Tourism

As COVID-19 restrictions still bar large cruise ships from Alaska waters, most visitors are expected to come by plane — which means many are looking for rental cars.

The UnCruise Legacy, carrying 50-odd passengers, would have been Ketchikan’s first cruise ship since 2019.

The bill temporarily lifts the requirement that foreign cruise ships – nearly the entire fleet – stop in Canada on their way to and from Alaska ports.

There are three other small ship operators planning stops in Juneau this summer. Including the UnCruise boats, there will be more than a dozen vessels making port calls.

Angoon sees a steady stream of tourists in the summer, but the community has no visitor center.

Sen. Dan Sullivan has introduced legislation that would revoke the conditional sailing order imposed on the cruise industry by the CDC.