Port of Seattle Safely Concludes Cruise Season Amid COVID Protocols
 

Port of Seattle Safely Concludes Cruise Season Amid COVID Protocols

The Port of Seattle will safely conclude its 2021 cruise season this Saturday, on Oct. 23, with the departure of the Norwegian Encore from Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66.

According to a press release, the season ends after safely hosting 82 cruise ship calls and approximately 229,000 revenue passengers between July 19 and Oct. 23. “Safety protocols, national and local health guidelines, best practices at port facilities, and timely congressional action” all contributed to a successful cruise season, the port wrote.

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Very nice press release

Wish the streets of Seattle were safe.

Thank you! We hope you consider Omni Tours should you choose to cruise in the future:) Take care, and have a great weekend!

With a current vaccination rate of 82%, Seattle is safely welcoming back visitors. Travelers to Seattle—and all destinations—should continue to observe the health recommendations of national and local public health officials, as they plan to travel, while in transit, and while visiting any destination. Seattle is one of the safest cities in the United States, but still, you should follow safety tips...as we all should in any larger city! Thanks for your comment and have a great weekend.
Make sure to contact us with any of your travel needs! Take care!

Before deciding to visit any location, do your own research. How safe is Seattle? Top 10 Most Dangerous Places!

Many parts of Seattle seem not to be very safe

I appreciate the offer. Living in Fl, I leave from Miami or Port Lauderdale for the few times I cruise. Regarding Seattle, you certainly have your work cut out to rebut the images we have seen the past couple of years.

I appreciate the offer. Living in Fl, I leave from Miami or Port Lauderdale for the few times I cruise. Regarding Seattle, you certainly have your work cut out to rebut the images we have seen the past couple of years. I sincerely hope it turns itself around. Is a beautiful area.

Does this really have anything to do with the villages? Does anyone leave from Seattle to go to Alaska?

You must not cruise to Alaska much. Yes, many people from here fly to Seattle to cruise to Alaska. We have done it twice in the last 3 years. Both time spent an extra day in Seattle walking the streets. Never felt in danger. I am sure there are places in Seattle that you do not necessarily want to go, like most cities, and we did see a good deal of homeless people, but our experience both times was great. No one bothered us.

Don't mind you promoting your business but think you should check your facts before posting. The City of Seattle is NOT one of the safest cities in the US. It suffers from poor leadership that has resulted in a meaningful reduction in law enforcement officers. Its homeless population is large with encampments throughout the city. Crime continues to rise and plague the area.

I booked a room on a cruise in January leaving from Florida because I was assured that the entire crew would be vaccinated and all passengers would be vaccinated. But after the Florida government refused to allow the cruise line to require that, I cancelled my reservation. Without required vaccinations, I don’t feel safe in close quarters on a cruise ship.

Same here, spent a lot of time in the Seattle area. So much to see and do. Never a problem. The Alaska cruises are awesome.

Safety is no different than the larger cities in FL or elsewhere. All have small areas to avoid.

The difference in visability is primarily media focus and various cultural/political agendas from many sides.

Cruised out of Seattle
 

We cruised out of Seattle on October 1, 2021. We had a great time visiting Seattle and cruising to Alaska. Highly recommend both. We also spent a day on a small group (6 people) day trip to Mount Rainier with a company called Yonder Sky. They do several part day and day long trips in the Seattle area. The young man who is owner and guide, Daniel Perry, did a fabulous job. If we are back in Seattle, we will book Yonder Sky for another adventure.

Ain't talking vaccinations................crime is the issue.
Police are handcuffed.
Homeless is unbelievable.

Go walk the streets, you will learn.

This is one of the most misleading postings I've seen in a long time. Please, check the link. It is to a website that, in part, reviews major cities and tells you what part of that city is high crime. It tells you what parts of Seattle you might want to avoid based on 2018 data. Nothing since. It concludes:

Just stay out of down town and avoid the homeless camps.

