Cost: From $6,095 per person Days: 8 days Departure port: Sitka, Alaska End port: Juneau, Alaska Book now What makes Alaskan Dream Cruises so special is that it's the only Indigenous-owned cruise ...

Cruise tourism to Sitka, Alaska, began in 1882 and has been "an important part of the economy ever since," said resident Tonia Puletau-Lang, who has been involved in local tourism for nine years.

In a referendum tentatively scheduled for May 30, Sitka residents will decide whether to limit cruise traffic to the Alaska port city to 4,500 cruisers a day and 300,000 per year.

Most Alaska cruises sail for seven nights and visit the same ports — Ketchikan, ... or out-of-the-way spots like Sitka. ... you know how passengers can fill a port like St. Thomas or Cozumel.

I've Taken More Than 20 Alaska Cruises, ... “I’m the one that stirred up the pot,” said Ferguson, who is Tlingit, when we met over lunch in the town of Sitka, a popular port for cruise ships.

Sitka, Alaska vote rejects cruise ship restrictions. Friday, 30 May, 2025 0. Residents in the Alaska cruise port town of Sitka have resoundingly rejected a bill to restrict cruise ship operations.

Eight-night cruises add in a stop in Sitka, Alaska, ... Alaska is a place where most guests want to get off the ship and actually explore past the port and a nearby sandy beach.