As ice melts, Arctic opens for cruise ships

The Crystal Serenity will dock in Nome next summer during its voyage over the Inside Passage. Photo by L. Colombo (Olonia), accessed via Wikimedia Commons.
As sea ice melts and temperatures rise, the Arctic is seeing an increase in vessel traffic, but it’s not just icebreakers and research vessels making the journey up north. Cruise ships, mainly European ones, are also taking advantage of the region’s more navigable waters.
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