Kodiak will lose roughly half of it tour ships next year as Holland America re-deploys their ships in 2013.

According to Holland America’s director of public relations, the city of Kodiak’s proposed sales tax hike or the increased moorage fees had nothing to do with their decision to re-deploy their ships.

The cruise ship Amsterdam, in 2013, will instead of sailing to the port of Kodiak, concentrate on sailings in the southeast area of Alaska. The number of ships in Alaska will remain the same at seven, but the cruise line will double its departures to the state by deploying seven-day cruises to Southeast Alaska.

According to their press release, “This capacity increase means Holland America Line will offer nearly 1.6 million passenger days in the 2013 season,” said Richard Meadows, executive vice president, marketing, sales and guest programs. “The Last Frontier itineraries have always been among our most popular, and Amsterdam’s new seven day departures will benefit our guests, travel partners and the people of Alaska.”

The added capacity will benefit the cruise line’s Cruise Tours by feeding them more guests for their in-depth overland tours to the Yukon and Alaska’s interior.

The Holland America Line offers more than 250 optional shore excursions along with its Alaska cruises. Those include wildlife watching, history, art, and dining. The line added whale viewing and a data collection research tour in 2009.

Southeast excursions include sea kayaking, sport fishing, eagle viewing, a White Pass Summit Scenic Railway tour from Skagway, a Russian Heritage tour in Sitka and a photography tour in Haines. Their tour in southeast also features a five-course tasting meal with Alaska Seafood in Ketchikan.