"Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska"

As many as seven large cruise ships may tie up in Ketchikan on some Fridays this summer.

Serenade of the Seas’ arrival coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka, but that didn’t seem to affect the number of passengers visiting town — there simply weren’t that many of them.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announced the agreement on Thursday, which lays out a set of protocols that will guide the resumption of Norwegian cruises in Alaska.

The numbers of ships and passengers coming in July remain big question marks, and the summer season is already under way.