Originally Posted by
wrp96
Actually, it's not as simple as that. The PVSA requires the ship to be built in the US (or at least a certain part of it) and a certain amount of the crew to be US based, plus complying with US labor laws etc. So it wouldn't just be reflagging, there would need to be some action by the US government to make it possible.
As to closed loop cruises, yes I would do it, just to be on the water in any way I can. I don't know if enough people would though to make it feasible.
IIRC correctly Norwegian was able to do it to service Hawaii. Another option would be to simply pass the PVSA fee on to passengers. Ultimately it would make the most sense to convince the government to suspend the legislation temporarily until regular cruising resumes.