”We’re putting our best ship out here — one of our best ships that’s custom built for this itinerary — because we see it as an opportunity to create future cruisers and future passengers for the cruise industry,” said Sandra Weir with Norwegian Cruise Line.
It might be hard to believe it’s only been about 20 years since cruise ships started to call Seattle home, but these days the Port of Seattle is gearing up to welcome more than a million passengers. That’s half the size of King County, and that number is only going up from here.
It all kicks off with Norwegian Cruise Line’s brand new Norwegian Bliss — the largest ship to ever homeport on the West Coast. She arrives at the end of this month.
Norwegian isn’t the only one tapping into the Seattle market. Royal Caribbean is bringing an even bigger ship to town. The Ovation of the Seas is complete with a built-in crane for sightseeing , iFly skydiving and countless other features onboard.
If you would stand the Ovation up, it’s twice as tall as the Space Needle and carries close to 5,000 people.