Popular cruise line abruptly shuts down and cancels all sailings | EUROtoday

A novel cruise liner providing intimate voyages to distant elements of Alaska has abruptly shut down, in keeping with the corporate.

Alaska Dream Cruises introduced on its web site that it’s ceasing operations and cancelling all of its deliberate cruises.

“Effective instantly Alaskan Dream Cruises has ceased enterprise operations and can now not be working any future sailings,” the website says.

Because the company primarily sails during Alaska’s cruise season from May through September, Alaska Dream Cruise was not actively running trips at the time of its closure announcement. Guests with already-booked trips for the upcoming cruise season will receive full refunds. Alaska Dream Cruise also said it was working with UnCruise Adventures to help guests find other bookings, according to the Daily Sitka Sentinel.

“This decision was intentional and necessary,” Jamey Cagle, one of the owners, said in a statement. “After careful evaluation of our long-term objectives, we determined that concluding cruise operations allows us to responsibly focus our resources where they will have the greatest impact.”

The Sitka-based cruise company began in 2011 and primarily offered voyages through Alaska’s Inside Passage, a stretch of deep water that sees heavy use from cruise ships as well as cargo and fishing vessels.

Unlike some of the larger cruise vessels, Alaska Dream Cruise used smaller ships that allowed the company to push into more remote areas. The smaller ships offered a more intimate voyage, with many tours only hosting between 40 and 80 passengers.

“We are deeply grateful for the trust our guests have placed in us over the past 15 years,” Cagle said. “We have had the privilege of sharing the wonders of Alaska and the richness of our Alaska Native heritage with incredible passengers from across the globe. It has been an honor to work alongside extraordinary communities, partners and crew throughout this journey.”

Alaska Dream Cruise’s parent company, Allen Marine Tours, will continue its regional day tours. Zak Kirkpatrick, a spokesperson for Allen Marine, said the company would continue to be a present and influential part of the region’s marine and tourism industry, according to the Daily Sitka Sentinel.

“This chapter is closing and that’s all the time robust, and little nostalgic,” Kirkpatrick told the paper. “But there are numerous, many extra unbelievable chapters to come back within the e-book of Allen Marine. We’ve been round 50 years and are excited to see what the subsequent 50 carry.”