It's official: Juneau voters reject 'Ship-Free Saturdays'It's official: Juneau voters reject 'Ship-Free Saturdays'
The final tally of Juneau's municipal election is certified, and voters decisively rejected a proposal for 'Ship-Free Saturdays.'
October 16, 2024

The vote was 6,575 'no' and 4,196 'yes.'
The proposal to prohibit cruise ships carrying 250 or more passengers from docking or disembarking passengers on Saturdays and on July 4 sprang from a citizens' initiative position.
From early results of the Oct. 1 election, the proposal looked headed for defeat. However, as a cruise industry insider told Seatrade Cruise News then, the failure should not be viewed as a 'victory' for cruising because 'bridges need to be built' with thousands in the Juneau community who supported ship-free Saturdays.
Berths cap agreement
In June, Juneau inked a memorandum of agreement with cruise lines to set a limit of 16,000 lower berths per day, with 12,000 on Saturdays.
It was negotiated by the City and Borough of Juneau and Cruise Lines International Association in Alaska, based on recommendations established by the Visitor Industry Task Force in 2021.
There is also a five-ship per day cap.
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