Pier 66 - Seattle, WA
N 47° 36.684 W 122° 20.940
10T E 548925 N 5273315
One of a number of commercial piers along the Seattle Waterfront, Pier 66 is home to the Bell Street Cruise Terminal and International Conference Center.
Waymark Code: WMYRZE
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2018
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The following is taken from the PortSeattle.org website:
Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66
Passenger Amenities
The Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal anchors an 11-acre complex along Seattle’s downtown waterfront. Pier 66 is home to Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises, which offer weekly sailings to Alaska. Pier 66 is an easy walk to the famous Pike Place Market, Seattle Aquarium and the Great Wheel. The iconic Space Needle is also nearby.
Cruise terminal concierge offers luggage storage before and after cruises, plus city information.
Wheelchair, scooter, and oxygen rentals. Equipment can be delivered directly to guest staterooms.
Restaurants and recreational marina on-site.
Location: 2225 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
Parking at Pier 66
The Bell Street Pier garage is available to all cruise passengers. Conveniently located directly across from the cruise terminal, it offers 1,700 spaces of covered, secure parking. Friends and family who pick up or drop off cruise passengers also are encouraged to use the garage.
General parking is available for $22 per day. Book online at Republic Parking Northwest.
Location: 9 Wall Street. Enter at the corner of Alaskan Way and Wall Street.
25 handicap parking stalls available.
Maximum height is 6'6".
Questions? Call the Republic Parking at (206) 783-4144.
A nearby interpretive display on the lower level boardwalk area highlights the pier's background and reads:
What is here now?
By 1994, the Bell Street Terminal ("Pier 66"), too small and too difficult to renovate, had reached the end of its useful life. Port headquarters moved north to Pier 69, and the terminal was demolished to make way for what you see now -- Bell Street Pier -- a multiuse development with a maritime emphasis.
Over the years, Seattle's downtown waterfront has seen tremendous changes in its maritime use. Terminals for larger ships moved to the north and south in 1915, due to the harbor's deep water making it impossible to build the lone lone piers necessary for larger freighter and passenger ships. Although this was the beginning of the central waterfront's decline in importance for major shipping, it continues to be used for local passenger, mail and cargo vessels.
In planning for the redevelopment of Bell Street Pier, the Port included maritime uses that made sense for an urban central waterfront, and were consistent with the current industry. This included moorage for cruise vessels, recreational boats, and tribal fishing boats, as well as large-vessel transient moorage, and fish processing. The project also included a conference center, limited retail, and office space. Separate buildings house a restaurant and a harbormaster office, and numerous areas of public access offer close view of the water and maritime activity. A two-level pedestrian bridge crossing Alaskan Way at Bell Street provides a connection between Bell Street Pier, the Pike Place Market, and the Denny Regrade, a residential neighborhood.