A 2,100 passenger cruise ship is scheduled to detour to Haines on Wednesday after high winds will likely complicate docking in Skagway.

The Nieuw Amsterdam is expected to port from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to an email from borough tourism specialist Kiara Hylton. Hylton wrote that the Haines shuttle service will begin running at 8 a.m. to help move people throughout the community.

The American Constellation was already scheduled to be in Haines…

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