Cruise News Articles

Source: Anchorage Daily News By ELIZABETH BLUEMIK Several cruise lines plan to slash their Alaska itineraries in 2010 with the net result that communities from Anchorage to Fairbanks could see a 25 percent reduction in cruise ship visitors. Due to…

The Alaska Cruise Association, and its communications agency, Marketing Solutions, won two major awards at this year’s annual competition sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America, Alaska Chapter. The association took first place in the special public relations campaigns…

By Ron Peck Cruising is an important part of the travel industry in Alaska and RCI has been a strong supporter of the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA) and our efforts to promote Alaska globally. It is very unfortunate to…

By George Angus, Alaska Transportation Examiner It’s no surprise that tourism is big business in Alaska. Folks from all over the world flock to our fair state every summer (and more and more in the winter). What’s not to love,…

By Dan Fagan Taxes deter investment. It’s one of the cornerstone truths of economics. It’s as true with the oil industry as it is with tourism. Taxes matter. And now we are beginning to see the impact of higher taxes…

House Bill 134, which would amend a wastewater discharge provision in the cruise ship law that voters approved in 2006, moved out of the Community and Regional Affairs Committee earlier this month on a 5-2 vote. Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez,…

Royal Caribbean International has decided to redeploy its Serenade of the Seas out of Alaska in 2010. The ship carries 2,100 passengers and a crew of 870 and will make 20 Alaska sailings this season. By Phil Reimer With the…

Economists say the visitor industry will experience the impact of the economic meltdown this summer and predict the sector will lose 300 jobs statewide. Cruise passengers that do come are likely to spend less. The national recession will catch up…

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Alaska Cruise Association (ACA), international waste water experts, sanitation engineers and wastewater treatment vendors converged on Juneau recently for a day-long, wastewater technology workshop. This important workshop was designed to harness new technology…

Gov. Sarah Palin vetoed FY 2009 capital projects for Anchorage and Fairbanks that used more than $3.5 million each in impact funds, including funding for a Ship Creek project. How and where over $32 million in Alaska’s “Regional Cruise Ship…