Cruise news (Alaska-tagged)
- Accidents
The World Cruise Ship Skips Visit to Petersburg Due to Medevac
One of the bigger cruise liners scheduled to visit Petersburg AK this summer had to skip the port on Tuesday, July 25 due to medical emergency...
July 26, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Cruises Debuts in Alaska 2019
In 2019 Azamara Club Cruises will offer voyages to Alaska which is a first for the line. The upscale, 2-ship cruise company will base the...
May 6, 2017 - Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures to Send 7 Ships to Alaska 2018
UnCruise Adventures will add a 7th ship to its Alaska fleet in 2018. The 88-passenger SS Legacy, newly outfitted with skiffs and...
April 8, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises Returns to Alaska 2018
Windstar announced its return to Alaska for the first time in 2 decades. Beginning in 2018, the cruise line will homeport its 212-passenger...
March 19, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Splendor to Offer Alaska Cruise Round-Trip From Long Beach August 2018
Continuing the expansion of Carnival Journeys longer enrichment sailings, Carnival Splendor will operate a round-trip 14-day Alaskan adventure from...
February 13, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Princess Announces Largest Deployment in Alaska 2018
The "Best Cruise Line in Alaska", Princess Cruises, is taking more passengers to the Great Land than any other cruise line. In 2018, Princess Cruises...
November 23, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Titanic-Style Disaster Awaits Arctic Cruises
The first luxury ship sailed this summer through Arctic's remote Northwest Passage, prompting fears and safety concerns. Some 1,700...
October 11, 2016 - Accidents
79-year-old Cruise Passenger Spends Night in Alaska Forest
A 79-year-old woman from Ontario Canada got lost on a solo hike close to an Alaska glacier and had to spend a night in the forest with no camping...
August 6, 2016 - Accidents
Captain Found Dead In His Stateroom
Crew members found the 47-year-old captain of Admiralty Dream cruise ship dead on Monday, July 04, Alaska State Troopers reported. According to...
July 7, 2016 - Accidents
Whale Found on Bow of Zaandam in Alaska
Work is being carried out to investigate what killed a juvenile fin whale discovered on bow of a cruise ship entering an Alaskan port. The cause of...
May 31, 2016 - Accidents
Seattle jury awards $21 million verdict against HAL
On October 30 (Friday), a jury in Seattle awarded US$21,000,000 to a cruise passenger who has been hit in the head by an automatic glass door on...
November 1, 2015