When the 2027 cruise season starts, all cruise ships homeported at the Port of Seattle are expected to be fully capable of plugging in to shore power when they are berthed at its piers, the port commission announced June 11. Port of Seattle Commissioner Fred Felleman, who sponsored the directive, said the approval turns the port’s 2030 goal of universal shore power use into a 2027 requirement, which is possible because of the port’s and cruise industry’s significant investments to ships and shoreside facilities. “Marketing such investments should also appeal to the environmental interests of travelers who have chosen to…