More businesses flee Seattle because of crime and violence | king5.com

Downtown Seattle businesses urge city council to improve safety and curb 'rampant' crime

Seattle residents demand police chief address homeless camp as vaccine mandate further threatens patrols | Fox News

Yes, those ignorant business owners and citizens don't know what they are talking about. Defunding the police will result in lower crime.

Seattle police's response times reach over 60 minutes as staffing shortages continue

They are really tough on crime. They only let the autonomous zone thrive for three weeks.

Seattle protesters set up '''autonomous zone''' after police evacuate precinct

I am sure the cruises are spectacular. Anyone I have ever met that tried it loved it. Just don't go sightseeing in Seattle.

I was sorta hoping the OP would include some actual experience and results of the covid protocols.

With 82 cruises completed there certainly would be an interesting amount of data available.

Instead we wind up with an ad hoc evaluation of the port.

Has crime ridden is Seattle? You can compare crime rates of cities at this website. It claims to be using 2021 FBI rates but it really is using 2020 data released in 2021. This is the most recent reported national data available. The homicide rate in King's county thru the end of Sep 2021 is the same as it was in 2020. An article looking at crime in Seattle just published reports that violent and property crimes are lower in 2021 than they were in 2020. You can also look at the raw data reported by the police department for all recent years. HERE Image below shows 2019 - 2021. There is no crime surge in Seattle.

2021 Compare Crime Rates: Seattle, WA vs Ocala, FL and the rate of violent crime in Seattle is lower than Ocala Florida, property crime a bit higher.

Yes homelessness is a major problem in Seattle, as it is in the Ocala forest.

Are there areas of Seattle best avoided by the casual tourist. Of course. Are homeless camps a concern, yes. But the attacks on the OP for suggesting that she is sending cruisers into a dangerous location are completely unjustified. Do your own comparison to other cruise ports. Is Seattle more a concern that Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Baltimore, NYC, New Orleans, Los Angeles?? Could I find a news story for any city, or even the Villages on this website, asking for more police protection?

From your chart, violent crimes are on track to be over 5,000 in 2021.....that's a 15% increase from 2020.

This does not include crimes not reported or investigated since police can not do anything about certain crimes.

:ohdear:

Do you actually believe that Miami or Fort Lauderdale are safer cities than Seattle? If you are comfortable using those ports for your cruising needs, then Seattle should also make you comfortable. Don't believe the images you are seeing. The source of those images may have a bias in their presentation. Real data is available.

I do believe that Miami and Ft Laud are safer than Seattle nowadays but even if that were not true, you can drive from here straight to either of those ports on the day of your cruise. If you sail out of Seattle you have to go at least a day earlier and spend the night in a hotel, go out to restaurants, etc. (If you fly in the same day and your flight is delayed or cancelled you could miss the cruise.) So if you sail out of a non-Florida port you will likely spend some amount of time in that port city. The safety (or perceived safety) of that port city is something that people take into consideration when planning a cruise.

An alternative for those who don't want to spend time in Seattle would be to fly into Anchorage and sail a one-way itinerary from Whittier to Vancouver. We did that on a Princess ship and it was great.

kathy

Nice try. Worked and lived there for over 20 years before retiring here. Still have family and friends there. Still visit them frequently.

If you're going to try and make a point, try to know the geography a little better. The statistics you refer to are for the Capital Hill area of Seattle, not the entire city. It is, however, the area where the autonomous zone was established.

You may be able to make a point about year over year crime but look at the 5 and 10 year trends. Some of the categories are up TRIPLE digits. There are NO reductions in any categories.

Again, Seattle suffers from poor liberal leadership. 8 of it's City Counsel members are liberals and the remaining 9th is a socialist. There is one potentially bright spot. The Republican running for City Attorney is being endorsed by two Democratic former governors. Her opponent is soft on crime and went on record celebrating those that set arson fires at a youth detention center. Unfortunately, the liberal will probably win.