The final cruise ship, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore, sailed out of Juneau in late October, 2022. The first ship to arrive for the 2023 season will be the Norwegian Bliss. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

The final cruise ship, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore, sailed out of Juneau in late October, 2022. The first ship to arrive for the 2023 season will be the Norwegian Bliss. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Ships in Port for the week of April 16

Here’s what to expect the first week of the season.

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This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2023 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled from cruise lines’ websites.

Monday, April 17

Norwegian Bliss (4,004), 1:30-11 p.m.

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