Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Cruise Industry Related Developments on the North Coast For 2017



Our archive of cruise industry related developments in the tourism sector of the North Coast.



2017 Prince Rupert Cruise Ship Schedule
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2017 Prince Rupert

October

October 16 -- Cruise ship volumes provide boost for 2017 tourism season  NCR


September 

September 7 -- Final weekend beckons for 2017 Prince Rupert Cruise Season  NCR

August

August 23 -- World's largest private residential yacht calls on Rupert
August 23 -- Luxury cruising comes calling; as The World makes overnight visit to Prince Rupert  NCR
August 17 -- Cow Bay port call for luxury yacht Cloudbreak  NCR
August 16 -- Super yacht with helipad moors at Cow Bay Marina

July 

July 19 -- One, two, three cruise ships
July 6 -- Regatta's Port call launches a busy July for Prince Rupert's Cruise industry  NCR

June

June 30 -- Local business seeing boost from Prince Rupert's strong cruise season
June 29 -- Prince Rupert Cruise Season boost (video)
June 23 -- Rupert port included in first Seaborn Cruise to Alaska in 15 years
June 23 -- Sunny skies greet Sojourn port call NCR
June 6 -- Cruise ship stats

May


May 26 -- All Ashore that are coming ashore ... Norwegian Sun makes port visit  NCR
May 23 -- Cruise season brings tourism boom to Prince Rupert community
May 19 -- MS Regatta arrival launches 2017 Cruise Ship season in Prince Rupert  NCR

April

April 3 -- Prince Rupert Cruise Ambassador program looking for recruits for busy season ahead  NCR

March

March 14 -- Cruise ships to bring 17,000 tourists to Prince Rupert this season
March 14 -- Prince Rupert Port season schedule released (video)
March 14 -- 17,000 visitors to set sail for Prince Rupert in 2017 Cruise Season  NCR

February

February 15 -- Prince Rupert Chamber Luncheon focuses on Tourism  NCR


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2016 Ketchikan and Alaska

December

December 19 -- Coming to Cruise ships in 2018: Race Tracks and Drones that Dive
December 13 -- Two really big cruise ships headed to Alaska
December 13 -- Cruise calendar meeting set

November 

November 27 -- Ketchikan city budget proposal called status quo
November 21 -- Council members voice concern about uplands development plan
November 20 -- Port upland expansion plans presented to the public
November 17 -- Council to hear port development plan presentation
November 3 -- Port expansion needed to accommodate growth
November 2 -- Ketchikan Council Oks changes to dock vendor program

October

October 19 -- Ketchikan council OKs contract to plan dock expansion
October 17 -- City proposal calls for cruise dock expansion by 2019
October 2 -- Ketchikan City Council candidates talk Uber ban, port expansion


September 

September 29 -- Southeast economy down, with a few bright spots
September 27 -- Ketchikan remains an attractive cruise ship destination (audio)
September 25 -- Ketchikan celebrates one-millionth cruise passenger in 2017 (audio)
September 24 -- Millionth passenger to arrive in Ketchikan on Monday
September 22 -- An up-close look at an advanced cruise wastewater system (audio)
September 21 -- Ketchikan port planning for larger ships, more passengers


August

August 18 -- City to start negotiating Berth 4 expansion for larger ships
August 15 -- No new information on last week's humpback whale death
August  9 -- Necropsy planned for humpback hit by cruise ship
August 4 -- State capital budget funds some Southeast projects
August 1 -- More Alaska cruise ship visitors in the forecast for 2018


July


July 7 -- Mega Ships won't hit Alaska for a few more years


June


June 30 -- Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger
June 30 -- Sojourn celebrates inaugural season in Ketchikan (audio)
June 21 -- City of Ketchikan implements Music on the Dock program (audio)

May


May 31 -- Emerald Princess makes inaugural stop in Ketchikan  (audio)
May 15 -- First City celebrated first visit by Eurodam
May 3 -- Welcome to Ketchikan
May 3 -- Eurodam makes first stop as the first big ship of 2017
May 2 -- Weather cancels Sitka's first cruise ship of the season
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April

No items

March

No items


February

No items
November 17 --

January

January 27 -- Mayor talks about port plans, DOT Street work
January 25 -- City Council to discuss port improvement ideas


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2016 Vancouver-Victoria-Nanaimo

November

November 17 -- Harbour authority undertaking $7M project to moor larger ships
November 17 -- Greater Victoria harbour authority undertaking $7M project to moor larger ships

October

October 19 -- Star Princess cruises to Harbour City


September


September 30 -- Salish Sea trip nets award for Maple Leaf Adventures
September 22 -- At 61 metres, the Lions Gate Bridge is too low for new cruise ships to fit under
September 22 -- How long until cruise ships are too big to make it to Downtown Vancouver?
September 21 -- Tidal wave of cruise ship passengers expected this weekend
September 18 -- 442 Squadron medevacs cruise ship member
September 10 -- Celebrating a century at Ogden Point
September 9 -- Tourism Vancouver wants more taxis for waiting cruise passengers
September 2 -- Hotels, ferries, airport hoppin' as Victoria's hot weather spurs tourism
October
 August 

August 13 -- Cruise ship industry warns Vancouver can't keep pace with demand

July

July 31 -- Cruise sector raises concerns over Vancouver capacity
July 20 -- Vancouver Port asks ships to slow down for orca research
July 2 -- Long weekend cruise ships mean big business for Vancouver



June

June 30 -- Record number of visitors expected to swarm Canada Place over July long weekend  
June 22 -- Victoria welcomes seven millionth cruise ship passenger at Ogden Point
June 22 -- Cruise milestone: 7 million passengers
June 6 -- Cruise ships plug into clean power 

May
May 19 -- Nearly 16,000 cruise ship passengers expected in Vancouver on Saturday
May 19 -- Record number of cruise-ship passengers expected at Canada Place in Vancouver
May 19 -- Cruise staff arrested in Vancouver ordered deported, accused of cocaine smuggling
May 19 -- More summer-time cruises departing closer to home than ever before
May 17 -- Monster-sized cruise ship visits Nanaimo
May 17 -- Explorer of the Seas kicks off Nanaimo cruise ship season
May 17 -- Taxis flock to downtown: Record number of cruise ship passengers arriving inVancouver
May 11 -- Crew members on Vancouver-docked cruise ship arrested for drugs
May 11 -- Vancouver gears up for potential record cruise ship season
May 11 -- Has the cruise industry outgrown Vancouver
May 6 -- Cruise ship season's busiest day so far

April

April 25 -- Cruise ships contributed $2-billion plus to BC economy in 2016 report
April 11 -- Cruise season kicks off in Vancouver, with a boost from Panama
April 10  -- First cruise ship pulls into Ogden Point
April 1 -- Tourism job fair at Ogden point on Saturday

March

March 31 -- Bring shore power to cruise ships
March 23 -- Victoria sets course to be a cruise ship home port (video)
March 23 -- Victoria 'closer' to goal of being a home port for cruise ships
March 22 -- Hankering for an anchoring: Victoria seeks home port status for cruise ships

February

February 7 -- Cruise outlook 'disappointing' as Nanaimo Port Authority boasts strong shipping year
February 12 -- Docking at Ogden Point: 2017 Victoria Cruise Ship schedule
March


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