Norwegian Encore, Sun, Apr 25, 2027: your trip plan
Sailing from Pier 66, the Bell Street Cruise Terminal. Here's your whole trip, from leaving home to getting back, with what each part costs. Fill in each step and tick it off as you book.
Who's going
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Who's coming from where, the hotels, rides and what's booked: one page anyone can open. Only you can change it.
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0 of 10 planned. Estimated trip cost: $83.
Saturday, October 31Book the cruise first
Book Norwegian Encore, Sun, Apr 25
Norwegian Cruise Line, sailing Sun, Apr 25 from Pier 66. Book the cruise before flights and a hotel: they depend on it.
Booked your cruise yet?
Saturday, April 24Arrival day
Leave home
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Arrive in Seattle1 night beforeLanding a day earlier gives you a free day. On Fri, Apr 23: Ari Matti: Here To Stay Tour (7:00 PM), Ocean in Concert with the Seattle Symphony (8:00 PM) and 3 more.
Landing the day before you sail leaves time to recover if your flight is late.Best booked once your cruise is confirmed.
Got your flights?
Ride: Seatac → your hotel
Your driver meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel. The booking opens with the date and hotel filled in.
Your hotel
Where are you staying?
Your first afternoon and evening
Sunday, April 25Sailing day
Before the ship
A slow breakfast before the ride to the pier. Your bags come with you; porters take them aboard.
Morning
8:00 AM–11:30 AM
Ride: your hotel → Pier 66
From your hotel to the Bell Street Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. Pick a pickup time that gets you there at the start of Norwegian Cruise Line's boarding time. It's in your cruise documents. Check out by 11:00 AM; your bags ride with you, and porters take them aboard at the pier.
Board Norwegian Encore
Pier 66, Bell Street Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. Bring your cruise documents and photo ID.
Busy port day: 3 ships in Seattle (1 at Pier 66 and 2 at Pier 91)
With several ships in port, the terminal curbs and the roads around the waterfront are busier than on a quiet day. Book the ride ahead, leave extra margin, and arrive in the window your cruise line assigned.
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7 nights at sea
On board Norwegian Encore. Back in Seattle Sun, May 2, the ship's next call here.
Sunday, May 2Coming home
Leave the ship
Norwegian Encore is back at Pier 66 on Sun, May 2. Passengers leave in groups, and Norwegian Cruise Line gives you a time. Then:
Who goes where
Everyone heads home together.
Flight later in the day? A few hours before your flight? Store your bags near the pier and see the city, or ride straight to the airport.
Find luggage storageRide: Pier 66 → Seatac
From Pier 66 to Seatac, about 37 min, 17 mi. Flights after about 12:30 PM are comfortable: most travelers are off the ship by about 9:30 AM. Timing your flight home
Fly home
Pick a flight that leaves time to get off the ship, collect your bags and ride to the airport.Best booked once your cruise is confirmed.
Got your flight home?
Home again
Plan how you'll get home from the airport.
About this sailing
- Pier
- Pier 66 · Bell Street Cruise Terminal
- Address
- 2225 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
- Cruise line
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Call type
- Turnaround day (one cruise ends, the next begins)
- From Seatac
- about 34 min, 17 mi
- Ship's next Seattle call
- Sunday, May 2, 2027 (7 nights)
- Also in port
- Crown Princess (Pier 91), Noordam (Pier 91)
The night before: a room near Pier 66
Check in Sat, Apr 24, check out sailing morning, Sun, Apr 25. These waterfront and downtown hotels suit Pier 66; each one opens with those dates, and you can add the morning ride to the pier.
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The ride to the pier is pre-filled with the hotel as pickup and Pier 66 as drop-off; set the time to your boarding window. Seatac Connection may earn a commission on rooms booked through a partner, at no extra cost to you.
Coming back: Sun, May 2, 2027
Norwegian Encore is next in Seattle at Pier 66 on Sun, May 2, the likely last day of a round trip from this sailing. Pier 66 to Seatac is about 37 min, 17 mi.
Timing the flight home
- Follow the disembarkation scheduleNorwegian Cruise Line assigns each group a time to leave the ship. Plan the flight around your group's time, not the hour the ship docks.
- Add the steps after the gangwayCollect luggage in the terminal, meet the car at the curb, drive to Seatac, then check bags and clear security.
- Set the pickup after your group's timeBook the ride now with the date set, then pick a pickup time that leaves room for the terminal.
- Flying later in the day?Luggage storage and the Port Valet bag service can free up time in the city. How they work
Boarding and arrival times
- BoardingNorwegian Cruise Line assigns your arrival window. It's in your cruise documents or app. Book the pickup so you reach Pier 66 at the start of it.
- ChangesThe Port's schedule can change. Confirm the pier with your cruise line before you travel.
- All Norwegian Encore Seattle dates
- Every ship in port this day
- Norwegian Cruise Line Seattle schedule
- Pier 66 terminal guide
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