From: Jordan Van Voast

To: Commission-Public-Records

Subject: [EXTERNAL] written comment submission to supplement verbal testimony

Date: Monday, September 7, 2020 5:25:22 PM

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Dear Commission-Public-Records,

I've attached a copy of supplemental testimony (including attachment below) for the Board of

Commissioners and Port staff. Thank you:

Good afternoon Commissioners and Executive Director Metruck,

My name is Jordan Van Voast and I am a member of the group, Seattle Cruise Control

which

continues to urge the Port of Seattle to abandon once and for all its plans for a 3

cruise ship

terminal at T46.

On September 2

, the newly formed Global CruiseActivist Network held a press conference on

Zoom with over 100 activists and journalists attending from around the world, including several from

Seattle. The presenters formally introduced the Principles of Responsible CruiseTourism

(attached

below), a set of 12 conditions for cruise operators to demonstrate compliance with before resuming

operations.

I urge the Commissioners and Port staff to read through these Principles which I have attached to

my comments and adopt them in earnest before inviting cruise corporations to return to Seattle.

This document is necessarily a compromise and represents a bare minimum of conditions that needs

to be met in order to insure the health, safety, and economic vitality of people and planet. There are

many of us, both locally and internationally, who sincerely believe that the cruise industry as a whole

needs to be downsized in order to rationally address the urgency of climate targets, as well as global

public health challenges. Please focus on economic development which does not compromise these

values and priorities.

Thank you,

Jordan Van Voast

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Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism

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caie ece ihadlig f he COVID-19 cii, h ha he id i illig 

ec he blic iee abe legall bidig eglai. Iied b he 2002 Cae T

Declaai  Reible Ti, he Fe f Ti Calii Gidig Picile, ad

he icile ad cl f Fee, Pi, ad Ifed Ce, cie  ciie ad

hei allie hae ce gehe  ge ldide cie  ad ileeai ad

iig f he Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism lied bel. The Global Cruise

Activist Netork call  cie caie  dela hei e  eai il he

adde hee icile b blihig deailed la ih elici cie, bechak,

ad ielie ha ci each ca  ileeig ecific leel f eface ad

cliace e ie. We a a eiable ad eible e f leie ael ha

iie ecic beefi  all akehlde, hile eliiaig he egaie cial, blic

healh, ad eieal iac f ciig   ciie, ke, ad aege.

We e he e f a bie-a-al cie hi id. Uil hee c ee

licie ae clleciel aded, effeciel ileeed, ad ciel ied, he cie

id ill eai clici i ig aege, ce, ciie, ad he lae a ik.

UN Fd ad Agicle Ogaiai: Fee, Pi ad Ifed Ce  Idige ele ad

Fee Pi ad Ifed Ce: A idige ele' igh ad a gd acice f lcal ciie

(2016)


 Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism 
 
Self-determination of communities 
Economic impacts 
Cultural impacts 
Labor 
Climate Change 
Air Pollution 
Water Pollution 
Monitoring & Transparenc 
Environment & Biodiversit 
Public Health  
Crime Victims  
Worker Repatriation 
Definitions 
   


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#1 Self-determination: Commit to respect frontline communities universal right to 
self-determination. (1.1) Cllabaiel deel  laed cie i eai i 
each he  ad  f call b baiig he fee, i, ad ifed ce f he ele 
 diec egaie affeced b cie i eai ad i
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. Thi iclde 
Idige ciie ad eide ea cie hi he  ad deiai. (1.2) Thi 
ea ha cie caie   iefee i lcal liic ad liical cee. (1.3) 
Pefl liaial cie cai hae ed lbbig ad caaig cibi  
a lcal eleci, gai acce   leade, ad iflece e. Cie ea hae 
aeed  la  ciie ad flie ciie agai each he,  heie cece, 
ailae  iiidae ciie.  Thi  .  
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#2 Economic Impacts: Address cruise lines long and ongoing histor of eploitive 
business practices b implementing policies that maimie the retention of revenue 
ithin home ports and ports of calls. Ease the burden of cruise tourism b accounting for 
and eliminating its true and total costs in terms of environmental, cultural, and 
socio-economic impacts. (2.1) Ad Naal Caial Accig ad Scial ad Clal 
alai ehd.  A eie hld iclde lile acc aali, icldig a blic 
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fiacial acc, a iae fiacial ( ecic deele) acc, a cial acc, ad 
a eieal acc. The lile acc,  ile b lie, eecie  be 
ceal  a aali, idig ifai ab h beefi ad h abb c. (2.2) 
Ee egaie eealiie ae iealied i he c f dig bie ahe ha fcig 
he bde    ciie (e.g., ae aagee). (2.3) The ega cie id 
 ebed he Uied Nai Saiable Deele Gal i hei cae cle 
ad e he iig f ge ad he gal  blicl aailable dahbad.  The 
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cie id  adcae f ad e he adi f he UN Saiable Deele 
Gal ac i l chai ad i deiai  f call. (2.4) Redefie ecic cce 
b ig eic ha aif he beefi  lcal all bie deele, eiable 
diibi f ice, ad ehacee f aiable, lcal l chai. (2.5) Oeae 
bie eibl: iceiie ad ead lcal i biee ad aciaed 
eeie ha  hee icile hgh hei aci. (2.6) Deel g lcal l 
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 NY Tie, Seeig Lad -- A Qei f Reglai; Alaka Che Side i Bale Oe Cie 
Shi (1999) 
Uiiiicia ad Clbia Schl f Jali, F Cie Id Ieiga  T 
Eecie, Cie Lie Ieaial Aciai: CLIA Pliical Aci Ciee 
Achage Dail Ne, Kechika a, ci aage ake fee cie  L Agele (2019) 
US Seae: Cece Ciee Heaig, Mach 1, 2012.  
Cach: Dak Side f he Ti B: Cie Shi Ceie C Bde (2008) 
Miai Ne Tie, Miai Cie Id Gae $23,500  Sea Wh Sed Ne Cie Ta 
(2017) 
Oe Sece: CLIA PAC dai ecd f he a ee eleci ccle (2008-2020) 
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 Eea Cii: Naal Caial Accig (2019) 
IPBES: Scial ad Clal alai ehd 
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 UN Wld Ti Ogaiai: Bechakig Mehdlg f he Deele f Saiable 
Cie Ti i Sh-Ea Aia (2017) 
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chai ha all f highe ali dc ad eeiece. (2.7) Pide adace fdig f

blic iface jec ade  ee he cie id, ch a dck, ad,

idealk, b akig, ecclig, ae aagee, ad he e  ee ha he

ci i  bdeed ih deb if he id dea. (2.8) F eiig iae cie

deiai, lail a a head a  lcal gee. (2.9) A he cie id eek

cial licece f ei f eai, cie  ciie dead eieal

accabili ad ecic eie. (2.10) Pa  fai hae f lcal ad aial ae.

(2.11) S aidig ae b flig flag f ceiece. Flag all e hi ad eflag 

ce hi b 2030 i he c hee  ca i headaeed.

#3 Cultural & Qualit of Life Impacts: Adopt a polic of do no harm to retain and

enhance cruise port communities cultural identit, distinctive character, and qualit of

life. (3.1) Ci  licie ad bie acice ha ec ad beefi aal, ceic, ad

clal ae hile ehacig he ell-beig ad clal heiage f h ciie. (3.2)

Deae eec f he lie ad lielihd f he ele  diecl affeced b cie

hi lli ad e-i, ee if i eie fee ad alle hi ih fee

aege. (3.3) Aid ehibi, dila,  eface ha e  eiciig,

ficialiig, ad feihiig lcal cle, eeciall eale f clal aiai ad/

acial eeig. (3.4) Make cie i i a hich eflec he aal, clal, ad

cial iegi f he deiai, ad hich ecage eieall ad clall

eible i. (4.4) I  f call, agge aial ad deae ie ih he cie

hi  ee lad aai ge ad lii affic  a   ehel he lcal

ci ih ie ad cgei iac. Cruise ships and their passengers are guests in

the host destinations, and should treat the destinations ith the mutual respect the epect

their passengers to receie on their isits.

