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Cruise ships in Juneau in July 2016. If anti-cruise initiatives pass, Juneau would accept only about 348,330 passengers in 2026, or 78% less than what's scheduled for 2022. Photo Credit: Iv Nikolny/Shutterstock.com
While travel groups and politicians from Florida to Alaska are sounding the alarm about the dire economic ramifications of the prolonged ban on cruising, concurrent movements are on the rise to limit cruise tourism when the industry sets sail again.
Key West voters in November decisively approved measures to cap cruise ship size and limit how many cruisers can go ashore.
This month, Juneau citizens put forth a similar proposal that, if signed by 3,000 residents, will be voted upon in a referendum in October. The measures would limit cruise ship size, capacity and time in port.