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postheadericon Alaska facing second tough cruise season

Alaska facing second tough cruise season
SEATTLE – As the Alaska cruise season starts, Seattle’s happy. Vancouver isn’t. Alaska, yikes. A complex brew of economics, regulations, tax fights, politics and the arcane art of predicting what ships should go where has state officials estimating that 140,000 fewer passengers will cross Alaska docks this summer, costing millions in tourist dollars. “Tough, tough, tough,” says John Binkley …

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postheadericon Drop in cruise passengers to cost Alaska millions

Drop in cruise passengers to cost Alaska millions
A complex brew of economics, regulations, tax fights, politics and the arcane art of predicting what ships should go where has state officials estimating that 140,000 fewer passengers will visit Alaska this summer, costing millions in tourist dollars.

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