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Meeting Date: February 27, 2018 
2018 Cruise Overview 
Stephanie Jones Stebbins 
Managing Director, Maritime Division 
Michael McLaughlin 
Director, Cruise Operations 


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Industry Serves More Than 
27 Million Guests Globally 
27.2 
24.7    25.8 
22.34   23.06 
20.5    20.9    21.3 
19.1 
17.8 


2009       2010       2011       2012       2013       2014       2015       2016       2017p      2018p
Steady Growth Continues Worldwide 
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Additional Industry Capacity 
Planned Through 2026 
Year            2018      2019      2020      2021      2022      2023      2024      2025      2026 
# of New
Ships           16     23     16     13     14      5        4        2        1 
+94 New Ships by 2026 
New Ships On Order To Meet Demand 
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2017 Global Deployment by Region 
35.4% 


15.8%        14.6% 
11.3% 
6.0%         6.0% 
4.4%         4.3% 
2.1% 

Alaska Itinerary Remains Popular 
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Alaska's EcoTourism Economy 



Cruise Guests Value The Environment

5 Tools to Green Cruise 

Collaborative
Partnerships 
Incentives 
Recognition 
Leveraging
Technology 
Tariff 
2/21/2018                                                            www.portseattle.org                                                                    6

Seattle's Cruise Passenger Growth1999  2018 
Seattle is THE Gateway to Alaska 
$2,500,000  $2,700,000 
$2,500,000 
1,200,000                                                                                             $2,200,000 
$2,100,000 
1,000,000                                                                                    $1,900,000 
$1,900,000 

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

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1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018
2018: 214 Vessel Calls With                                             Homeported Vessel Call Contribution
an Estimated 1,100,468 Revenue Passengers                          To The Local Economy 
Seattle Ranks #1 - West Coast Cruise Ports

Seattle's 2017 Cruise Season 
Hosted More Than 1 Million
passengers 
218 Vessel Calls 
Eight Homeport Cruise Lines
with Eleven Premier Ships 


2017 Was A Milestone Year for Seattle 
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Local Economic Impact 



Each Vessel Call Contributes $2.7 Million To The Economy 
*2017 data

Port Valet was launched in 2017. 
The complimentary luggage & airline
check-in program attracted 63,500 guests. 
Participating guests spend $63 per day
each . 
Results:
More than $4 Million Spent in Seattle 
71,000 bags trucked to Sea-Tac Airport 

Port Valet Gives Guests An Opportunity To Enjoy Seattle


250 Local Businesses Learned About Industry Opportunities

Seattle's Newest Homeports 
Largest Ships Deployed to Alaska 
Norwegian Bliss, 2018 
(4,200 passengers) 
Ovation of the Seas, 2019 
(4,800 passengers) 
Norwegian Bliss, under construction at the Meyer Werft Shipyard, 2017 
Cruise Ships Getting Larger

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