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The discussion about cruise ship tourism growth continues in Juneau. As an executive from Norwegian Cruise Line made the rounds this week to talk about plans for a new private dock downtown, neighborhood associations came together for the first time to share their own thoughts on the industry. (ktoo.org)
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John McConnochie, of Cycle Alaska, speaks about the cruise industry in Juneau during a panel discussion with Drew Green, Port Manager at Cruise Line Agencies, and Mike Tibbles, of Cruise Lines International Association, at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (juneauempire.com)
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The last cruise ship of the season will set sail from Juneau at 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s calender for 2019 shows that Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jewel will be the only ship to visit Juneau Wednesday, and the last until next spring. (juneauempire.com)
Norwegian Cruise Lines intends to build an additional cruise ship dock at the property the company recently purchased on Egan Drive in downtown Juneau. “Broadly, they’re interested in a cruise ship dock,” City Manager Rorie Watt told the Assembly at its regular meeting Monday night. (juneauempire.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Lines paid $20 million for a plot of land on Juneau’s downtown waterfront last week, but what they intend to do with it remains unknown. The announcement of the sale only happened Monday, with Norwegian spending $7 million more than the next highest bidder, Royal Caribbean, in the sealed bid process. (juneauempire.com)
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This summer, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is conducting an air quality study in Juneau. It’s the first study of its kind in Alaska, and the first comprehensive look at the impact of cruise ship emissions in Juneau in almost 20 years. (ktoo.org)
Ketchikan’s mayor and city manager accepted a free cruise to Los Angeles, which they said allowed them to continue talks with those in the private sector as Ketchikan looks to expands cruise ship berths. Mayor Bob Sivertsen and City Manager Karl Amylon were among officials from several West Coast port towns invited to take part in the inaugural U.S. voyage last weekend of the Norwegian Joy from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Los Angeles. (miamiherald.com)
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Last summer, Juneau saw a spike in the number of complaints made to state regulators about cruise ship emissions. With another cruise season about to begin, the tourism industry and the city are both looking at ways to respond to public concerns about air quality. (ktoo.org)
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The first cruise ship of the summer is scheduled to arrive April 28. This season is expected to bring more visitors to Juneau than ever before. Tour operators and seasonal businesses are busy getting ready for the anticipated 1.3 million passengers expected to arrive over the next five months. (ktoo.org)
The City and Borough of Juneau has reached an agreement with an industry group representing cruise companies over the way it spends money collected from cruise ship passengers. (ktoo.org)
Norwegian Cruise Line recently invited Juneau’s city manager and mayor on a free cruise in April. The four-day trip between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Los Angeles will be the Norwegian Joy’s inaugural U.S. voyage, but some Assembly members questioned the company’s motives before the Assembly voted to decline the invitation at their Monday meeting. (ktoo.org)
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When cruise ships dock in Juneau, a few of them can connect to the city’s electric grid. That means less emissions and pollution downtown in the summer. It also generates money for Juneau’s hydroelectric utility that, in turn, benefits customers. (ktoo.org)
A federal judge has ruled Juneau can keep collecting fees from cruise ship passengers. But the judge sided with the cruise industry which sued over how the funds are spent. (ktoo.org)
With the departure of the Westerdam and the Norwegian Pearl yesterday (Oct. 2), Juneau’s 2018 cruise season has come to an end. The industry projected about 80,000 more passengers this year compared to the year before. This summer also saw the arrival of the Alaska’s first mega-ship, the Norwegian Bliss. (ktoo.org)
U.S. District Judge H. Russel Holland heard oral arguments last month on a lawsuit CLIA Alaska filed in the spring of 2016 charging that the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is misusing marine-passenger and port-development fees imposed on cruise ships as a condition of their visits to Juneau. (more…)
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It’s a modern case involving state-of-the-art ocean liners. But attorneys were sparring early Tuesday morning over 200-year-old legal doctrines and 19th century case law. The Cruise Lines International Association Alaska lawsuit alleges the city’s $8 in fees levied on passengers violate the U.S. Constitution’s “tonnage clause,” which prohibits states from taxing vessels in port. (alaskapublic.org)
Cruise ship passengers in Alaska are expected to climb above 1.3 million next year. That’s led to concerns in both the public and private sector about Juneau’s carrying capacity. (ktoo.org)
