In a referendum scheduled for May 30, Sitka residents will decide whether to limit cruises to the Alaska port city to 4,500 cruisers per day, with 300,000 cruisers per year. In addition, port phones will be limited to six days a week.
If approved, the restrictions will come into effect in 2026. Sitka’s conference is scheduled to discuss voting measures at a special meeting on March 18.
Sitka’s municipal clerk certified the referendum petition from local advocacy organizations, Town soul. This is the fourth petition from the group because previous petitions failed to survive the city’s review process.
According to the group, Sitka’s cruise traffic reached 289,753 cruisers before the pandemic. Town Soul said that in 2022, that number climbed to 383,000 and 585,000 in 2023.
Increased cruise traffic in Alaska leads to Juno’s arrival Arrival with the cruise ship Traffic is limited to 16,000 passengers per day, while on Saturday it is limited to 12,000 passengers. All ships carrying at least 250 passengers are prohibited when further lowering hats are made through referendum inquiry Call from Saturday On July 4, voters rejected the voting measures.
