Icy Strait Point, Cruise port in Chichagof Island, Alaska
Icy Strait Point is a cruise port on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska with two piers extending into Port Frederick Bay's waters. Dense forests and mountains surround the port facilities and define the surrounding landscape.
Huna Totem Corporation, formed under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, bought the site in 1996 and opened it to cruise ships in 2004, with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises making the first calls. The 1930s Hoonah Packing Company cannery on the grounds now houses a museum, restaurant and shops. A 400-foot floating dock replaced tendering in 2016, and a second dock for megaships, built with Norwegian Cruise Line, was finished in 2022.
The port is Alaska Native-owned and preserves Tlingit traditions through performances and educational programs that give visitors insight into local culture. Handcrafted items and traditional techniques are visible in local shops and shape daily life at the waterfront.
The town of Hoonah lies about a mile's walk from the docks, so the village can be reached on foot rather than by tour. Ships berth at floating docks: the first, finished in 2016, is 400 feet (120 m) long, and a second megaship dock opened in 2022 a half mile away. Only one ship is normally in port at a time.
The ZipRider opened in May 2007, runs 5,330 feet (1,620 m) and drops 1,330 feet (410 m). It was featured in September 2013 on the Travel Channel show Ride-iculous and rated a statewide "must do" by the Anchorage Daily News.
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