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Royal Caribbean Ship Strikes Pregnant Fin Whale Near Alaska
The carcass was towed to Lowell Point for examination; NOAA's law enforcement office is investigating, and final diagnostic results may take months.
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Viking Venus Sets September Transpacific Voyage to Tokyo
Its September move to Asia begins with a twenty-two-night transpacific voyage from Vancouver to Tokyo, with Alaska destinations and Japanese overnight calls including Otaru.
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Ronquillo Gets 53 Months in Discovery Princess ID Theft Case
Officers arrested Ronquillo when the ship reached Juneau, where a backpack search found two birth certificates and a California driver's license that appeared fraudulent.
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Juneau Residents to Testify as Cruise Traffic Tops 1.6 Million
Juneau collects $13 from each cruise passenger, and about 70% buy at least one paid tour, extending visitor activity beyond the docks.
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Explora Journeys Unveils Shore Trips for First Alaska Season
Explora III, the brand's first liquefied natural gas-powered ship, recently completed sea trials in the Mediterranean ahead of its scheduled July 24 launch.
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Disney Cruise Line Launches First Two-Ship Alaska Season
Each ship has more than 15 departures planned, with seven-night itineraries pairing Southeast Alaska calls with scenic cruising at Dawes Glacier and the Inside Passage.
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Queen Elizabeth Sails Cunard’s Last Scheduled Alaska Season
The twenty-one-night repositioning voyage includes a full Panama Canal transit and calls in Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Quetzal, Panama City and Curaçao.
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Royal Caribbean Opens $137M Seward Cruise Terminal
Under a thirty-year commitment, Royal Caribbean receives preferential berthing rights and guarantees delivery of at least one hundred forty thousand passengers annually.
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Ritz-Carlton’s Luminara Opens Alaska Schedule in Vancouver
During the turn call, Luminara disembarked and embarked guests, took on supplies, then sailed north through Canada’s Inside Passage toward Alaska.
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Seward Greenhouse Wins Royal Caribbean’s First Port Partners Award
The greenhouse modules with solar power are expected to raise Exit Glacier Greenhouses’ output from seven hundred pounds in 2026 to four thousand pounds within a year.
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Starboard Launches Alaska-Exclusive Goods on Brilliant Lady
Virgin’s Seattle departures run through September, with seventeen seven- to twelve-night voyages scheduled to twelve Alaska and Pacific Northwest destinations.
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Voyager of the Seas Begins First Alaska Season From Seattle
The Seattle itineraries call at Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Victoria, with one seven-night program adding scenic cruising at Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier.