12thman Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 Anyone else notice that there's less shore excursions this summer? Also why doesn't the cruise planner have an advisory about mask being mandatory? Looked at a couple on the cruise planner then found the same vendor's website and it clearly stated that masks are required. Something about Alaska law I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yes-there are far fewer and several have sold out for my sailing in late August. My hope is that the offerings may increase as we get closer to sailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 My TA said that it's a lack of getting help to run the tours. Guess the owner's are trying to hire the seasonal help but it's hard when no one was expecting this to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Since RC was not showing a lot I looked at other options. I called Alaskatours because they too were not showing much either. Amanda who lives in Skagway said they did not think there would be any cruises to Alaska in 2021. Since the season is so short for 2021 a lot of tour operators will not start up due to the cost. She said there would not be any sled tours nor any plane tours. RC still has both offered on their site so who knows. Maybe RC promising a certain number for the tour operators will open their doors? Just what I've learned in the last week. Hopefully like @Fairlynew said, they closer we get maybe more options open up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Many of the tour operators pull employees from other part of the state (or country). They often need a place to stay (think dorm) when they're in the operating areas. So there's a whole "chain" of support that needs to be re-established and a short season may not make it work financially. I met several in Scagway that actually lived in Anchorage and some in Ketchikan who lived in Seattle. Also a few mainland US retirees who RV up to Denali area and work the resorts for the summer. The many of the locals are "owners" of the business but rely on non-AK employees. MicDay and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.