Tagged: Juneau

Safety cameras along the Juneau Seawalk, a covered bus stop in the Mendenhall Valley and public Wi-Fi downtown are some of the new projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year. (more…)

The Juneau Assembly is set to take a critical vote Monday night that will determine if the construction of a fifth cruise ship dock downtown will move forward. (more…)

Juneau residents had a chance to ask questions and offer comments on a proposed fifth cruise ship dock at two public meetings this week. (more…)

Juneau residents will have a chance to learn more about Huna Totem Corps’ proposal to build a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau. (more…)

Juneau’s residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it. (more…)

The final cruise ship of the season, the Norwegian Jewel, left Juneau on Thursday evening, concluding a nearly 200-day cruise ship season for the capital city. (more…)

Juneau voters appear set to reject a ballot measure that would have banned large cruise ships on Saturdays. (more…)

At least two ships arriving Monday will stay until Tuesday evening as Sitka, Ketchikan brace for wind. (more…)

Thousands of residents in Juneau, Alaska, are voting through next Tuesday on an initiative to ban any cruise ship with a capacity of over 250 passengers from docking in their city on Saturdays and the Fourth of July. (more…)

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. (more…)

They’re delivering a stern warning. Fed up with thousands of tourists turning up in literal boatloads nearly every day during the warmer months, Juneau, Alaska is taking drastic measures. (more…)

On June 18 a group of Sitka residents submitted a proposed cruise ship-limiting ballot measure to city officials for legal review. (more…)

Juneau agrees deal with industry body to curtail visits but critics say it does not go far enough to protect quality of life. (more…)

In a landmark decision to preserve the city’s unique character and protect its natural environment, Juneau has agreed to impose strict limits on the number of cruise ship passengers disembarking daily. (more…)

The City and Borough of Juneau has negotiated a conceptual agreement with cruise lines that could limit the number of daily passengers that come off their ships and into Juneau. (more…)

Recent data shows about 250,000 pounds of trash made its way from cruise ships to Juneau’s landfill last summer. (more…)

During a Nov. 6 Committee of the Whole meeting, Juneau Assembly members voted informally on whether the city should pursue cruise passenger reductions. (more…)

Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. (more…)

The streets of downtown Juneau are about to get much busier starting Monday as passengers from the first cruise ship of the season are slated to spill into shops and businesses to begin what is expected to be a record season. (more…)

April brings the start of Alaska’s cruise ship season. Juneau will welcome hundreds of cruise ships in the coming months. (more…)

It has been a busy season for the Port of Juneau. According to Juneau Port Director Carl Uchytil, the cruise industry was just shy of 100,000 passengers compared to the number of passengers seen during the 2019 cruise ship season. (more…)

On Wednesday, the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Encore became the last big cruise ship to dock in Juneau for the year. Until mid-summer, it was unclear if there were going to be any big ships visiting Southeast Alaska. (alaskapublic.org)

Nate Vallier, president and owner of Alaska & Yukon Tours, talked to News of the North about their estimate for the effects of the proposed ballot initiatives that would limit cruise ships in Juneau. For this report, they used 2022 cruise schedules. (kinyradio.com)

Activists in Juneau filed paperwork Monday which could lead to a local ballot questions in the fall asking voters to limit cruise ships’ access to the capital city. (alaskapublic.org)

After a summer without cruise ships, many people in Southeast Alaska are desperate to see tourists return. But not everyone. Some who were already frustrated with the industry’s rapid growth have added pandemic safety to their list of concerns, and they’re talking to people in other parts of the world who feel the same. (ktoo.org)