Cruise

Juneau planners weigh smaller Áak'w Landing uplands after costs pass $250 million

Huna Totem wants to shrink the shops and bus lot beside its Juneau cruise dock after costs topped $250 million. Planners take it up Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Huna Totem asks Juneau planners to approve a scaled-down Áak'w Landing uplands plan

Huna Totem asks Juneau planners Oct. 27 to shrink Áak'w Landing's uplands plan, cutting retail space from 50,000 to about 31,000 square feet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Seward council approves $11.8 million in shore power contracts for cruise dock

Seward approved nearly $12 million for a giant battery and dock design so plugged-in cruise ships don't dim the lights in town. The EPA grant is paying.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Carnival's Alaska land tour business reports 7% rise in summer revenue

Carnival's Alaska hotels, buses and trains brought in $191 million this summer, up 7%. Quarterly profit rose, but it's down for the year so far.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Aug 31

Juneau's five-ship cruise cap moves toward city code

Juneau's five-ship-a-day cruise cap would move from a negotiated agreement into enforceable city code under an ordinance advanced Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Juneau task force wants congestion data to support limiting cruise calls

A Juneau task force wants a congestion study, partly to support a case for limiting cruise ship port calls. A cap ordinance is already pending.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau's task force weighs crowding fixes amid a bigger question on how much tourism is enough

A new casino has opened on North Douglas, as a cruise dock nearby prepares to bring more ships

Tlingit & Haida has opened Two Coppers Casino, a Class II gaming hall on North Douglas, as nearby cruise docks prepare to bring more ships, with both set for a Douglas Advisory Board briefing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's cruise ship wastewater permit expired in 2019 and is still in force

Twenty-eight cruise ships discharged treated wastewater in Alaska last season under a 2014 permit that expired in 2019. Nine discharges were unauthorized.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau tourism task force takes final public testimony Oct. 15

Juneau's tourism task force set a second testimony session for Oct. 15, pushed back so residents can read the draft recommendations before speaking.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau's casino opened on shifting ground and now faces suits on two fronts

Juneau's tribal casino opened through a federal opening since rescinded, and now faces the state, a family lawsuit and doubt about whether it's even legal.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 5

Cruise ships come to St. Paul as the island rebuilds after the crab crash

Five cruise ships are headed to St. Paul Island as the Unangax̂ community seeks new footing after its snow crab economy collapsed, leaving a $2.7M hole.

by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read

Juneau's fifth cruise dock clears a federal hurdle

Juneau's contested fifth cruise dock cleared another hurdle: a federal permit for the pile-driving that will disturb sea lions in Gastineau Channel.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read

Hoonah just locked in 15 years of Disney ships

A Tlingit village of under a thousand people just guaranteed itself 15 years of Disney cruise ships — one a week through 2041.

by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago1 min read

Roald Amundsen brings 530 passengers to Kodiak on August 2

Cruise ship Roald Amundsen docks in Kodiak on August 2 with 530 passengers for a nine-hour port call.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Juneau Assembly to take up ordinance making 5-ship cruise limit enforceable law

Juneau Assembly will introduce an ordinance July 27 to make the five-large-cruise-ship-per-day limit a binding municipal law instead of a voluntary agreement.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Eaglecrest interviews GM finalist, holds Goldbelt conversation amid $1.9M deficit

Eaglecrest interviewed its sole general manager finalist and met with potential partner Goldbelt as the ski area faces a $1.9 million deficit and pressure to balance its budget by November.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 4

Juneau task force takes up cruise cap criteria Thursday, with dock pressure looming

Juneau's task force meets Thursday to draft criteria for future cruise passenger cap changes, with a potential dock expansion by Goldbelt poised to test those rules.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago3 min readFrom Jul 7

Southeast Alaska ports share a pattern: residents want stable or reduced cruise volumes

Residents across six Southeast Alaska cruise ports say tourism helps the economy but has limits, and most want stable or fewer visitors, not growth.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago3 min read

Juneau weighs what kind of cruise town it wants to be

Juneau's tourism task force is drafting criteria for whether its cruise-ship limits should ever change — with Goldbelt's proposed new docks adding pressure to the question.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Juneau isn't changing its cruise caps — it's deciding how to decide

Juneau's tourism task force isn't touching its cruise ship limits yet — it's building the criteria future officials would use to change them, with new docks looming as the pressure point.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Sitka's Fourth of July party is back — just leave the car behind

Sitka's Fourth brings a parade, a Coast Guard rescue demo, and a firefighters-vs-Coast Guard water fight — but downtown streets close July 3–5, so plan to walk.

by Alaska News4mo ago1 min read

A fin whale's death near Seward reopens Alaska's vessel-speed debate

A pregnant fin whale that died of a vessel strike was found on a Royal Caribbean ship's bow near Seward. Investigators haven't said which vessel struck it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

A Hoonah Corporation Quietly Builds a Cruise Empire

Huna Totem Corporation, the Alaska Native village corporation for Hoonah, is expanding its cruise business by adding its own vessels to a fleet that already operates ports across Southeast Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Juneau clerk certifies 1% seasonal sales tax petition, Assembly has 45 days to act

Juneau citizens got a 1% seasonal sales tax to the brink of the ballot. The Assembly has 45 days to pass it or let voters do it.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Kodiak prepares for 2,578 cruise passengers in one week

Two cruise ships will bring 2,578 passengers to Kodiak in late June, with Crystal Symphony docking June 21 and Noordam on June 23, each staying nine hours while local tourism organizes downtown welcome events and vendor markets.

by Alaska Newsadded 5mo ago1 min read

Allen Marine hiring 21 positions as Juneau gears up for cruise season

Allen Marine posted 21 jobs in Juneau across vessel operations, hospitality, and shore support ahead of cruise season, from entry-level deckhand roles to lodge manager and executive chef positions.

by Alaska News5mo ago1 min read