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.

Some residents in the Alaskan capital, frustrated with cruise crowds, sought to limit ship traffic on Saturdays, despite the likely negative impact on local businesses.

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

Goldbelt and Royal Caribbean are planning a port on the far side of Douglas Island, avoiding tourist congestion at Juneau’s waterfront.

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.”

Final results in Juneau’s municipal election show two new faces will join the Juneau Assembly while Juneau’s incumbent mayor and school board members were reelected for another term. Meanwhile, voters overwhelmingly shot down a proposal to ban all large cruise ships on Saturdays and the Fourth of July starting next year.