Alaska Cruise Ship Passenger Statistics

That year roughly three million travelers from this region took a cruise trip.

Alaska cruise ship passenger statistics. 227 cruise ship arrivals are. 20 of passengers come from Asia Pacific. JUNEAU Alaska KTUU - After two disastrous summers for the visitor industry sector early forecasts project that over 157 million cruise ship passengers could come to Southeast Alaska in 2022.

1 of passengers come from Europe. 7 of passengers come from other parts of the world. Alaskan Adventures Preferred Aligning with global insights North American cruisers made up the significant portion of cruise passengers traveling to Alaska in 2018 with 906019 cruise passengers increasing to 14 percent from 2017.

By comparison the states population is. However the number of cruise passengers from North America reached over 15 million in 2019. Alaska was projected to have a record 144 million cruise ship passengers this year.

CDC has confirmed that the ships listed in the table below except for Gray-designated ships are operating under health and safety protocols that align with CDCs standards for protecting passengers crew port personnel and communities by mitigating the public health risks posed by COVID-19. By 2003 the number of cruise ship passengers in Southeast Alaska increased to roughly 8000005 with tens of thousands of crew Figure 1. Assuming that each took a cruise for one week that means that there are around 500 thousand guests at sea at any one time.

In September Explore Alaska reported on the Status of Interior Alaska Tourism Industry Due to COVID -19 Interior Alaska Report. Thirteen cruise lines will deploy 31 cruise ships scheduled to arrive in Alaska. In 2019 40 cruise ships are scheduled to visit the region carrying 136 million passengers on 577 voyages.

Gray-designated ships may have their own COVID-19 health and safety protocols. In summer 2011 a total of 2130 cruise passengers were surveyed on cruise ship docks and in airports prior to exiting the state. Cruises taking in Alaska are also up 13 in popularity.