Cruise West is an independent destination focused small-ship cruise operator based in Seattle, Washington. Nickname: Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area  - City  142. ...

History

Founded in 1973 by Chuck West, the line started out as an Alaska tour operator before morphing over time into the much broader focused cruse line that it is today. The line remains family owned and operated.

The Fleet

• Spirit of Oceanus - 120 guests
• Spirit of Yorktown - 132 guests
• Spirit of Endeavour - 102 guests
• Spirit of Nantucket - 102 guests
• Spirit of '98 - 98 guests
• Spirit of Discovery - 84 guests
• Spirit of Alaska - 78 guests
• Spirit of Columbia - 78 guests
• Pacific Explorer - 100 guests

Destinations

• Alaska
• British Columbia
• Columbia & Snake Rivers
• California Wine Country
• Mexico's Sea of Cortes
• Central America - Including Costa Rica and Panama
• South Pacific - Including French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Micronesia and Guam.
• Asia - Including Japan, Vietnam, China and the Kuril Islands.

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See also

• List of cruise lines
• List of cruise ships

This is a list of cruise lines, companies that operate cruise ships. ... This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. ...

External links

• Cruise West's website
• Cruise Critic
• CruiseReviews.com
• Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance