Wrangell Sentinel -

As of last week, Wrangell was hoping for 48 cruise ship stops from May 28 to Sept. 20, about half the number expected last year before the pandemic shut down all cruise ships from coming to Alaska.

The 48 port calls on the draft calendar "is still incomplete as we wait to hear from some of the smaller vessels that stop in Wrangell," according to the chamber of commerce website.

While the few larger vessels on the draft calendar will operate only if Canada opens its borders to cruise ship traffic or the U.S. government can maneuver a way around the problem, most of the stops are scheduled by sm...