
Cruising in Alaska has ballooned in popularity since the pandemic. The lines have invested newer, bigger ships and stretched the season longer. But as growth occurs, concerns of overtourism rise, too. The capital, Juneau, is introducing passenger limits in order to curb crowding, and other ports are watching the move closely.
On this episode, host Rebecca Tobin talks with cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and Russell Dick, the CEO of Alaska Native corporation Huna Totem, which has been working in cruise port development for 20 years, on the current cruise situation in the Last Frontier. Huna Totem has a bullish outlook on cruise growth, and its port-development plan is one its on which its hoping to expand.
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