On Monday, Coast Guard divers in Juneau were assessed damage to the 2,000-passenger cruise ship.
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Rockslide damages cruise dock in Skagway, forces ship to skip port call
No one was injured as the slide sent rock, dirt and vegetation tumbling from a mountainside above the dock.
Cruise line from Norway brings ‘giant, floating Prius’ to Alaska’s Little Norway
Passengers on the MS Amundsen described Petersburg as “the coziest of places.”
Even with $5 gas, people are still driving RVs to Alaska
Gas prices have gone through the roof, but that hasn’t stopped RVers from filling Alaska’s campgrounds this year.
A Southeast Alaska village wants to build a tourism industry from scratch as logging fades
The ships will create opportunities for small business owners, wood carvers and other artisans, says the chief operations officer for Klawock Heenya.
Experienced travelers say staff shortages and COVID-19 outbreaks are spoiling their Alaska cruises
Some passengers want the public to know that lots of people are getting infected during cruises, and they’re left in the dark about outbreaks on board.
Resident describes narrow escape from fire that destroyed Whale Pass cabins
“My little dog woke me up and my whole cabin was on fire,” Douglas Browand said. “One cabin went off after another until all of them were lit up.”
Denali’s historic, lingering snow season is affecting the park’s wildlife
Denali National Park is still melting out from its snowiest winter season in 99 years of record keeping.
Larger cruise ships will start visiting Klawock in 2023
The ships will tie up at an existing dock on Klawock Island owned by Klawock Heenya Corporation.
Industry and Pacific Northwest partners want cruising to go zero-emission by 2050
The idea is to work together to develop technology, infrastructure and best practices so that cruises no longer pump greenhouse gases that cause global climate change into the atmosphere.