“You see how many of the glaciers are retreating. Passengers did have a front-row view of climate change on the 32-day journey, which ended in New York on Saturday. But I think exposure to the region gives us a better sense of what’s happening.” “Ten years, 15 years ago, we never would have been able to make the journey. “We were lucky with the ice,” Stoll said. “I’ve never really thought of it in terms,” said Crystal Cruises Vice President of Land Programs John Stoll, when asked how he felt about his company making money off of climate change. Increased ship traffic brings concerns about water quality, but tourists also bring cash to this remote town that sits above the Arctic Circle. “The elders always say, 'Why are these big cruise ships coming through our path?' Kakolak said. “They always worry about the water, because we get our food from the water. Several cruise ships now stop here each summer, but the Serenity was by far the largest, and a frequent topic of conversation. ![]() The Crystal Serenity dropped anchor outside the town last month, and Otokiak’s grandmother, Eva Kakolak, 67, watched as passengers were shuttled from the beach to town in taxis, buses, and pickup trucks driven by volunteers. “My biggest negative is always just how much traffic that’s bringing into our ocean that we use.” “When I first heard that the Crystal Serenity was coming here. The Serenity's arrival in Cambridge Bay last year was preceded by months of planning by residents of the small town, where the gravel roads dead-end at the edge of town and supplies have to be shipped in by boat.
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