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Water Seattle's harbour, run by the Port of Seattle (tel: (206) 728-3000; e-mail: terminals@portseattle.org; website: www.portseattle.org), is a working harbour - with terminals for cruise ships, cargo ships, commercial and recreational mooring, as well as for local ferries (see the Public Transport section). The new Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal is where the cruise liners dock. It is located at Pier 66, 2225 Alaskan Way (tel: (206) 615 3900; e-mail: cruise@portseattle.org). Ferry services: Two major cruise lines currently operate out of Seattle. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL; tel: (800) 327 7030, toll free in the USA and Canada; website: www.nlc.com) offers seven-day summer cruises to Alaska. Royal Caribbean International (RCI; tel: (800) 327 2056, toll free in the USA and Canada; website: www.rccl.com) offers three-day and four-day Pacific Northwest cruises from Seattle to Vancouver and Victoria in Canada. Victoria is also accessible daily all year round via the Victoria Clipper's (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) and in summer via the Princess Marguerite car and passenger ferry (from Pier 48). Transport to the city: Pick-up taxi service from the cruise terminal is available, and bus 97 serves the cruise terminal from the downtown Seattle area. |
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