PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners gathered public input on the impact of American Cruise Lines visits on the city, and they reviewed survey results and testimony before adopting the 2026 operating and capital budgets.

American Cruise Lines has docked at Union Wharf since 2013. At the port’s June 11 workshop, company representatives asked commissioners to consider beginning discussions about a long-term agreement in which the cruise line would invest in improvements at Union Wharf in exchange for preferential but non-exclusive use for 20 years or more.

The company typically makes 30 to 40 stops annually in Port Townsend and requested 43 landings for 2026, from April 2 to Nov. 1.

At the port’s request, the Port Townsend Main Street Program conducted a survey of downtown

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