For passengers, Alaska-bound cruise ships promise glaciers, whales, gambling, fine dining and a chance to ogle America's last frontier. For the Port of Seattle, they promise money. Every time one like the Star Princess arrives in port, it brings in a boatload.
The Port of Seattle, which spent $16.5 million in property taxes on a second terminal and will spend millions more in the next decade, is counting on the cruise business to help revive a flagging waterfront, where revenue from cargo and other maritime businesses dropped 21 percent last year.
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