Juneau Assembly Approves Áak’w Landing, a Fifth Downtown Cruise Dock
Huna Totem Corporation’s Áak’w Landing project to add a cruise ship dock received Juneau Assembly approval for leased waterfront land.
Huna Totem Corporation’s Áak’w Landing project to add a cruise ship dock received Juneau Assembly approval for leased waterfront land.
Na-Dena’, the joint venture of Doyon, Limited and Huna Totem Corporation, is buying Portage Glacier Cruises, one of the most popular visitor activities in the Anchorage area.
After a veto on a technicality last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation extending the Alaska Railroad’s bond authority to $135 million for a new Seward Cruise Terminal.
Erica Drahozal, the Director of Sustainability at the Icy Strait Point cruise ship destination in Hoonah, now serves that role for its parent company, Huna Totem Corporation.
The cruise terminal being built in Seward gets $45.7 million to plug ships into shore power, and the Don Young Port of Alaska gets funds for energy planning.
The National Park Service reports that 3.3 million visitors to national parks in Alaska spent $1.5 billion in the state in 2023.
The Alaska Railroad’s board of directors approved purchase of a $137 million cruise terminal in Seward, making way for construction.
Less is more for Holland America and Princess Cruises in Juneau, where shuttles to Mendenhall Glacier are replaced with half as many double-decker buses.
The first large cruise ship of the 2021 Alaska cruise season has called on Ketchikan. Royal Caribbean Cruise’s Serenade of the Seas is the first large cruise ship to sail into Alaska waters and officially end the state’s cruise drought after nearly two years.
The collaborative effort included Alaskans at local, state, and federal delegation levels in partnership with private businesses and serves as framework for future Local Port Agreements.