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Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises, long recognized as one of the world’s best cruises, returns to Alaska in 2011 for the first time since 2005. Crystal will offer nine, 12-day sailings from San Francisco. The roundtrip itinerary includes Victoria, Vancouver, Glacier…

Polaris House representatives show off their new dishes Princess Cruises recently donated three palettes of dishes to Juneau nonprofits. Polaris House, a vocational rehabilitation center for people with severe mental illnesses, received a donation of plates. “It is so nice…

Disney Cruises announced that in 2011 the Disney Wonder will sail to Alaska. The seven-night cruises will be round trips out of Vancouver and will call in Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. “We are excited and welcome the new entrant to…

Anchorage, Alaska – Attorney General Dan Sullivan said Friday the Department of Law already is carefully reviewing the lawsuit by the cruise ship industry challenging the legality of the passenger excise tax enacted by citizens initiative in 2006. The lawsuit,…

By SCOTT BOWLEN Daily News Staff Writer Carnival Corp. executives continued to pound on Alaska’s 2006 Cruise Ship Initiative on Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call with investors. Micky Arison, the CEO of the company that operates Carnival…

A federal ruling that imposes strict air emission standards on marine traffic in much of Alaska would drive up the cost of living for 90 percent of Alaskans and add another $100 million to the cost of operating cruise ships…

The EPA will accept comments on the ECA ruling through September 28. The Alaska Cruise Association encourages you to write a letter to the agency, and ask the Governor and our Congressional Delegation for help. Some points to make to…

Several Alaska representatives, senators, commissioners and legislative staffers attended a ship tour on July 20 aboard the Coral Princess. Gov. Sarah Palin signed into law HB 134 which extends the time large ships have to meet water quality discharge standards…

Princess Cruises showcased a rare copy of America’s founding document aboard Coral Princess. Pictured with the historic document from left to right: Coral Princess Capt. Justin Lawes; Win Gruening, senior vice president of Key Bank and grandson of former Sen.…

An Alaska Steamship Company vessel docks in Ketchikan in the 1930s. By Tim Bradner Most Alaskans think cruise tourism to the state is something relatively new. Indeed, the big and shiny ships bringing thousands of visitors to Alaska each summer…