The Governor’s office says the Conditional Sailing Order doesn’t make sense in Alaska, where vaccination rates are high and COVID-19 hospitalizations are low compared to the rest of the nation.
Tourism
Small cruise lines mostly requiring COVID-19 vaccination for passengers and crews
Some of the fully vaccinated cruise ships are not planning to disembark their passengers in small communities like Petersburg, at least to start the season.
In plan to boost Alaska tourism, governor announces state will offer vaccines to tourists
Alaska will offer tourists vaccinations starting on June 1 as part of the state’s plan to assist tourism-related businesses.
Alaska delegation tries multi-pronged effort to save part of cruise season
The Tourism Recovery bill hasn’t moved forward in either the House or Senate since its introduction last month and hasn’t attracted any sponsors beyond the Alaska delegation.
Why cruise ship wastewater helps and hurts Juneau’s sewage treatment utility
Juneau is the only regular cruise ship stop in Alaska that offers wastewater service to ships in port.
Activists want voters to consider limiting cruise ship access to Juneau
If the initial paperwork is OK, the activists will have 30 days to collect nearly 3,000 signatures from local voters to get three cruise ship questions on the fall ballot.