Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
I really see no harm of sailing through Canadian waters if not docking. If a ship did dock for an emergency easy enough to quarantine the entire ship.
How other countries welcome ships back will determine how successful the resumption of cruising will be.
Maybe Canada is just PO'd with America for not sending more vaccine their way.
Canada's ban on cruise ships carrying over 100 people is scheduled to be in place until February 22, 2022 and applies to Canadian waters not just ports.
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-c...e-vessels.html
Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced two new Interim Orders, which prohibit pleasure craft in Canadian Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28, 2022. This means:
- Adventure-seeking pleasure craft are still prohibited from entering Arctic waters.
- Passenger vessels carrying more than 12 people are still prohibited from entering Arctic coastal waters, including Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and the Labrador Coast.
- Cruise vessels carrying more than 100 people are still prohibited from operating in Canadian waters.
Pleasure craft used by local Arctic residents will not be affected by these measures.
The ban pre-dates America loaning Canada a million doses of Astra Zeneca, a vaccine that is not approved by the FDA and is prohibited for use in America.