There’s going to be an Alaska cruise season after all, but it’s a far cry from the 1.4 million passengers expected before the pandemic.
Tourism
No boatloads of tourists, no tourism, right? Not quite.
Tourism in Southeast Alaska has scaled down this season, but there are signs that visitors are still making their way to town.
As Alaskans are staycationing on public lands, the waste is getting out of hand
In a lot of ways, more visitors to Alaska’s recreation areas is a really good thing, but there are also some major downsides.
Seasonal workers laid off by pandemic get to work improving local trails in Juneau
Thanks to a Depression-era style conservation corp paid for with local CARES Act funds, some of locals laid off from their seasonal jobs this summer are now getting back to work.
Scientists hope to find what Alaska’s water quality is like without cruise ships
The hiatus in cruise ship traffic to Southeast Alaska is an opening for scientists to gather water quality data in harbors across the state.
Luxury adventure cruises to the Arctic aren’t going to happen this year either
2020 would have been a big year for cruising in Nome with fourteen ships originally scheduled to make port.
One small cruise line cancels Alaska sailings, others hope to salvage some of the season
American Cruise Lines announced Tuesday that it has canceled its season due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in other parts of the country.
Bars across Alaska are struggling to stay open. Here’s how Ketchikan’s oldest bar is weathering the pandemic
But like many Southeast Alaska businesses, the Arctic relies on summer cruise tourists to make ends meet.
It’s official: Alaska won’t see any large cruise ships this year
Norwegian Cruise Line canceled the five late-summer sailings left on its schedule.
Skagway asks small cruise ships not to come…for now
Skagway’s assembly wants to see a more robust COVID-19 mitigation plan before the company docks in town—even if that means waiting until 2021.