Princess and Holland America cancel remaining 2020 Alaska cruises
JUNEAU — Two of the largest Alaska-bound cruise lines announced Wednesday that they have canceled their remaining 2020 voyages due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In written statements, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises said they will not sail to Alaska this year. Both companies are part of Carnival Corp., whose namesake cruise line canceled its last Alaska-bound cruises on Monday. Seabourn Cruise Line, the smaller luxury brand operated by Carnival Corp., also canceled its remaining Alaska voyages.
Mike Tibbles, director of government affairs for the Alaska chapter of the Cruise Lines International Association, said that with the latest cancellations, 479 voyages with a capacity of 955,000 tourists have been deleted from Alaska’s schedule. Cruise ship tourism is a major driver of the Alaska economy, and more than 1.44 million cruise ship tourists had been forecast to visit the state this year.
Already, the cancellations have caused significant problems for hundreds of businesses and thousands of workers.
Read more: https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2020/05/06/princess-and-holland-america-cancel-remaining-2020-alaska-cruises/
(Anchorage Daily News)