CBJ tourism manager proposes spending $200K in passenger fees to help organizations with staff at glacier.
Modifications to proposed agreement include ship size limit, Coast Guard’s OK due to icebreaker.
A dozen proposals seek limits on ship size, fines for violations, setting various operational goals.
Brainstormed amendments include additional data on traffic and navigation.
Violations roughly triple after elimination of ocean ranger program by Dunleavy in 2019.
29% say impacts generally positive, 13% negative; responses were 40% positive, 6% negative in 2002
Community asks how the waterfront development project will be managed with the growth of tourism.
Group seeks 300K annual and 4,500 daily visitor limits, and one or more days with no large ships.
MOA sets daily limit of 7,000, guidelines for docking bans for ships that would exceed that total.
Town on track to be second in Alaska, after Juneau, to provide such facilities.
Entire blocks along Franklin Street now shut down, but some stores seek to lure what locals they can.
Biggest issues for visitors were lack of connectivity and crossing guards, tourism director says.
Departure of Norwegian Jewel two hours early due to wind warnings comes in wake of stormy ship debate.
Strategy raises questions about citywide cruise tourism economic impacts cited by Ship-Free Saturday opponents.
Here’s what to expect this week.
Two-ship floating dock, recreated 1800s Tlingit village envisioned on island as soon as 2027.
Here’s what to expect this week.
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