The pandemic offered coastal communities across the US a taste of life without cruise ships.
Now, port cities in Florida, Maine, Alaska, and California are fighting to limit or ban the vessels.
A few weeks prior, Juneau, Alaska's city assembly voted to cap the number of cruise ships visiting the capital's downtown port at five per day.
According to one study commissioned by Stand.earth, an environmental organization, found that cruise passengers visiting Victoria, a major Canadian cruise port, were responsible for less than 2% of tourism spending.
Do you live or work near a US cruise port?