News
Juneau’s leaders to discuss city’s long-term future, cruise industry in series of public meetings
Four sessions on CBJ’s 20-year plan on Tuesday and Wednesday; Assembly and cruise leaders meet Thursday.
News
Ships in port for the week of April 20
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2024 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
News
Tourism leaders in Juneau expect the unexpected for the 2025 visitor season
Impacts of tariffs and federal firings will be navigated this summer by both tourists and locals.
News
Assembly OKs Aak’w Landing tideland lease based on its goal of better managing tourism
Huna Totem says the dock is expected to be operational by the 2027 visitor season.
News
New initiative limiting cruise tourism in Juneau filed Monday by Ship-Free Saturday supporter
Measure would set 1.5M passenger annual limit, ban ships with 250+ people before May and after Sept.
News
Glacier visitor center plans “half time” operations during tourism season due to mass firings
CBJ tourism manager proposes spending $200K in passenger fees to help organizations with staff at glacier.
News
Aak’w Landing private cruise ship dock advances to full Assembly for possible April vote
Modifications to proposed agreement include ship size limit, Coast Guard’s OK due to icebreaker.
News
Amendments to Huna Totem’s proposed private cruise dock to be taken up Monday night by the Assembly
A dozen proposals seek limits on ship size, fines for violations, setting various operational goals.
News
Assembly takes step forward on Aak’w Landing tideland lease by 5-4 vote
Brainstormed amendments include additional data on traffic and navigation.
News
More cruise traffic in Alaska is followed by more wastewater violations, officials say
Violations roughly triple after elimination of ocean ranger program by Dunleavy in 2019.
News
Community support for tourism continues slow decline in annual survey
29% say impacts generally positive, 13% negative; responses were 40% positive, 6% negative in 2002
News
Public weighs in on draft tideland lease conditions for private Aak’w Landing cruise dock
Community asks how the waterfront development project will be managed with the growth of tourism.
News
Sitka OKs another cruise ship petition for signature drive
Group seeks 300K annual and 4,500 daily visitor limits, and one or more days with no large ships.
News
Sitka Assembly approved memorandum of understanding on cruise ship passenger limits by 4-3 vote
MOA sets daily limit of 7,000, guidelines for docking bans for ships that would exceed that total.
News
Seward gets grant for shore-based system to power docked cruise ships
Town on track to be second in Alaska, after Juneau, to provide such facilities.
News
Downtown businesses open after last ship leaves plan for lean winter, worry about proposed Douglas dock
Entire blocks along Franklin Street now shut down, but some stores seek to lure what locals they can.
News
Another record year: 1.68 million cruise passengers visit in 2024, up from 1.64 million in 2023
Biggest issues for visitors were lack of connectivity and crossing guards, tourism director says.
News
Cruise ship season dominated by politics ends on a pleasant — and short — day for Juneau visitors
Departure of Norwegian Jewel two hours early due to wind warnings comes in wake of stormy ship debate.
News
Douglas cruise port intentionally announced after election, officials say; downtown businesses worry about income loss
Strategy raises questions about citywide cruise tourism economic impacts cited by Ship-Free Saturday opponents.
