This picture gives you an idea of how large the cruise ships are that come into Juneau. For those of you who have been on a cruise, this is nothing new. For me it’s just amazing. There are 3 ships in this picture, bringing thousands of people to a relatively small area. On a busy day with 7 ships, about 20,000 tourists visit Juneau. By contrast, the population of Juneau is about 33,000. A lot of the residents who live and work in the valley rarely, if ever, come to the downtown area, because it can be so crowded. There are pluses and minuses to seeing Alaska this way, I…