Alaska Cruise Season Kicks Off in Juneau

0:00It's April 28th. This is Anchorage News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. The crew season fired up in Juno, Alaska, as the MS-Euro Dam became the first ship of the year to dock on Monday. Passengers poured off into Drizly Weather, the kind you expect of North, greeted by Spike, that fun whale mascot from the University of Alaska, Southeast. Ships will keep rolling through the gas no channel all the way until October 6th, according to local tourism folks. It's a big deal for the economy, turning quiet, went to streets, into buzzing hubs. Locals like shop workers on South Franklin Street are stoked, since visitors crave way more fudge and souvenirs than folks who live here year round. The pier lit up with smiles from repeat cruisers and newbies alike. First timers from places like Seattle and Florida, talked up the adventure vibe, hunting totem poles, local art, and bear sightings over the usual. Seen. One group even checked off a bear, right as they sailed in. Alaska's last frontier is wide open now, blending that raw wilderness pole with global

1:02energy, seasons just getting started.