Nearly 70,000 cruise ship passengers expected in 2026

The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Wrangell is expected to rise in 2026, with the borough’s draft schedule estimating it could come close to 70,000.

This is an increase from the estimated 40,000 in 2025, which is already almost double the number of passengers Wrangell welcomed in 2024. Though the borough anticipated as many as 30,000 passengers this year, cancellations and cruise company bankruptcies caused that figure to fall short of expectations.

The first ship of the 2026 season will arrive on May 7 when the 728-passenger Silver Nova arrives in town. The year’s largest ship on t...

 
 

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