Some cruise lines are making bold predictions about a record breaking year for tourism in Southeast Alaska. But after two years of pandemic, Alaskans are more cautious.
February 18, 2022If you ask the cruise ship industry, this summer is going to be big.
Carroll said Royal Caribbean is getting more bookings now than they were at this time in 2019, though he wouldn’t share the numbers. He attributed the interest in Alaska to a push toward domestic travel this year. However, he added a serious caveat.But after two years of pandemic, some Alaskans are more cautious.
The pre-season booking are just one indicator of the season to come, said Johnson. She won’t know for sure how many visitors she gets until they’re on the dock. But she has to decide how many planes to insure and how many people to hire now“It’s hard. It’s terrifying. And people are making real business decisions at this point with a lot of hope, but with no concrete knowledge of what the season is going to look like,” Johnson said.
Pierce said that’s the city’s best educated guess. But Juneau has enough savings that they can afford to be wrong. Mayor Andrew Cremata said his municipality is budgeting for only half the season they saw in 2019. He said the municipality is being “prudent.” There are two major concerns on his mind for this summer. One is labor — fewer than 1,000 people live in Skagway. In a typical cruise season, that number at least doubles with seasonal workers.
When Canada closed its ports to cruise ships in 2020, it effectively ended the Alaska cruise season. It lifted those
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