Cruise News Articles

The cost differential between cruising the Northeast coast of the Atlantic versus Alaska was the subject of an exchange on the Jan. 13 edition of the Today Show. Travel + Leisure features editor Nilous Motamed was a guest of Today…

Cruise passengers show healthy increase in Quebec. In 2009 the Quebec ports handled 166,000 passengers, up from 124,000 in the previous year. In addition to the increase in transit calls, Quebec City is thriving as a turn around port. In…

Haines tour operator Karen Hess told the Chilkat Valley News in a December interview that her company was down 21 percent for 2009 and that she will fight for changes in a voter approved initiative. Hess said the recent changes…

A group of Alaskans has formed a new organization to raise awareness of the value of cruise visitors to Alaska and clarify misperceptions, particularly those associated with the 2006 Cruise Ship Initiative. Called Alaska ACT (Alaska Alliance of Cruise Travel),…

Over the past 10 years, the cruise industry has responded to extensive market and consumer research that has guided the addition of new destinations, new ship design concepts, new on-board/on-shore activities, new themes and new cruise lengths to reflect the…

Tari and Gary Egan operate a popular gift shop in Skagway. Names: Tari & Gary Egan. Title: Owners, North to Alaska. Briefly describe business: North to Alaska is an Alaska souvenir gift shop in Skagway. When did you first become…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved closer to finalizing new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships by sending the draft rules to the White House for review. If finalized, the rules would drive up the cost of…

Juneau’s Tourism Best Management Practices program has been recognized as a model management program for sustainable tourism. The program began in 1997 as a way for tour operators and cruise lines to work with Juneau residents on ensuring that tourism’s…

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah is once again looking into the possibility of becoming a cruise ship destination. Cruise ships could bring thousands of short-term visitors to Savannah. A maritime lobbying group studied the cruise ship idea five years ago and…

Turn ports for cruise ships bound for Alaska experienced a decline this season and are facing significant reductions next year as ships are redeployed to lower-cost destinations. The port of Seattle dipped 1 percent to 875,433 cruise passengers this year.…