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    The MS Nieuw Amsterdam sails into Juneau on July 26, 2021. On Monday night, city leaders reviewed the results of a community survey aimed at learning more about community attitudes about the impact of large cruise ships. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)
    Tourism survey yields ‘remarkable,’ ‘interesting’ data
    By Dana Zigmund • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

    Questionnaire shows little movement in public opinion despite visitor surge

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    The last cruise ship of the year, the Norwegian Encore, sails out of Juneau on Wednesday, Oct., 20, 2021, ending a cruise ship season that almost didn't happen. Despite a smaller season this year, local officials expect a robust season in 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    An abbreviated cruise season by the numbers
    By Dana Zigmund • November 10, 2021 2:30 am

    Fewer ships than 2019, but more than 2020

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    Firefighter medic Andy Tighe snaps a photo of the breakaway plus-class cruise ship Norwegian Bliss while Captain Tracy Mettler operates a fireboat in the Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 4, 2018. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday, May 24, 2021, legislation that opens a door for resumed cruise ship travel to Alaska after the pandemic last year scrapped sailings. (Dustin Safranek / Ketchikan Daily News)
    Alaska’s cruise season ‘good to go’
    By Peter Segall • June 23, 2021 2:30 am

    Ships expected late July.

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    Passengers disembark from the M/V Statendam in May 2015 after the Holland America cruise ship arrived, the first of the season. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Homer will see 13 cruise ship visits
    By Staff report Homer News • April 3, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: The spelling of the Holland America cruise ship Maasdam has been corrected.

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    Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
    Judge taking time on cruise ship lawsuit ruling
    By Alex McCarthy • September 19, 2018 5:35 pm

    The lawsuit between the city and the cruise industry won’t be resolved any time soon.

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Juneau Empire file photo</span>                                Cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau in May 2015.
    Measles found on Alaska cruise ship
    By Kevin Gullufsen • August 22, 2018 4:52 pm

    A teenager visiting Alaska on a cruise ship last week had the measles, health officials say, prompting concern that passengers…

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