Free Luggage Transfer from PortSeattle to Sea-Tac

[Cliff-FLL]

PortSeattle offers what they call "Port Valet" service.  Cruise ship passengers sign up in advance and receive their boarding passes & airline luggage tags while on board the ship.  They place their luggage outside the door the night before arrival in Seattle and, the next morning, their luggage is transported to Sea-Tac and delivered to the airline.  They only do this for certain airlines (Alaska, American, Delta, Horizon, JetBlue, Southwest, United) and for certain cruise lines (Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Royal Caribbean).

We're on an Alaskan cruise, ending in June 2024, and it would be very helpful if we could avail ourselves of this service but we're not sure if we're eligible to use it.  Our sticking point is the "Norwegian" designator.  Does anyone know if, when they state "Norwegian", is it only Norwegian Cruise Line or if it spans the entire NCL family, including Oceania?

If it does include Oceania, has anyone used the service when arriving on an Oceania Cruise?  If so, how did it work out?  Any lost luggage?  Thanks for any insight you can provide.

[Flatbush Flyer]

9 minutes ago, Cliff-FLL said:

PortSeattle offers what they call "Port Valet" service.  Cruise ship passengers sign up in advance and receive their boarding passes & airline luggage tags while on board the ship.  They place their luggage outside the door the night before arrival in Seattle and, the next morning, their luggage is transported to Sea-Tac and delivered to the airline.  They only do this for certain airlines (Alaska, American, Delta, Horizon, JetBlue, Southwest, United) and for certain cruise lines (Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Royal Caribbean).

We're on an Alaskan cruise, ending in June 2024, and it would be very helpful if we could avail ourselves of this service but we're not sure if we're eligible to use it.  Our sticking point is the "Norwegian" designator.  Does anyone know if, when they state "Norwegian", is it only Norwegian Cruise Line or if it spans the entire NCL family, including Oceania?

If it does include Oceania, has anyone used the service when arriving on an Oceania Cruise?  If so, how did it work out?  Any lost luggage?  Thanks for any insight you can provide.

Adding yet another set (or two) of hands on your luggage (especially when it’s “free”) is just asking for trouble.😳

[shepherd really]

9 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

Adding yet another set (or two) of hands on your luggage (especially when it’s “free”) is just asking for trouble.😳

nah, that's what air tags are for.

[Glaciers]

Although Port Valet has received, primarily, exceptional reviews, there are other posts on CC that indicate it’s not available to Oceania passengers.

[hptraveler2]

Port Valet service was excellent. We were on NCL Sun in September 2023. Southwest offers a free transfer. Southwest provides luggage tags and Boarding passes. We placed out luggage outside cabin at 10 and picked up bags at our airport. No problems and we did not have to handle any luggage.