Juneau Assembly pushes sales tax exemption for cruise ships
The Juneau Assembly is moving ahead with a proposal to exempt the cruise industry from sales tax for goods and services sold on board while ships are in port. (ktoo.org)
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Juneau’s cruise ship head tax spending pitches due next week
Proposals to spend Juneau’s cruise ship passenger fees are due next Monday, and so far, the city hasn’t received many pitches. The city charges a $5 per passenger tax on large vessels that stop in Juneau. With about a million cruise ship passengers a year, it generates about $5 million. (ktoo.org)
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Juneau, Alaska: CBJ defends itself in cruise ship tax lawsuit using this one weird trick
Cruise Lines International hit Juneau with a lawsuit last month, alleging that the city misused marine passenger fees. Now the city has come up with a way to pay for legal counsel: marine passenger fees.
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Report: CLIA in Alaska Sues Juneau Over Cruise Tax
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its Alaska affiliate are challenging the legality of head tax fees by cruise passengers in Juneau, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Maryland man on Alaskan cruise ship charged with double murder of his neighbors
Authorities boarded a luxury liner in Alaska and marched off a Maryland man who later confessed to stabbing to death his longtime neighbors in their suburban home, police said. (nydailynews.com)
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Ruby Princess Receives Special Welcome in Juneau
Guests aboard Ruby Princess received a special welcome today, May 6, 2015, as a team of Alaska sled dogs “pulled” the ship into the port of Juneau, marking the vessel’s maiden voyage in Southeast Alaska. (more…)
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Alaska. Port city fears state will retain cruise ship revenue
Municipal officials in Juneau say they’re hoping the Alaska Legislature won’t follow the recommendation of the Senate Finance Committee to retain millions in cruise ship head tax dollars from port cities. (washingtontimes.com)
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