Alaska cruise line experiments with alternative fuel

By: Tom Banse

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 1,545

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago


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This article was first published by Post Alley.

Early this month, a mobile floating gas station of sorts pulled up alongside the towering cruise ship Star Princess at Seattle’s Pier 91 terminal. For the next eight hours, the refueling crew made news by pumping a large volume of super-cooled natural gas into the bowels of the cruise liner.

The newest cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises is the first oceangoing vessel to be refueled …

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