With little public data about COVID-19 cases on ships, some community members in Haines worry that the ships could also bring a surge in coronavirus cases.
"Serenade of the Seas"
Private dock projected to double Sitka cruise passengers in 2022
More large ships are coming to the Alaska market, and Sitka now has a place to put them.
High hopes in Hoonah for safe, lucrative return of cruise ships as COVID-19 spikes elsewhere
While Hoonah welcomes the return of cruise ships, residents and visitors remain cautious during a recent rise in coronavirus cases in Alaska.
‘It’s been a long two years’: First large cruise ship since 2019 docks in Juneau
Juneau residents have mixed feelings about the ship’s arrival amid an uptick an COVID-19 cases, but for the most part, the feeling at the dock and inside downtown businesses on Friday was one of hope.
Cruise industry group shares numbers for short season, addresses COVID measures
Passenger projections are fuzzy because cruise lines only got the regulatory green light in June.
Arrival of Alaska’s first cruise ship of 2021 coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka
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.
Sitka’s COVID outbreak unlikely to affect arrival of Alaska’s first large commercial cruise since 2019
Royal Caribbean says nearly everyone aboard the Serenade of the Seas — 97% of passengers and crew — is vaccinated.
‘Cruise ships are back, baby’: Federal test voyage to Ketchikan is symbolic start to Alaska’s cruise season
The federally mandated test voyage marks the symbolic start of the Alaska cruise season.
Alaska’s first big cruise ship since 2019 arrives this week, kicking off a season like no other
When the Serenade of the Seas ties up on Friday, it’ll be the first ship to visit Ketchikan since Oct. 5, 2019 — 21 months ago.