SEATTLE — Visit Seattle has launched a digital Perks Pass for Alaska-bound cruise passengers, a new offering available via Bandwango.

The free platform highlights local attractions, retail outlets, and restaurants that offer discounts to convention and cruise visitors, inspiring them to experience more of what the Emerald City has to offer during their stay.

Seattle Art Museum (photo credit Rachael Jones)

Seattle’s MoPOP (photo credit Jie Liu)

Current discounted offerings include some of Seattle’s most popular destinations such as Seattle Art Museum, Kenmore Air, Smith Tower, the Seattle Symphony, and more.

In addition to those big-name attractions, there are plenty of smaller local gems taking part too, including Bite Society, Aerlume, FRS Clipper, Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), Theo Chocolate, Underground Donut Tour and Atrium Kitchen.

More information about Perks Pass partners can be found at https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/cruise-information/perks-pass/

Before or during their trip to Seattle, visitors can access the digital savings passport by providing their name, e-mail address, and phone number. Bandwango will then send a passport link to the user’s phone, providing convenient access to local deals and discounts during their trip. Once a visitor is ready to redeem the pass, they show their savings passport to the vendor to claim their discount.

Following a record-breaking Seattle cruise season in 2023, the introduction of this program seeks to stimulate cruise passenger spending before and after their trip.

With two centrally located cruise terminals and easy access to the airport, Seattle is one of the West Coast’s premier points of departure for Alaska, West Coast, or Pacific Northwest cruises. Pier 66 is in the heart of the downtown core, while Pier 91 is just a 5-8 minute Uber ride from the downtown core.

Pike Place Market (photo credit David Newman)

The Port of Seattle has 277 sailings to Alaska from Seattle on seven different cruise lines in 2024. The season kicked off April 6 and closes Oct. 28, during which time an estimated 1.7 million passengers will sail out of Seattle.

Cruise passengers can easily explore Seattle’s major attractions before or after their sailing. Whether they have two hours or two days in town, there’s plenty to see and do just steps from their cruise ship. With the downtown core spanning just a compact and walkable mile and a half, visitors are never too far from the piers or easy transit to the airport, and it’s easy to pack a lot of adventure into a couple of hours in Seattle.

Views from the Space Needle (photo credit @ppoppo2)

Visit Seattle’s Perks Pass is available now. For more information see https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/cruise-information/. And for pre- and post-cruise sightseeing ideas, check out https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/cruise-information/pre-post-cruise-activities/.