Cruise News Articles

Working together, members of the Alaska Travel Industry Association, Alaska Cruise Association and AlaskaACT secured increased dollars to market Alaska as a travel destination. The additional $7 million, allocated to ATIA by the state Legislature, will impact the 2011 visitor…

Ship tour participants enjoyed clear skies in Homer while aboard Holland America’s MS Amsterdam. Jonathan Bailey, the Amsterdam’s Safety, Environment & Health Officer, shows how waste aboard the ships is recycled, reused or off-loaded to approved shore facilities. Holland America’s…

By AlaskaACT New figures released this month show the 2010 visitor season was not good news for Alaska’s economy. The Alaska Alliance for Cruise Travel (AlaskaACT) released preliminary findings from an analysis prepared by the McDowell Group, a Juneau-based research…

Haines Mayor Jan Hill This summer, Haines Mayor Jan Hill made it her mission to personally welcome each and every cruise ship passenger to the city she calls home. Manning a covered golf cart, Hill would greet passengers coming off…

The state has rejected a request by two environmental groups for a hearing on the cruise ship wastewater discharge permit issued by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). DEC found the Campaign to Safeguard America’s Waters and Friends of…

Juneau Mayor Bruce Botelho holds aloft a spent fluorescent bulb while Bruce Bustamante, who attended the donation ceremony on behalf of the Alaska Cruise Association, demonstrates how the Bulb Eater¨ recycling system works. The Alaska Cruise Association has teamed up…

Commissioner Susan Bell Susan Bell, who played a key role in negotiating an adjustment to the cruise ship head tax, is the new commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. She replaces Emil Notti. Bell served as…

Gov. Sean Parnell signed legislation in June aimed at creating economic growth for small businesses throughout Alaska and reversing the recent decline in visitor travel to the state. Parnell introduced legislation after he met with small business owners and visitor…

ACA hosted a ship tour of Holland America’s MS Amsterdam earlier this season in Homer. Alaska is expected to see a 15 percent decline in passengers this cruise season. Despite recent news that a boost in independent-visitor traffic is helping…

Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas docks in Ketchikan. Cruise lines worry restrictive North American emission regulations will add about $100 million in costs for Alaska cruises. Cruise-industry watchers are waiting to see if tougher North American emission rules will…