James and Bill Montivér had just finished boxing up their home on a steep road in Ketchikan, a fishing community turned cruise ship stop in southeast Alaska, when they heard a screech like a jet engine over the sounds of pouring rain. Bill, who was scrubbing the kitchen cabinets, screamed …
Read More »Ship-Free Saturdays? Juneau Votes Against Limiting Large Cruise Ships.
From Venice and Amsterdam to Maine and Key West, popular tourist destinations are taking a hard look at cruise ship traffic and the crowds and environmental pressures they generate. Among the most recent destinations to consider limiting that traffic is Juneau, Alaska, which has a population of 32,000 and received …
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