Seattle vs Vancouver: Alaska Homeports

Seattle means easy US flights and round-trip Inside Passage loops with a Victoria stop. Vancouver means one-way Gulf routes, Glacier Bay lines, and no PVSA detour. How to pick.

Seattle handles 330 cruise calls and 2.1 million passengers in 2026 across two terminals: Pier 91 (Smith Cove) and Pier 66 (Bell Street). They work very differently. Here's how to choose.

Norwegian Bliss ran NCL's first Alaska sailing of 2026 on April 25 from Seattle Pier 66. Why NCL anchors on Seattle (not Vancouver) and how that shapes their Alaska deployment.

Alaska cruises stop in Victoria, BC because of the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 — not the Jones Act. Here's the actual rule, the 2026 Iran-War carve-out that doesn't apply, and the only US-flagged exception.