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A diagram presented by Seward City Manager Kat Sorenson during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, shows the expected timeline for the Port of Seward Vessel Shore Power Implementation Project. Screenshot

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Seward shore power project moves into preliminary design phase

The project will create jobs, reduce cruise ship emissions and provide a backup power grid.

The U.S., Alaska state flag, and Canada flag wave in the wind in Skagway on Monday, June 16, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Southeast Alaska and the Yukon are neighbors, but fear of being stuck between causes trip cancellations

Racing to find common ground across the border

The Oceania Riviera stands out against a bluebird sky at the Homer Harbor on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Over 1200 passengers from aboard the boat explored Homer throughout the beautiful day. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Homer tourism season kicks off with arrival of cruise ships

The first cruise ship of the season arrived April 28 with 930 passengers.

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire An Alaska Coach Tours bus sits parked beside the cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau. Alexandra Pierce, the CBJ tourism manager, said this year’s season went “relatively smoothly” and said the revival of tourism was overall well received by the residents and downtown businesses.

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Final cruise ship of 2022 leaves Juneau

Capital city says farewell to its last ship of the season

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File A Carnival Cruise Lines vessel similar to one due in Juneau following a COVID outbreak aboard steams past Douglas in 2021.

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City contacting ship on way to town following COVID outbreak

The ship, due to arrive here Saturday, experienced an outbreak enroute from Miami to Seattle.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire Protesters critical of the cruise ship industry gathered Monday on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol, the same day the first large ship of the season arrived in Juneau. Demonstrators said the industry had a poor environmental record and called on the state to continue to Ocean Rangers program, a voter-approved initiative which put state monitors aboard ships to ensure compliance with state regulations.

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Protesters call for more enforcement of environmental regulations aboard ships

As cruise ships return, some residents remain wary.

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire The Norwegian Bliss arrives Monday in Juneau, the first cruise of the 2022 season.

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2022 cruise season begins in Juneau

Visitors and Juneau locals alike were excited for the arrival

AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” is docked in Seward on Sept. 7, 2007.

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Alaska’s cruise season ‘good to go’

Ships expected late July.

A fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor in September 2014. The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill that could allow cruise ships to come to Alaska. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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U.S. Senate passes bill that could allow cruise ships to come to Alaska

It now heads to the House.

House lawmakers are hoping to see at least some cruise ship passengers like these seen in this Sept. 2017 file photo, and passed a resolution urging Congress and the president to take action on behalf of Alaska's tourist sector. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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House OKs resolution urging federal action on cruises

Juneau’s lawmakers say tourism needed for Southeast.

A fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor in September 2014. A resolution urging federal action on maritime laws was held up by House Republicans with legal concerns. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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House Republicans balk at cruise ship waiver language

Members don’t want to ask for federal executive order

The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, right, pulls into the AJ Dock in Juneau in September 2018. Emissions are among the many grievances raised by the Global Cruise Activist Network against the cruise industry. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Cruise control: Activists voice goals for cruise industry reform

Pollution, human rights and community determinism are all on their agenda.

Lavish British ship makes maiden voyage to Alaska

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Lavish British ship makes maiden voyage to Alaska

This ship even has its own brand of gin.

Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk in Juneau on Sept. 13, 2017. (File photo)

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Court ruling could impact peninsula cruise ports

A decision in a long-fought court case between the cruise industry and Juneau could have local ramifications for…

Cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau in May 2015. (Juneau Empire file)

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Measles found on Alaska cruise ship

A teenager visiting Alaska on a cruise ship last week had the measles, health officials say, prompting concern…