JUNEAU, Alaska -- Princess Cruises hosted a "switching on shore
power" ceremony here aboard 1,950-passenger Dawn Princess, one of
four Princess ships that will tap local electricity while docked in
Juneau this year under a $4.5 million project.
Princess plans to add a fifth ship to its shore-power vessels
next year.
Using local electricity will reduce smoke emmissions from the
ships while in port, a company spokesman said.
Princess announced the program last year, during which the state
Department of Environmental Conservation issued 30 notices of
violations to cruise ships due to excessive smoke (or "opacity")
levels.