Originally Posted by
Badenoch
IIRC correctly Norwegian was able to do it to service Hawaii.
NCL had to get exemptions around the US built ship. It took quite a bit of finagling since there aren't any US based ship builders. Took a hull that was started in the US, then moved it to Germany to be finished, but even then needed exemptions to satisfy the PVSA.
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.
I think that's a good idea myself.