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Homer Cruise Traffic Doubles as Passenger Tax Revenue Climbs
A pending borough ordinance would send Homer nine thousand four hundred thirty-five dollars for harbor facilities and passenger services, with a hearing set for September fifteenth.
Regulation
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UnCruise Ship Tows Skiff That Ran Out of Fuel in Southeast Alaska
Wilderness Legacy reached the skiff near Point Highland at about 10:58 that night, supplied fuel and towed it nine miles into Farragut Bay, where it anchored safely after midnight.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Tests Digital Lottery Scratchers on Utopia
On Utopia of the Seas, wins under two thousand dollars post to a guest’s Royal Caribbean account; larger prizes require a Casino Royale visit and tax paperwork.
News
Alaska Sends $37.5M in Unused Cruise Tax Funds to Ports
The Senate Finance Committee added the drawdown in May after Governor Mike Dunleavy did not propose it; Alexei Painter said it basically empties the account.
Virgin Voyages
Scarlet Lady Passenger Arrested in Crete After Drug Search
The Atlantis Events charter had been forced off its original routing after planned calls in Turkey and Egypt were blocked because of the cruise’s LGBTQ+ theme.
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Santorini Limits Athinios Cruise Disembarkation to 30%
At Ormos Fira, passengers reach the clifftop town by cable car or a stairway of roughly six hundred steps; the harbor has no direct road access.
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Crown Iris Completes Piraeus Call Under Police Security
Crown Iris was sailing a seven-night roundtrip from Haifa with approximately two thousand passengers, after a Kos call and before planned stops in Nafplion and Syros.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Reflags Navigator of the Seas to Cyprus
The Cyprus register has been cited at one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven ocean-going vessels and more than twenty-one million in gross tonnage.
MSC Cruises
Barcelona Mayor Seeks to Double Short-Stay Cruise Passenger Fee
A University of Barcelona study estimated 2024 cruise tourism generated about €1.2 billion in Catalonia and supported more than 9,500 jobs.
News
Judge Limits Bar Harbor Cruise Passenger Cap to July and August
The town's 2026 cruise schedule lists sixty-seven ship visits and just under fifty thousand possible passengers, with estimated revenue of 255,231 dollars.
News
Ketchikan to Review Five-Year CLIA Cruise Port Pact May 7
The draft follows more than a year of talks and eleven versions, with Laurie Booyse saying it draws on Juneau’s CLIA pact after an expensive legal fight.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruise Ships Post Verified Methane Slip Below FuelEU Default
MSC World Europa and MSC Euribia posted independently verified methane slip values of 1.67 percent and 1.48 percent, below FuelEU Maritime's default value.