#4 Labor: Create a safe, just, and equitable environment for orkers both onboard and

on shore. (4.1) Alig  bie acice ih he ice lab ad eieal

adad i he ld. (4.2) Affi he igh f ce ebe  clleciel bagai b

gaiig ideede lab i ha eee ke. Ceae all ai-i lab

acice. (4.3) Pide hiali ce ih he ii ee i h ad egla he

leae. (4.4) Alig he age ad kig cdii f ke bad hi ih he aial

ii age ad lab la i he c he ae headaeed. (4.5) Ca k h a

48-60/eek ad i da f all elee. (4.6) Pa ie ad a half f h ked e 50

h/eek - egadle f elee c f igi, ak,  deae. (4.7) Pide aid

ick leae ad ceheie edical cae ha i 70%  e f baic age l gaiie.

(4.8) Reci ad el aff fllig Ieaial Lab Sadad ad he adad f he

Blbeg CiLab: Whe The Cie Shi S Cig (Ma 2020)

NBC: M Cie Lie D Pa Fedeal Ice Ta (Mach 2020)

Cie La Ne: N Tae--The Cie Lie Di Sece (2011)

Ne Zealad Heald: 'Blaa aci': Cie hi ge gie 'aie' Mi hii a P f

Taaga (2019)

Cel ce l ge baic age  ick leae hich ca k   $18 a da.

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2006 Maiie Lab Cei.  (4.9) Ci  l k ih lcal  ea, die, 
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caee, ad all he cac ad bcac ha ee  eceed he lcal lab 
adad. (4.10) Cl ih Ieaial Ha Righ La, icldig Aicle 23, 24 & 25 f 
he Uied Nai Uieal Declaai f Ha Righ, ad he UN Gidig Picile  
Bie ad Ha Righ.   (4.11) Iie licie ad acice  ec ce ad ead 
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hileble. Eliiae aage h ealiae ad eiad ce f eig abe ad 
ilai. Chage he bad cle ha ilae ha igh ad lead  ae, eal 
haae, diciiai ad gede ieail.  
#5 Climate Change: Stop contributing to climate change. (5.1) Pblicl ci  achieig 
e eii ac  eie glbal flee b 2050 a he lae, ih a 40% edci i he 
fi decade, flled b a ii f 5% ea-e-ea edci f 2030-2050. (5.2) 
Iediael ge ad  able geehe ga edci age b ileeig 
a l-eaig cl ac  eie flee.  (5.3) Hal LNG iee, ad ediec 
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he ece ad e eii aegie, icldig eeach, deele, ad 
eig f aiable fel ch a gee hdge  aia.  (5.4) I de  edce 
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healh ad cliae-haig black cab eii, blicl ci  iediael ceae 
he e ad caiage f HSFO glball ad he e f bh HSFO ad VLSFO i he Acic. 
Sich  diillae/aie gail (MGO) ad iall efficie aiclae file e  ich  
he cleae -fil fel, echlgie  li e.  
#6 Air Pollution: Stop polluting the air. (6.1) Pblicl ci  100% he e b 2025. 
(6.2) Lead i he deele f a ieal he e e. (6.3) Refi hi f he 
e, ad iediael eie all hi  e he e hee i i aailable. (6.4) Pa 
100% f he c f he e iface i all  f call b 2025. D  ak, lici  
lbb f aae bidie.  
 
