1,000 miles southeast from Nome, the ice-free port of Juneau received its first cruise ship of the season Monday. In the Bering Sea, sea ice is slowly retreating north, making way for research and leisure ships to safely transit the region in just two month’s time. There are eight cruise port calls scheduled for Nome this summer, down from 11 last year. The season starts with Holland America’s MS Noordam, a sister ship of the MS Westerdam that…
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