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The Oceania Riveria stands out against a bluebird sky at the Homer Harbor on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Over 1200 passengers from aboard the boat explored Homer throughout the beautiful day. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
Summer tourism season kicks off with arrival of...
By Chloe Pleznac • May 14, 2025 2:30 am

The first cruise ship of the season arrived with 930 passengers on April 28

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The MS Westerdam, from the Holland America cruise line, is anchored out in Kachemak Bay on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Chamber to hold cruise ship policy luncheon
By Delcenia Cosman • September 5, 2024 1:30 am

The event, scheduled for Sept. 12, will be open to member businesses

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Passengers on the MS Westerdam descend Ramp 8 to board the lifeboat that will take them back to the cruise ship on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
City reflects on cruise ship strategies following Westerdam...
By Delcenia Cosman • July 11, 2024 1:30 am

Organizations facilitating the June 28 arrival of the MS Westerdam reported positive feedback from passengers

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The Regent Seven Seas Explorer Cruise Ship arrives at the Deep Water Dock from Japan on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)
City continues cruise ship evaluation
By Delcenia Cosman • June 27, 2024 1:30 am

The June 28 landing of the Westerdam will provide key data for Homer handling of larger ships

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Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo
A Celebrity Cruises ship docks in Juneau on July 15, 2023.
My Turn: It is possible to be pro-tourism...
By Stuart Hallam • May 22, 2024 1:30 am

I originally came to town as a visitor over 30 years ago. I found a vibrant town and vibrant visitor…

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Homer’s first cruise ship of the season, the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, carrying more than 600 passengers plus 500 crew members, is docked at Homer Harbor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Council resolves to consider cruise ship impacts, possible...
By Delcenia Cosman • May 1, 2024 1:30 am

Resolution 24-048 directs Homer commissions to conduct conversations with city staff and stakeholders

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The MS Nieuw Amsterdam sails into Juneau on July 26, 2021. On Monday night, city leaders reviewed the results of a community survey aimed at learning more about community attitudes about the impact of large cruise ships. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)
Tourism survey yields ‘remarkable,’ ‘interesting’ data
By Dana Zigmund • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

Questionnaire shows little movement in public opinion despite visitor surge

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The last cruise ship of the year, the Norwegian Encore, sails out of Juneau on Wednesday, Oct., 20, 2021, ending a cruise ship season that almost didn't happen. Despite a smaller season this year, local officials expect a robust season in 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
An abbreviated cruise season by the numbers
By Dana Zigmund • November 10, 2021 2:30 am

Fewer ships than 2019, but more than 2020

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Firefighter medic Andy Tighe snaps a photo of the breakaway plus-class cruise ship Norwegian Bliss while Captain Tracy Mettler operates a fireboat in the Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 4, 2018. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday, May 24, 2021, legislation that opens a door for resumed cruise ship travel to Alaska after the pandemic last year scrapped sailings. (Dustin Safranek / Ketchikan Daily News)
Alaska’s cruise season ‘good to go’
By Peter Segall • June 23, 2021 2:30 am

Ships expected late July.

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Passengers disembark from the M/V Statendam in May 2015 after the Holland America cruise ship arrived, the first of the season. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Homer will see 13 cruise ship visits
By Staff report Homer News • April 3, 2019 5:30 am

Editor’s note: The spelling of the Holland America cruise ship Maasdam has been corrected.

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Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Judge taking time on cruise ship lawsuit ruling
By Alex McCarthy • September 19, 2018 5:35 pm

The lawsuit between the city and the cruise industry won’t be resolved any time soon.

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<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Juneau Empire file photo</span>                                Cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau in May 2015.
Measles found on Alaska cruise ship
By Kevin Gullufsen • August 22, 2018 4:52 pm

A teenager visiting Alaska on a cruise ship last week had the measles, health officials say, prompting concern that passengers…

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