Anchorage welcomes Nieuw Amsterdam, first cruise ship of 2024 season
Nearly 2,000 passengers from Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam arrived Thursday morning, walking down a gangway at the Don Young Port of Alaska to find a chilly morning in Anchorage.
Passengers from the ship had 14 hours to explore the city and its surroundings and some planned to make the most of it despite the thin layer of fresh snow on the ground.
“I have seven friends and family with me celebrating my 60th birthday,” said a woman who hailed from St. Louis, Missouri. “So I’m the de facto tour guide. Today we are going to the Alaska Wildlife Center, Portage Glacier, Turnagain Arm, we are just going to have a great time in Anchorage.”
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