Seattle posted its best year in 2008, and narrowly beat Vancouver for total number of passengers cruising to Alaska. Its 886,039 passengers on 210 sailings eclipsed Vancouver's 850,000 passengers on 254 sailings. In total, Seattle generated $274 million USD in business revenue, $8 million in taxes, and created 2,380 local jobs.
Seattle has made a strong play to develop its cruise business in recent years, and is set to gain even more business in 2010 when a number of cruiselines plan to move sailings from Vancouver to Seattle.
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