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August 6, 2020

1st Alaska cruise of a stunted season cut short after one guest gets COVID

  • The trip by UnCruise Adventures was the first of the season but now the company has opted to cancel its entire Alaska season.
  • By MARK THIESSEN
    Associated Press

    ANCHORAGE — The first cruise in an already decimated southeast Alaska cruise season came to a devastating end Wednesday when a small ship carrying 36 passengers returned to Juneau because one of the guests had tested positive for COVID-19.

    All 36 guests on the Wilderness Adventurer will quarantine at a hotel and the 30 crew members will quarantine on the ship in Gastineau Channel, just off Juneau's downtown.


     
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