The Haines Borough’s tourism department has been receiving waves of good news recently, with new cruise lines committing to visit Haines in 2017 and Freeride World Tour signing on for a third year.

Seabourn Cruise Line, a Seattle-based luxury line, is set to dock in Haines nine times in 2017. The company’s Sojourn, a 650-foot vessel, will bring 450 passengers per visit, said tourism director Leslie Ross.

At a recent assembly meeting, assembly member Diana…