#7 Water Pollution: Stop polluting the ater. (7.1) Pblicl ci  iediael ceae he 
e f cbbe, hehe e-l, cled-l,  hbid.  (7.2) Pblicl ci  
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lail  dig all ae ihi 24 aical ile f a ca.  (7.3) Ugade 
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aeae eae e bad all eel i  glbal flee f Maie Saiai 
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Ieaial Lab Ogaiai: Te f he 2006 Maiie Lab Cei 
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 Uied Nai: Uieal Declaai f Ha Righ ad Gidig Picile  Bie ad 
Ha Righ 
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 Sea A Rik: Sl eaig  ec he cliae: Slig b j 1 k,  1.2 ile e h, cld 
ae a ch a 17 ece  fel ci ad a ch a 37 ece b lig b 1.5 k.  
GCaai: 2020 Slh Ca See Uheig I Ne Ea f Sl-Seaig: Seice eed f a lie i 
ad 24 k. Tical l eaig eed ed  be ad 19 k. Thi edci i eed 
lii geehe ga eii b ad 30% e age. 
Red A Lgiic: IMO Cide Mada Sl Seaig. Thee' a Bee Oi. (2019) 
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 Sad.eah: Re: LNG a aie fel i e ha bie a al f he cliae (Jaa 
2020) 
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 The Gadia: Thad f hi cld d lla a ea  aid di fel ba (2018) 
Cie La Ne: Ske ad Mi: Cie Lie Scbbe T Ai Plli I Wae Plli 
(2019) 
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 Qa: Cie Shi D 1 Billi Gall f Seage Ee Yea (2014) 
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6 



Deice  Adaced Waeae Teae Se, ad blicl ci  ig hee 
eae e a all ie ide f 24 aical ile f he. (7.4) Ci  a 
eface-baed adad, ih gig eig ad aieace f eage eae 
e  ee hee ae fciig a ial eface leel a all ie, ad ake 
he e el ad aieace lg blicl aailable.   
 
#8 Monitoring & Transparenc: Publicl disclose our performance. (8.1) Iall addiial 
ci iig eie f iig ai eii, icldig b  liied  NO

, 
SO

, aiclae ae (a, lafie, fie, ad cae), ad CO
2
. (8.2) Pblicl e he daa 
f all ai eii ad effle dichage iig eie, icldig he lcai ad 
le f dichage ad all he daa, i eal ie  a blicl aailable ebie. (8.3) Mi 
effle dichage a he i f dichage, icldig b  liied  eeae (heal 
lli), PH, PAH, BOD, bidi, chlie cceai, ad fecal clif. (8.4) Make 
dichage, dichage lcai, ad effle daa blicl aailable. (8.5) S eablihe 
f aial gee-fded ga  ee ha IMO-ceified, hid a i ae 
 bad all eel  i ad efce lcal ad aial eieal ad blic healh 
eglai f all  f call. 
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#9 Environment & Biodiversit: Respect the integrit of vulnerable ecosstems and 
protected areas. (9.1) Redce eed bel 12 k ihi 25 ile f he ca  ee 
hale ike ad aid ic dibace  eiie caal ad aie ildlife.  (9.2) Lii 
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ad cai cie i' lad e:  he deele f all ed iae cie 
deiai  a  eai gegahical chaace, a diee ec, lcal acce, ad 
ciical ece. (9.3) Gabage ad ecclig hld be ceed i he  f igi. 
Dial f ae dc, icldig gabage, ecclable, ad idial ae hld be 
ceed i he he , ad  ded i  f call. (9.4) Cease the use of all
single-use plastics regardless of the carbon source (plant s petroleum). All crocker, glassare
and utensils must be re-usable and properl stored on the ship for cleaning and re-use. (9.5)
Absolutel no plastic aste should be dumped oerboard under an circumstances. On-board
incinerators are absolutel not acceptable for disposing of plastics and should not be seen as
an alternatie solution. 
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#10 Public Health: Protect public health. (10.1) Uil  ceae he e f HFO, if all 
aege f he eial healh ik f beahig he hi eha hile  deck.  (10.2) 
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 Naial Pak Seice: Ca Y Hea Me N (2017) 
Edageed Secie Reeach

