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Cruise ship season begins in Juneau

Published 2:35 pm Saturday, May 4, 2013

By Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — Juneau’s cruise ship season has begun.

KINY Radio said the Carnival Miracle arrived in the capital city on Thursday.

Close to 1 million cruise ship passengers are expected in Juneau this year.

Passengers are estimated to spend about $180 on taxable goods locally.

Juneau port director Carl Uchytil said that equates to about $180 million. That translates to about $9 Million in taxes — a quarter of all sales tax collected.

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