Juneau — the entrance point to the Mendenhall Glacier, a favorite cruise ship excursion — sees as many as 20,000 cruise passengers per day during the high season, which runs from April to October.

Final election results showed just over 60% of registered voters were against the idea. But plans for a new cruise ship dock on Douglas Island are complicating things.

Final results in Juneau’s municipal election show incumbent Mayor Beth Weldon, Assembly District 1 and 2 candidates Neil Steininger and Maureen Hall and Juneau School Board incumbents are Will Muldoon, Amber Frommherz and Elizabeth Siddon won their respective races. (Clarise Larson/ KTOO)

Juneau residents voted against a proposition to ban large cruise ships from docking in the town on Saturdays. According to its supporters, the “Ship-Free Saturday” initiative was aimed at giving Juneau’s residents “a respite” from the influx of tourism.

In the citizen petition that failed, supporters had specifically stated that the so-called Ship-Free Saturdays would provide one day a week “in a consistent and predictable manner, for rest, recovery, recreation, fishing, gathering, and events and activities at home, downtown, and elsewhere in the community.”

Royal Caribbean aims to show its commitment to addressing Juneau's community concerns and frustrations with a new port far from downtown.