Cruise News Articles

The Alaska Municipal League has joined many other organizations urging the State Legislature to let the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation establish permit requirements for cruise ships. The Alaska Municipal League (AML) is asking the State Legislature to change a…

The TBMP program is a cooperative effort that has helped the visitor industry in Juneau while addressing key community concerns in a constructive manner. Juneau’s Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) is a sterling example of the benefits of industry and…

The City of Seward received funds from the state’s cruise passenger tax to help build a new dock that will help provide greater security and fire protection for cruise visitors. A project meant to improve security at the Port of…

BruceBustamante Fairbanks – Bruce Bustamante, Princess Tours’ Vice President of Community and Public Affairs, has joined the UAF Alaska Sea Grant College Program Advisory Committee. The 28-person advisory committee – comprised of marine and coastal community leaders, policy makers and…

The Port of Seattle Commission has approved a 10-year lease with the Carnival Corporation which guarantees that at least 420,000 cruise passengers will be brought through Seattle each year between 2009 and 2018 on Holland America and Princess Cruise ships.…

Juneau officials and port users have given thumbs down to a new cruise ship dock jutting out from Fisherman’s Wharf on the downtown waterfront. They say it would cause too many navigation problems for floatplanes and for ships using neighboring…

The Alaska State Chamber has joined several municipal governments in urging the legislature to “apply the best available data and technology” when setting wastewater discharge standards for cruise ships like the Diamond Princess, shown here in Tracy Arm. The Alaska…

Gage Sholl, a staff member at Threshold Services in Kodiak, processes spent fluorescent bulbs through the Bulb Eater® the Alaska Cruise Association donated to the community. Threshold operates a community recycling facility that accepts various recyclables and provides a hands-on…

Hoonah now hosts up to 2,500 cruise visitors a day, providing much needed economic stimulation for this village of 850. By Charles L. Westmoreland Huna Totem Corporation opened Icy Strait Point to cruise ships in 2004 with some apprehension. At…

Firefighters check out security arrangements during a firefighting drill aboard the Celebrity Millennium while it was docked in Juneau.Photo courtesy of Gayland Bravik. A late season firefighting drill aboard the Celebrity Millennium met all its objectives and was judged “very…