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Sick Days After a dismal 2020, business picked up last year for many passenger vessel operators. By Dale K. DuPont, Correspondent
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UnCruise Adventures suffered through a rough 2020 but started the 2021 season in May from Juneau, Alaska, with six of their seven Alaska boats, and enjoyed a 77% capacity level.
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irus variants, threatened mandates, mask and sanitation protocols, supply chain woes and higher costs for everything including workers have tested the resilience of passenger vessel operators. So far, they’re still afloat, but it hasn’t been easy. They’ve adapted in many ways, such as going cashless, postponing engine repowerings and other work, finding substitute products and burning through reserves. What’s more, two existing challenges have gotten tougher: The widespread legalization of recreational marijuana has aggravated a
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