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.
Tariffs, talk of recession causing uncertainty and ill will resulting in reports of cancellations.
Operator says he will seek different site after officials say he implied support that doesn’t exist.
29% say impacts generally positive, 13% negative; responses were 40% positive, 6% negative in 2002
Group seeks 300K annual and 4,500 daily visitor limits, and one or more days with no large ships.
Newspaper’s “Frugal Traveler” columnist writes about winter side of summer cruise destination.
Plan to be discussed Tuesday bans commercial use of Perseverance Trail, Sunshine Cove Natural Park.
MOA sets daily limit of 7,000, guidelines for docking bans for ships that would exceed that total.
Leaders at board retreat also confront loss of lift for season, staff shortages, gondola uncertainties.
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.
“Alaska is not ‘The Last Frontier.’ Alaska always has been and always will be a Native place.”
Strategy raises questions about citywide cruise tourism economic impacts cited by Ship-Free Saturday opponents.
Tensions revived after cruise line president touts project in speech; email apology sent soon after.
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