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Alaska Journal | Small cruisers still set for sailing in 2021


Wed, 03/03/2021 - 6:11am
A group prepares to board a whale watching vessel in Sitka during the 2017 Alaska Chamber annual conference. Sitka-based tour provider Alaska Dream Cruises has seen an “uptick” in bookings of late for cruises this spring and summer and broader reservation inquiries are getting back to pre-pandemic levels for the company. (Photo/Andrew Jensen/AJOC)
The fate of the 2021 Alaska tourism season is still very much an unknown for the large international cruise lines that operate vessels with thousands of passengers, but small vessel operators are preparing to get back to touring the Inside Passage.
Alaska Dream Cruises is one of those companies in the unique position of falling outside of strict guidelines imposed on the large cruise companies. ....

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For Sitka tourism businesses, the 2021 season is fraught with uncertainty


For Sitka tourism businesses, the 2021 season is fraught with uncertainty
Posted by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Feb 4, 2021
Serena Wild co-owns the tour boat company Takeena Adventures with her boyfriend Chris Lillehoff. Lillehoff was supposed to quit working construction and devote himself full-time to the business this, but then the pandemic hit. “After last season, it might be a few more years,” Wild said. (Photo by Erin McKinstry/KCAW)
Editor’s note: Since this story
Sitka businesses are feeling cautiously optimistic while others are worried about the future.
Preparations for the 2021 season are already underway on the 68-foot Takeena, says co-owner of Takeena Adventures Serena Wild. Extension cords and tools litter the main room. ....

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