'22 cruise rebound could be a Quantum-sized problem for Sitka, other SE ports
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 19, 2021 Royal Carribean’s Spectrum of the Seas is the company’s latest Quantum-class ship. It has a capacity of 4,180 passengers on 13 cabin decks. Two of the ships will be making regular calls in Sitka in 2022. (Flickr photo/Robert Pittman) The cruise industry in Southeast Alaska remains frustrated by Canada’s decision to close its ports to large ships for the year, effectively prohibiting anything close to a typical visitor season in 2021. But in 2022, the cruise rebound in ports like Sitka could be staggering. Representatives from the industry ou...