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Huna Totem has built up to four ports in Alaska and is extending its reach into the Caribbean, which is a transformation that Howard Sherman, president, Huna Totem Tourism Group, said reflects both the industry’s growth and Huna Totem’s evolving ambitions. … “If you go back and look before COVID, it was a single destination, which was Icy Strait Point, that Huna Totem was involved with, and had been involved with for almost 20 years at that time,” Sherman said.

The result has been rapid diversification.

When you do meet civilization, it’s in the remote Tlingit village of Klawock, home to an impressive 21-strong totem collection, and in Prince William Sound, Valdez, where you can learn about the famous 1989 Exxon oil spill at the local museum.

Totem poles in Klawock, Alaska.

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Under cloudy skies, the Regent Seven Seas Explorer anchored off Prince of Wales Island. … (Klawock Heenya had the assistance of Huna Totem, which runs Icy Strait Point, another Native-owned port near Glacier Bay and a T+L Global Vision Award winner in 2025.)

Cruise guests visit a totem park near the Klawock Island port. Photo Credit: Huna Totem Corp. … Visitors to the Klawock Island port can take nature excursions like kayaking. Photo Credit: Huna Totem Corp.

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