200,000

0

1999 2000

Passengers 6,615 119,770

2001 166,815

2002 2003 2004 244,905 344,922 562,308

2005 2006 686,978 751,074

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 780,593 886,039 875,433 931,698 885,949 934,900

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018* 870,994 823,780 898,032 983,539 1,071,594 1,100,600

*estimate

IN 2017 THE PORT OF SEATTLE HOSTED OVER

1 MILLION PASSENGERS

That is half the population of King County

cruise

1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000

1999

196

169

6,615 Passengers; 6 Vessel calls 148

210 190

218

223 195

202 187

192 179

2

99

2017

75 52 36

1,040,412 Passengers; 218 Vessel ca

6

0

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Passengers 6,615 119,770 166,815 244,905 344,922 562,308 686,978 751,074 780,593 886,039 875,433 931,698 885,949 934,900 870,994 823,780 898,032

Cruise Passengers

Vessel Calls

IN 2017 THE PORT OF SEATTLE WILL HOST

1 MILLION PASSENGERS*

That is half the popu of King County

ECONOMIC IMPACT (2017 DATA)

Each time a homeport ship docks at the Port of Seattle it generates $2.7 million to the local economy.

$2.7 million

$501 million

annual business revenue

$18.9 million$501 million

annual state & local taxanensual business revenue

$18.9 million

annual state & local taxes

HOMEPORT CRUISE LINES

4,029

jobs4,029

Jobs

COMING IN 2018

Currently under construction in Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard, the Norwegian Bliss will be the largest cruise ship homeported on the U.S. West Coast. Prepare to set sail from the Bell St. Pier Cruise terminal on May 30, 2018.

About the Norwegian Bliss Passengers: 4,004 Tonnage: 167,8000

Learn more: bliss.

Length: 1,082 ft. Beam: 136 ft

Crew: 1,716 Speed: 23.2 knots

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