| 20 powerful years

CARNIVAL Corporation has marked 20 years of shore power in Seattle.

Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess became the first ship to connect to shore power in Seattle back on 18 Jun 2005.

The Pacific Northwest city was the second place in the world to have shore power after Juneau, where Princess was also first to pioneer and invested in the technology.

The collaboration provided the impetus for the port to provide shore power to all three berths, which it achieved last year.

“The Port of Seattle is proud to be one of the few cruise home ports with shore power at multiple berths,” the facility’s Commissioner Ryan Calkins said.