Juneau’s 2023 cruise season will kick off when the Norwegian Bliss arrives on Monday. This will be the first full-scale cruise season since the pandemic began.
Tourism
Large rock throws wrench into Skagway’s cruise ship schedule
Skagway is hiring people spend the summer living in wall tents, watching for rockslides eight to ten hours a day.
Conservation groups sue EPA seeking rules for discharges from cruise ships and other vessels
The conservation groups say invasive species alone cause more than $9 billion in damage each year to public water supplies, industry and power plants.
Juneau’s Basin Road trestle will close, even for pedestrians, in May for repairs
The trestle is a key access point for the popular Perseverance Trail system. It’s been open to pedestrians since the slide, but that will change when construction begins.
Seattle journalist describes impacts of Alaska’s ‘cruise ship invasion’
Freelance journalist Andrew Engelson looked at the impact the cruise industry has on the environment and quality of life in Southeast Alaska. Engelson talked with KTOO’s Anna Canny about his findings.
Record number of cruise passengers expected in Skagway this year
Increased docking capacity at the port and a longer season should push Skagway’s visitor numbers past the 2019 record.