, Pedicig he acic ee f hback hale f cie ad 
 eel ie (2017) 
Maie Plli Bllei: Aeig eel ld f edcig adi akig f aie 
aal ad fih f he ee Caadia Acic (2018) 
NOAA: Ahgeic Nie, Shiig, Iac  Maie Maal, & Fe Maagee (2018) 
Naial Maie Sacaie: Peeig Shi Sike (2017) 
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 Yale Cliae Ceci: H Plaic Cibe  Cliae Chage (2019) 
Cee f Ieaial Eieal La: Plaic ad Cliae Eecie Sa (2019) 
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 CNN: Cie hi eii cai ic ad cacigeic aiclae ae (2019) 
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Maiai aia cdii  bad  aid beak f cagi dieae. Ilee 
he eae  cl ead f dieae a adaed f he cie id b he U.S. 
Cee f Dieae Cl. (10.3) Iall HVAC ai ifig e hgh all hi  
lii he afe f cicable dieae hgh eilai e beee cabi , 
i ce ae, ad i blic aea. (10.4) Edcae aege  e hgiee eiee 
(ch a e cghig echie) ad if he ab he leable a f lcal 
ciie. Pide aege ih eable ad efillable alchl diifeca gel ad 
ecage i fee e he he. (10.5) Whe a beak cc, ceae all ael 
iediael ad if lcal fficial f he beak. (10.6) Nee, de a cicace, 
cibe  he ead f a eideic.  Aid he aii f dieae  h 
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ciie. (10.7) Wa aege ha he edical cae ided bad a cie hi 
ca ad hld  be cideed caable  he cae e ld eceie  lad. (10.8) 
Pide a aae blic eal-ie eig f ifeci dieae ideified ag ce  
aege  eide f  ciie k ha i cig hei a. 
#11 Crime Victims: (11.1) Iie licie ad acice  ec aege. (11.2) Ci 
 a legall bidig ageee ha all eglai i he U.S. Cie Veel Seci ad Safe 
Ac f 2010 (CVSSA)  ill be ileeed befe ailig begi agai, icldig he 
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ileeai f Ma Oebad Deeci echlg. (11.3) Nif aege befe 
bkig a cie ad afe badig hei hi f he ik iled i ciig. Reid 
aege ha he ae kid f eal afe ecai ad cae e ld ake i a 
ci  lad hld al be ake bad a cie hi. (11.4) Gie he cciable 
be f eal aal cied  cie hi, icldig agai i, adie 
aege ha i i dage ad ill-adied  leae childe aeded  accaied 
bad a cie hi.   
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#12 Worker Repatriation: (12.1) Deel ad ilee a cae-ide lic  ide f 
he eaiai f all hi-baed ce i he ee f fe dieae beak bad  
eel ha el i he aaie f a eel.  Iediael aage ad a f he 
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eaiai f a ad all eaiig hi-baed elee ck, a a ie ad f haee 
ea, bad  cie hi ih iae aai  a   fhe edage he 
 Sad.eah: Ieigai: Ai ali  Caial C cie hi ca be e ha e f ld 
 lled ciie (2019) 
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 Wahig P: Cie hi ke ailig afe cai a deeced, eig had 
(2020) 
Sciece: Sciei decie cleel chaic cdii  cie hi Jaa aaied (Feba 
2020) 
The Gadia: Tielie f Rb Pice Obeak (Mach 2020) 
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 Fedeal Regie: CVSSA f 2010 
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 Cie La Ne: Accae Cie Cie Saiic Fiall Aailable (2016) 
Cie La Ne: Caial Cie Lie Lead Cie Id ih he M Seal Aal (2019) 
Qa: Wh Cie Shi Hae a Seal Aal Pble (2017) 
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 USA Tda: 12,000 ce ebe ill  cie hi i US ae h afe COVID-19 
adeic h ciig d (Ag 2020) 
Wahig P: Held hage: Cie elee ee ck  a hi ad fced  k ih 
a, lai a (Ag 2020) 
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healh f he geeal blic. (12.2) I he ee f gee eici ha d  all f

iediae eaiai, ee ha ce ebe h eai bad ae aid a lea 70% f

age, icldig gaiie ad/ cii. Ee ha ageee ae ade ih

ccei  ha eail, a, cai, ce ae eiled  he ae igh.

Definitions:

Cie  ciie (aka: ciie ih cie , deiai ciie, h

ciie)

He : he ci a cie igiae i (e.g., (Miai, Bacela, Sha, Seale)

P f call: he ci a cie hi  i (e.g., Vicia, Jea, Veice, Naa)

Contact: Kala Ha, Jea, Alaka, glbalcieaciiek@gail.c.

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