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It’s Alaska Day, commemorating this date in 1867 when Russia officially transferred Alaska to the U.S. after the $7.2 million sale (approximately $151 million in today’s dollars).

A luxury Ocean cruise on board Seabourn ship Seabourn Sojourn, visiting destinations that include Calgary, Sumner Strait, Ketchikan and Vancouver.

Sitka is a common port on Royal Caribbean cruises to Alaska, located on the western side of Baranof Island and directly facing the Pacific Ocean....

Sitka is a consolidated city-borough situated on the western side of the Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Pacific Ocean’s Alexander Archipelago.

Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 24, 2021 Holland America, Princess, and Carnival have all scheduled cruises to Alaska beginning at the end of July, according to the office of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy. But with the summer season already underway, staffing Sitka’s port facility for the big ships could be a problem. And passenger volumes are a complete unknown. (Photo courtesy of Chris McGraw) The news that a bill allowing cruise ships to sail to Alaska later this summer is both a welcome surprise and unexpected challenge for the people who run Sitka’s port. The problem? The number of ...