Cruise news (Alaska-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Canada's British Columbia ends cruise season with near-record numbers
BC/British Columbia (Canada) is ending cruise season 2022 with a near-record number of ships and passengers. The achievement is more remarkable when...
October 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Alaska's Huna Totem Corp. breaks ground on $80M cruise dock in Whittier AK
On Monday, October 10, Alaska Native village company Huna Totem Corp. broke ground on a new US$80 million infrastructure development project for a...
October 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Alaskan cruise season to be extended due to climate change
Climate change might play a role in extending Alaska's cruising season, potentially opening up revenue opportunities for the state's industry, NCLH...
October 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America pleased with the lifting of Canadian COVID border restrictions
HAL-Holland America announced it was pleased with the announcement of the lifting of Canada's pandemic border restrictions. Canadian border...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises welcomes passengers with Transport Canada’s removal of COVID requirements
With Monday’s (September 26) announcement from Transport Canada to remove all COVID requirements to enter the country, Princess Cruises...
September 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's ms Nieuw Amsterdam is the first cruise ship to dock in Anchorage (Alaska)
Anchorage Alaska residents welcomed the first cruise ship that docked at the Alaskan port for the first time in 2 years. On Thursday morning...
September 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Holland America is the first and only cruise line certified Sustainable for Alaska Seafood by RFM
HAL-Holland America has been awarded RFM-Responsible Fisheries Management certification making it the first and only cruise line to achieve the...
September 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Major cruise lines visiting Juneau (Alaska) sign an agreement with the port city
All of the major cruise shipping companies that visit seasonally Port Juneau (Alaska) signed an agreement with the city (Alaska's first of its kind...
September 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America launches "See the World from Your Doorstep" campaign
HAL-Holland America launched its "See the World from Your Doorstep" campaign, which highlights the leadership of the line in roundtrip travel from...
September 1, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse stuck in Vancouver BC due to tugboat workers' strike
Passengers on the Alaska-bound Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse finally got underway on Monday, August 29, nearly a day behind schedule, due...
August 30, 2022 - Accidents
Juneau police identifies the overboard crew from HAL's cruise ship MS Koningsdam
Juneau AK's police identified the missing male crew from the HAL-Holland America ship Koningsdam. The 31-year-old man (Tennessee resident) Lorenzo...
August 14, 2022 - Accidents
Another rockslide impacts cruise port Skagway (Alaska) prompting new safety measures
Cruise ships are currently staying away from a key dock in one of the busiest Alaskan ports after another rockslide heightened concerns that a...
August 7, 2022 - Accidents
Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution ship skips port due to COVID cases onboard
A ship of Lindblad Expeditions cruising through the Northwest Passage (Canadian Arctic) agreed not to stop at Ulukhaktok (Canada) after COVID cases...
August 2, 2022 - Accidents
23-year-old woman medevaced from ACL's ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska)
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a 23-year-old female passenger from American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska), ~40 NM / ~46 mi / 74...
August 2, 2022 - Accidents
Princess Cruises adjusts scheduled for 2022 Alaskan itineraries due to Skagway's berth closure
Princess Cruises on Tuesday, July 26, announced it was making adjustments to some of its scheduled Alaskan itineraries (summer season 2022) due to...
July 27, 2022