Large industrial ships can travel through the Arctic waters by Nome faster — shaving days off transit times that would otherwise take them through the Panama Canal.
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Cruise line from Norway brings ‘giant, floating Prius’ to Alaska’s Little Norway
Passengers on the MS Amundsen described Petersburg as “the coziest of places.”
The country’s biggest icebreaker will take trip through Northwest Passage this summer, US Coast Guard says
Experts said the Coast Guard cutter Healy’s trip through the Northwest Passage signifies a willingness to cooperate between Canada and the United States.
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.
Below-average sea ice levels are expanding Arctic shipping options
As of Aug. 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third-lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Busiest cruise ship season ever for Nome expected this summer
The first cruise ship to pass through the Port of Nome will arrive in July. So far, seven ships have booked arrangements to stop in Nome this year.