City officials say cruise lines are still optimistic that ships will fill up as the season wears on. Ketchikan’s acting city manager says the industry is expecting ships to be about 90% full towards the end of the season.
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Federal COVID-19 protocols that were mandatory for last year’s cruise season are now optional, but cruise lines visiting Alaska are still expected to follow the voluntary guidelines for the coming season.
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On some days, Ketchikan and Juneau are expecting as many as seven ships in port at a time.
“The big question for us is how full the ships are actually going to be when they arrive,” Travel Juneau’s Liz Perry said.
Ketchikan’s City Council is scheduled Thursday to finalize a plan to allow shuttle buses to bring cruise passengers to the city’s downtown core from Ward Cove.
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A developer is asking Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly to rezone a quarter-acre vacant lot along the waterfront promenade for a mix of housing and shops. But already at least one neighbor has expressed concern, as there would be no height restrictions.
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City officials are looking into the legality of the deal after a member of the City Council raised questions about whether the city could, in effect, advertise for Royal Caribbean by placing the cruise line’s logo and promotional text on city-owned educational placards along Ketchikan Creek.
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A growing COVID-19 outbreak in Sitka isn’t likely to affect Wednesday’s arrival of Alaska’s first large cruise ship to bring commercial passengers since 2019.
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“It’s going to be a short season, but we’re going to have a season,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.
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