Getting There By Water
Seattle’s harbour, run by the Port of Seattle (tel: (206) 728 3000; e-mail: terminals@portseattle.org; website: www.portseattle.org/seaport), is a working harbour – with terminals for cruise ships, cargo ships, commercial and recreational mooring, as well as for local ferries (see Public Transport). The new Terminal 30 Cruise Facility, 2431 East Marginal Way South and the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal, Pier 66, 2225 Alaskan Way (tel: (206) 615 3900; e-mail: cruise@portseattle.org) are where the cruise liners dock. In 2005, they will welcome 170 cruise ships and nearly 700,000 passengers. Facilities are extensive with shops, restaurants, entertainment, parking and hotels, all within easy reach. Ferries to Victoria in Canada depart from Pier 69, 2701 Alaskan Way, and Pier 48, one block south of the Washington State Ferry terminal (see Getting Around).
Boat services: Four major cruise lines, with summer cruises to Alaska, currently operate out of Seattle. Both Princess Cruises (tel: (800) 421 1700 toll free in the USA; website: www.princess.com) and Holland America Lines (tel: (206) 281 3535 or (877) 932 4259, toll free in the USA; website: www.hollandamerica.com) leave from the new Terminal 30. Holland America Lines also offers a Pacific Northwest cruise. Norwegian Cruise Line – NCL (tel: (800) 327 7030, toll free in the USA and Canada; website: www.nlc.com) and Celebrity Cruises (800) 722 5941; website: www.celebrity.com) sail from Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. Victoria is also accessible daily all year round on the Victoria Clipper (tel: (206) 448 5000 or (800) 888 2535, toll free in the USA and Canada; website: www.victoriaclipper.com) high-speed catamarans (from Pier 69).
Transport to the city: Taxi service from the cruise terminal from SeaTac Airport ranges from US$25-40. Contact King County Metro (tel: (206) 553 3000) for schedule information from downtown to Terminal 30 or Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal. To catch the Victoria Clipper at Pier 69, take the no. 194 trolley (US$1.25-1.50) which takes 45-60 minutes. Taxis are about US$22.
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