Wrangell is coordinating with a regional effort seeking assurances from operators of small cruise ships seeking to sail this summer.
Tourism
Southeast ports trying to determine if — and how — small ships can safely visit during pandemic
An early version of American Cruise Lines’ plan falls short of proposed standards Southeast ports are developing with the Alaska Municipal League.
What’s the air quality like in Southeast Alaska without cruise ships? Scientists hope to find out this summer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has the unintended result of providing researchers with something like a control experiment.
Alaska’s quarantine order has helped thwart COVID-19 but devastated tourism. Will Dunleavy keep it?
Public health experts have credited measures like the quarantine order with holding Alaska’s COVID-19 case count below every other state in the country, and at least one warns that revoking it could cause a flare-up.
Initial unemployment insurance claims keep dropping, but economists urge caution
In a normal year, tourism and construction would be heating up around this time.
Coast Guard details blackout that left Princess cruise ship adrift in Juneau
The Coast Guard found that a combination of mechanical breakdown and human error caused the Princess Cruises ship to lose power as it tried to maneuver out of Juneau’s Gastineau Channel.
Alaska could be empty of tourists this summer. For residents, there’s an upside.
Some Alaskans see a possible silver lining in the devastation: A spring and summer in a world-class tourist destination — without the tourists.
Smaller vessels are exempt from the federal no sail order, but is Alaska ready for a small ship cruise season?
Small cruise ships are exempted from the federal no sail order, leaving local officials wondering whether they’re ready to welcome an influx of visitors as soon as next month.
Carnival, Princess, Holland America cancel all 2020 Alaska cruises
Carnival Corp. won’t be bringing any of its cruise ships to Alaska this season. That’s following Wednesday’s announcement that its subsidiaries Princess Cruises and Holland America Line had canceled all remaining Alaska voyages for 2020.
Invested across Southeast Alaska, Norwegian Cruise Line seeks to raise $2B to stay afloat
Norwegian Cruise Line is telling investors it’s raising $2 billion through a combination of stock offerings and private bonds that would be paid back first in the event of the cruise giant going bankrupt.