Juneau Tours operates whale-watching and Mendenhall Glacier tours. Serene Hutchinson According to Juneau's study, the cruise industry fed $375 million into the city's economy in 2023.

The Cruise Line International Association, or CLIA, one of the industry’s largest trade groups, filed a lawsuit against the borough in Alaska state court over the issue earlier this month.

Alaska cruises are booming in popularity. In Juneau, ... To mitigate locals' concerns, the city negotiated with the cruise industry to implement a five-ship per day limit in 2024.

With funding secured thanks to the Alaska House’s approval of House Bill 65 on Feb. 17, Seward, Alaska will soon be home to the Alaska cruise industry’s largest turn port facility.

Alaska had a record cruise ship year in 2024, with the number of visitors now estimated at about 1.8 million, according to industry data used for the forecast. Near-record cruise visits are ...

Carnival Cruise Line today announced that the Carnival Spirit and Carnival Legend will homeport in Seattle, and the Carnival Luminosa will sail from San Francisco, for its 2027 schedule for the Alaska ...

MSC Cruises is deploying some of its most innovative ships to U.S. home ports as the cruise line boosts its presence in North ...

Passenger volume this year is projected to grow 4.5% from 2024, when 18.2 million Americans went on ocean cruises, according to the industry group. The increase is slower than the 7.7% rise last ...

Consumer interest in cruises remained consistently strong in 2023 and 2024 and is expected to continue in 2025 and investors seeking strong growth characteristics, affordability, attractive ...

The news comes after a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, Norwegian Sun, actually hit a small iceberg while transiting to Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier in 2022.