Cruise news (Alaska-tagged)
- Accidents
Five Dead, One Missing After Floatplanes Carrying Cruise Passengers Collide in Alaska
Five people are dead and one person is missing, with ten others currently in hospital after two floatplanes collided and went down in the water close...
May 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Joy Completes First Alaska Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Joy completed ship's inaugural Alaskan cruise from homeport Seattle WA. During the maiden voyage...
May 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Icy Strait Point Adds Megaship Dock
Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point is currently positioning itself as one of the top Alaskan cruise ship travel destinations. Roughly 1 in 3 cruisers...
May 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Quest Boasts After Refurb
Azamara Club Cruises finalized refurbishments to its Azamara Quest following the ship's recent dry dock in Singapore. The vessel now boasts several...
May 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Princess Gets Ready for Inaugural Season in Alaska
Princess Cruises 50th year in Alaska began recently with the arrival of Ruby Princess in Ketchikan and Juneau. During the summer, 7 Princess ships...
May 6, 2019 - Accidents
Two Holland America Ships Collide in Vancouver Port
A cruise ship sailing into Canada Place, Vancouver Harbour on Saturday, May 4, collided with another ship of the same cruise company while berthing...
May 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Joy Sets Sail on Inaugural Preview Cruises
After a more than US$50 million renovation to make her nearly identical to Norwegian Bliss, the successful sistership, Norwegian Joy on Thursday...
April 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
NCL Announces 2020-2021 Itineraries
Norwegian Cruise Line announced select 2020-2021 itineraries for 12 of the company's 17 ships. The new itineraries include the debut of Norwegian...
April 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Victory Cruise Lines Confirms Plans to Add a Third Ship
Victory Cruise Lines confirmed that it plans to add a 3rd ship that will sail in Alaska during the summer. Starting in 2021, the cruise...
April 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line Announces Expanded 2020 Alaska Season
At Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami Beach FL, Cunard Line announced new details of the partnership with fashion brand Badgley Mischka along with news...
April 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Vancouver Starts 2019 Cruise Season
2019 cruise season in Port Vancouver officially started on Friday, March 29 with the arrival of Emerald Princess to Canada Place cruise terminal...
March 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
National Park Service Announces Alaska's Glacier Bay Cruise Plan
US National Park Service announced a new concession plan on Friday, March 22, that approves 7 major cruise lines to visit the Glacier Bay National...
March 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Juneau Reaches an Agreement Over the Way It Spends Cruise Passenger Fees
The City and Borough of Juneau reached an agreement with an industry group that represents cruise companies over the way it is spending money...
March 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Seattle to Build 3rd Cruise Terminal
On Wednesday, March 13, Port Seattle began the process of building a US$200 million cruise terminal along Seattle's waterfront. The cruise...
March 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Announces Endeavor’s 2021 Deployment
Crystal Expedition Cruises announced the complete 2021 deployment for the luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor. During expedition voyages that...
March 7, 2019