Only one cruise ship is scheduled to stop in Anchorage this season
As the cruise line industry gets back on track after two years of zero-to-limited sailing, just one cruise stop is scheduled for Anchorage this year, in September.
Holland America downsized its fleet shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago. And that thinned the number of ships that once brought about 1,500 visitors to Anchorage at a time, as part of a two-week, Alaska-focused tour.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic battered the industry, cruise ships made about a dozen stops in Anchorage each summer. They’d tie up at the Port of Alaska, delivering gobs of tourists ready to visit gift shops and restaurants.
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