Alaska Cruise Ship Growth 2017 To 2018

Alaskas small ship market which in cludes ships with capacities of less than 250 passengers maintained traffic levels between 2016 and 2017 at about 14000 passengers.

Alaska cruise ship growth 2017 to 2018. Princess Cruises will increase its Alaska capacity by 15 percent in 2018 by adding another ship to its routes here making for its largest Alaska deployment ever. Most of the increase is attributed to the cruise market which grew by 7 percent 79300 visitors. Cruise ship volume is expected to continue to grow in 2018 when Norwegian Bliss arrives and Princess Cruises a heavyweight in the Alaska cruise market increases its capacity.

Research by Wells Fargo Securities predicts about 6 percent growth from this summers number which is a little more than a million passengers. If you like to keep track of your past cruises and go down the memory lane or need an itinerary in timetable format for the entire year we got you covered. Norwegian Cruise Line to Debut New Ship Designed for Alaska Cruising in 2018 Norwegians next new build to seasonally homeport in Seattle beginning Summer 2018.

2017 109 million cruise ship passengers visited Alaska on a record 500 voyages 2018 117 million cruise ship passengers visited Alaska on a record 519 voyages 2019 131 million cruise ship passengers expected to visit Alaska on a record 567 voyages Human sewage from toilets and medical facilities. Alaska has experienced double-digit growth with a year-over-year 17 percent increase in passengers in 2017 and another 13 percent increase in 2018 accounting for. Through 2017 had strong and consistent growth increasing 122 from 861 cruises and voyages in 2013 to 2086 in 2017.

However after seeing consistent growth for four consecutive years 2018 and 2019 each saw very slight declines in the number of sailings falling 22 from 2017 to 2018 and decreasing another 60 from 2018 to 2019. In 2019 40 cruise ships are scheduled to visit the region carrying 136 million passengers on 577 voyages. The air market increased by one percent 9600 visitors while the highwayferry market increased by 13 percent 11100 visitors.

Statewide the number of cruise visitors is expected to grow 23 since 2018 she said. Cross-gulf volume is projected. And 22 million in spending by cruise ship crew members.

In July 2017 the privately owned ship MS The World booked a stop here once. The manager of Alaskas cruise ship emissions monitoring program told the Juneau Empire that. Alaska Department of Commerce.