The visitor limit agreement would go into effect in 2026.
Cruise ships are docked on June 9, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska.The pristine natural beauty of Alaska boasts breathtaking landscapes with vast national parks, glaciers and 6,640 miles of coastline that makes theNow, the capital port city of Juneau, where crowds have been sailing in in record numbers, is
While the numbers are subject to change, Sundays through Fridays, cruise crowds are expected to be capped at 16,000. That number will be limited to 12,000 on Saturdays. "I personally came to the realization that Alaska was being sold as a friendly place and that my friendliness was a commodity for the cruise lines," resident Karla Hart told ABC News. "The idea is just one day every week to just take a pause -- to have our community back."
"It was beautiful to go and see a glacier -- was my first one," she said. "I'm not against limiting the amount of cruise ships, I think it would make it nicer for the locals who live there year round."Cruise ships are shown near downtown Juneau on June 7, 2023, along the Gastineau Channel, in Alaska.Scott Keyes, travel expert and founder of Going.com, said that the challenges of overtourism are not isolated to Juneau.
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