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Initially passengers were tendered into the Icy Strait Point dock, [8] then in 2016 construction was finished on a 400-foot (120 m) floating dock suitable for cruise ships that replaced tendering. [11] By 2019, there were 137 cruise ships scheduled to visit Icy Strait Point. [12] But still only one cruise ship was present at any given time. [8]
Alaska's portion of the Inside Passage extends 500 miles (800 km) from north to south and 100 miles (160 km) from east to west. The area encompasses 1,000 islands and thousands of coves and bays. While the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska provides some protection from the Pacific Ocean weather, much of the area experiences strong semi-diurnal tides.
The state of Alaska issued a request for proposals for the design of a Metlakatla ferry on May 30, 2000. [5] The Alaska Legislature appropriated $3 million for a new ferry and $880,000 for a new ferry terminal for it to dock at as part of the state's 2001 budget. [6] Lituya was designed by Coastwise Engineering [7] of Juneau
Cruise ports line the coast of Alaska, from Ketchikan in the south, dubbed "the salmon capital of the world," to more northern cities like Juneau, where glaciers and whale-watching abound.
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Haines became a port-of-call to several cruise ship operators including Princess Cruises and the Holland-America Line. As of summer 2009, the cruise ship visiting frequency was about 18 per season, according to local residents. [citation needed] Between 2010 and 2012, an average of 30,000 cruise ship passengers visited annually. [27]
Cruise liner crew are also a revenue generator, with 27,000 crew members visiting Alaska in 2017 alone, generating about $22 million. 2017 was also a good year for job generation within Alaska: 43,300 jobs were created, bringing in $1.5 billion in labor costs, and a total income of $4.5 billion was generated.