Cruise News Articles

If you’ve ever been cut off in traffic by a tour bus, buzzed by a flight-seeing helicopter or had a serene hike interrupted by a busload of people, there is no need to despair. Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) is…

2010 Redeployment Schedules Reflect Passenger Loss As of April 27, 2009 *Remains deployed in Alaska but new 14-day itinerary brings fewer net passengers to state. **According to the 2008 AVSP Study 46% or 65,000 people will not visit Alaska in…

2010 Redeployment Schedules Reflect Passenger Loss As of April 27, 2009 *Remains deployed in Alaska but new 14-day itinerary brings fewer net passengers to state. **According to the 2008 AVSP Study 46% or 65,000 people will not visit Alaska in…

2010 Redeployment Schedules Reflect Passenger Loss As of April 27, 2009 *Remains deployed in Alaska but new 14-day itinerary brings fewer net passengers to state. **According to the 2008 AVSP Study 46% or 65,000 people will not visit Alaska in…

Participants take part in the 2009 Mass Rescue Exercise in Ketchikan on April 28. The exercise presented a scenario where a cruise ship with more than 2,500 passengers and crew aboard was involved in a major incident requiring the evacuation…

The Amsterdam will call at the Port of Anchorage every other week in 2010, becoming the first ship to visit Anchorage on a regular basis. Holland America Line will make a regular cruise ship stop in Anchorage in 2010. The…

Princess Cruises, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line have all announced changes to their Alaska schedules for this summer and next, introducing new marketing initiatives and new products in a bid to cut costs and attract new business. The…

By Naomi Klouda The first cruise ship of the summer rolled into Homer on May 20. At 781 feet long, the M/S Volendam is one of Holland America Cruise Line’s largest. Aboard were 1,300 passengers and 588 crew members, said…

Norwegian Cruise Line will send the Norwegian Sun to Europe next year, bringing to three the number of large ships leaving Alaska in 2010. The redeployment will cost Alaska $165 million and the loss of 142,000 passenger and crew visits.…

Restrooms in state parks and at the Palmer visitor center are among the 49 projects approved for funding from head tax receipts. The Alaska Legislature appropriated $85.8 million from the $50 cruise passenger head tax to fund 49 projects that…