Alaskas cruise season starts as industry hopes for revival

The weather condition was bleak and cool, with drizzling rain.Lanie Downs, a representative for Cruise Lines International Association Alaska, stated the trade group is looking forward to a “full season” once again, with hundreds of planned voyages.In 2019, there were 1.3 million cruise ship travelers in Alaska, she said.”That said, Im truly kind of relieved for so many of the little services that rely on tourism,” she said, including later on: “I believe it will be good to see individuals downtown again. She said authorities in Juneau have estimated they will get about 1 million visitors from cruise ships this year.