Seven companies use Seattle as a home port for their Alaska itineraries: Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Oceania, Princess and Royal Caribbean.
In fact, Alaska now ranks as North America’s second-largest cruise market after the Caribbean, and Seattle is reaping the benefits as cruise passengers flock to discover the natural beauty of the 49th state for themselves. This season (May-September), Seattle expects to handle 178 cruise ship visits carrying a projected 805,000 passengers.
In 2013, the port handled 870,994 passengers arriving on 187 vessels — up from 1999, when only 6,615 passengers arrived on six cruise ships.