Tourism

The City and Borough of Juneau clerk’s office has certified a ballot petition that would put harder limits on cruise ship tourism in Juneau.

City officials say tourism this year is uncertain, but visitors and vendors started the season with optimism.

Safety cameras along the seawalk, a covered bus stop in the Mendenhall Valley and public Wi-Fi downtown are some of the projects recommended. The city is taking public comments on the recommendations until May 7.

In Juneau, hundreds of millions of tourism spending at stake as the Trump Administration’s tariffs shake the global economy.

Five staff will be ready to greet the first cruise visitors of 2025 on Monday and the area will continue opening intermittently throughout the month.

The new petition comes less than a year after Juneau voters shot down a ballot initiative to ban large cruise ships on Saturdays.