A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit many parts of the 49th state, including the Inside Passage and the southeastern port towns of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.

Port Klawock debuted in May, marking Alaska’s first Indigenous-owned cruise port. Built by Tlingit-led corporations, it ...

A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit many parts of the 49th state, including the Inside Passage and the southeastern port towns of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.

To visitors scurrying around Juneau, Alaska, Caribou Crossings may look like any other seasonal tourist town gift shop. To its owner, Laura McDonnell, the 28-year-old storefront means so much more.

Assembly members in Juneau are considering a proposal in which seasonal taxes would rise to 7.5% during the peak summer cruise season.

In 2023, a record 1.6 million cruise passengers visited Juneau, including Sarah Grathwohlwent, who was there for the first time earlier this spring and documented her journey on social media.

In 2023, a record 1.6 million cruise passengers visited Juneau, including Sarah Grathwohlwent, who was there for the first time earlier this spring and documented her journey on social media.