Cruising in Alaska has ballooned in popularity since the pandemic. The lines have invested newer, bigger ships and stretched the season longer. But as growth occurs, concerns of overtourism rise, too. The capital, Juneau, is introducing passenger limits in order to curb crowding, and other ports are watching the move closely.

On this episode, host Rebecca Tobin talks with cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and Russell Dick, the CEO of Alaska native corporation Huna Totem, which has been working in cruise port development for 20 years, on the current situation in the Last Frontier. Huna Totem has a different perspective on cruise growth, and its port-development plan is one its on which its hoping to expand.

This episode was recorded Sept. 6 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by AmaWaterways: https://www.amawaterways.com

Related links: 

Huna Totem Corp. https://www.hunatotem.com/

Alaska's cruise conundrum https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum

On the Record: Carnival Corp.'s Robert Morgenstern on the future of Alaska cruising https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Robert-Morgenstern-Carnival-Corp-Alaska-cruising

Royal Caribbean is partnering to bring free Internet access to downtown Juneau https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum

Tyler Hickman of Icy Strait Point on growth and managing Alaska cruising https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Tyler-Hickman-Icy-Strait-Point

Cruise lines tap Alaska demand with record deployment https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Cruise-lines-tap-Alaska-demand-record-deployment

Cruising in Alaska has ballooned in popularity since the pandemic. The lines have invested newer, bigger ships and stretched the season longer. But as growth occurs, concerns of overtourism rise, too. The capital, Juneau, is introducing passenger limits in order to curb crowding, and other ports are watching the move closely.
On this episode, host Rebecca Tobin talks with cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and Russell Dick, the CEO of Alaska native corporation Huna Totem, which has been working in cruise port development for 20 years, on the current situation in the Last Frontier. Huna Totem has a different perspective on cruise growth, and its port-development plan is one its on which its hoping to expand.
This episode was recorded Sept. 6 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor: 
This episode is sponsored by AmaWaterways: <a href="https://www.amawaterways.com">https://www.amawaterways.com</a>
Related links: 
Huna Totem Corp. <a href="https://www.hunatotem.com/">https://www.hunatotem.com/</a>
Alaska's cruise conundrum <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum</a>
On the Record: Carnival Corp.'s Robert Morgenstern on the future of Alaska cruising <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Robert-Morgenstern-Carnival-Corp-Alaska-cruising">https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Robert-Morgenstern-Carnival-Corp-Alaska-cruising</a>
Royal Caribbean is partnering to bring free Internet access to downtown Juneau <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Alaska-cruise-conundrum</a>
Tyler Hickman of Icy Strait Point on growth and managing Alaska cruising <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Tyler-Hickman-Icy-Strait-Point">https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Tyler-Hickman-Icy-Strait-Point</a>
Cruise lines tap Alaska demand with record deployment <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Cruise-lines-tap-Alaska-demand-record-deployment">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Cruise-lines-tap-Alaska-demand-record-deployment</a>

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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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