The Port of Seattle expects to retain its title as the largest cruise ship port on the U.S. West Coast this year with the port playing host to some 805,000 cruise passengers and 178 ship calls.
The first ships of the season, Holland America’s ms Westerdam and Princess Cruises’ Golden Princess, kicked off the summer cruise season over the weekend arriving at the port’s Smith Cove Passenger Terminal.
Seattle has surpassed Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego in recent years to become the cruise ship capital of the West Coast. A sharp reduction in cruises to Mexico from Southern California ports has left those ports in Seattle’s shadow.