Although only one cruise ship will be making a port of call in Anchorage, local businesses are excited to benefit from the visitors from other ships that cruise to Seward.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Anchorage saw its first cruise ship passengers arrive on May 8 as hundreds of visitors arrived by bus from Seward where the ship Norwegian Jewel had just completed an 8-day cruise from Vancouver, Canada.
“We’re super excited that capacity is up this summer,” Saupe said. “Out of all the cruises coming to Alaska, we are expecting about 1.65 million passengers. About 79% of those are coming across the gulf into Southcentral, so that translates to about 1.3 million cruise passengers coming into our area.”
Amie and Gary Post from Michigan also added a few days in Anchorage for a few post-cruise excursions. Mandy Garcia, owner of Salmon Berry Tours, said she is booking more people to see local sites near Anchorage.
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