Small-ship companies American Cruise Lines and Uncruise Adventures hope to operate in Alaska this summer.
Californians are still discouraged from embarking on nonessential travel, but if you’re considering booking a trip, it’s good to know that several airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Anchorage, or fly through Seattle to Juneau, the capital and a hub for touring the Inside Passage. Tickets are about $600 round trip.If you go, you’ll find that Alaska is different this summer.
“It’s so incredibly quiet. We miss the whistles as the ships come in, the hustle and bustle in town. You can walk down the street and not see a soul.“ The streets and docks are also empty in Ketchikan, which was expecting 608 port calls this summer from more than 50 vessels.. “A lot of companies that focus on tours determined that it’s not in their interest to open at all this year. We’re starting to see some fishing customers, though. That’s good.“And there’s an upside,” said Mackey. “People are using the time to work out how to make travel by cruise ship safer, so that next year they’ll have all the protocols worked out.
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