Ketchikan’s downtown cruise ship docks aren’t as quiet as they once were. But they’re not buzzing, either.
Tourism
Listen: How Alaska cruise towns are handling COVID-19 arriving on ships
Cruise tourism’s restart after a nearly two-year hiatus is bringing hope for a revived economy in Southeast — but also safety concerns on ship and shore.
High hopes in Hoonah for safe, lucrative return of cruise ships as COVID-19 spikes elsewhere
While Hoonah welcomes the return of cruise ships, residents and visitors remain cautious during a recent rise in coronavirus cases in Alaska.
7 fully vaccinated people test positive for COVID-19 on UnCruise ship sailing in Southeast Alaska
The company says it’s the first time a fully vaccinated guest has tested positive for the disease on its ships.
It happened: Someone on a large cruise ship in Juneau has tested positive for COVID-19
Deputy city manager Robert Barr says the individual did not circulate in Juneau as a tourist, but will leave the capital city by air ambulance.
‘It’s been a long two years’: First large cruise ship since 2019 docks in Juneau
Juneau residents have mixed feelings about the ship’s arrival amid an uptick an COVID-19 cases, but for the most part, the feeling at the dock and inside downtown businesses on Friday was one of hope.
Cruise industry group shares numbers for short season, addresses COVID measures
Passenger projections are fuzzy because cruise lines only got the regulatory green light in June.
Canada opens its border to US citizens next month. Here’s what you’ll need to get in.
Only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter. Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines all meet the requirements.
Arrival of Alaska’s first cruise ship of 2021 coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka
Serenade of the Seas’ arrival coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka, but that didn’t seem to affect the number of passengers visiting town — there simply weren’t that many of them.
After COVID outbreak, small cruise ship to resume Southeast sailings
Juneau officials say the case count from the American Constellation cruise ship eventually reached 16.