Possible Return to Cruising
Apr 30, 2021 | 7:29 pm
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Cruise ships from Seattle travel the Pacific all the time, for timeliness if nothing else. That was the standard routing pre-COVID, with the stop at Victoria to fulfil PVSA requirements. Inside Passage will also add to pilotage costs (must run close to or more than $100k for that length of transit), and very likely speed reduction (in addition to timing the tide at Campbell River). The wide-open ocean is used as the ships can go at full speed.
May 1, 2021 | 8:24 pm
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For years, most round-trip cruises to Alaska have plied the Inner Passage. It's the only way to get a decent 7-night itinerary from Seattle.
May 5, 2021 | 8:53 pm
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The latest update from CDC.
Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidance
Ships requiring a high level of vaccinated crew and passengers can bypass the test cruise phase.
As a stockholder of one cruise line I hope a successful resumption of operations can resume. Who's up for a test cruise?
Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidance
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released additional guidance for cruise ships with instructions for trial voyages with volunteer passengers meant to take place in advance of sailings that include paying passengers.
"With the issuance of these next two phases, cruise ship operators now have all the necessary requirements and recommendations they need to start simulated voyages before resuming restricted passenger voyages and apply for a COVID-19 conditional sailing certificate to begin sailing with restricted passenger voyages," the CDC said on its website, noting it may adjust requirements and recommendations in the future.
"With the issuance of these next two phases, cruise ship operators now have all the necessary requirements and recommendations they need to start simulated voyages before resuming restricted passenger voyages and apply for a COVID-19 conditional sailing certificate to begin sailing with restricted passenger voyages," the CDC said on its website, noting it may adjust requirements and recommendations in the future.
As a stockholder of one cruise line I hope a successful resumption of operations can resume. Who's up for a test cruise?
May 7, 2021 | 7:19 pm
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If Florida won’t allow Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for passengers and crew, the company’s CEO says it will take its ships elsewhere.
CEO Frank Del Rio made the threat during an earnings call Thursday, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature that bans businesses, schools and government entities in Florida from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.
CEO Frank Del Rio made the threat during an earnings call Thursday, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature that bans businesses, schools and government entities in Florida from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.
Looks like no cruise lines had filed for test cruises as of yesterday.
May 14, 2021 | 11:30 am
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I suspect there's either a real or perceived fear that if a ship transiting their waters has an outbreak, there'd be pressure for Canada to assist/let the ship dock. It might take international or per-cruiseline agreements that the ship won't even hint that Canada should accept them, and perhaps waivers signed by the passengers saying they accept the risk of being on a cruise is...being stuck on a cruise until they clear their cases. You don't want a repeat of the Zaandam with people who got on a cruise in *March* after the risks were crystal clear crying that nobody would accept poor infected them.
May 14, 2021 | 12:10 pm
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Canada is far behind the U.S. on vaccinations and we continue to face elevated case loads and hospitalizations. The federal government continues to impose quarantine restrictions on anyone entering the country regardless of their vaccination status. Therefore allowing leisure cruisers to enter the country with no restrictions is not going to happen until returning Canadians can do the same.
May 15, 2021 | 6:30 am
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Canada is far behind the U.S. on vaccinations and we continue to face elevated case loads and hospitalizations. The federal government continues to impose quarantine restrictions on anyone entering the country regardless of their vaccination status. Therefore allowing leisure cruisers to enter the country with no restrictions is not going to happen until returning Canadians can do the same.
May 15, 2021 | 12:03 pm
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Every country is possessive about their waters. I'd say most (if not all) countries would reject the idea of giving away something they "own" (the waters) when there's only a downside (environmental damage) and no benefit (port calls).
May 15, 2021 | 1:22 pm
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I don't see an environmental downside of a ship solely transiting territorial waters.
May 15, 2021 | 1:46 pm
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May 15, 2021 | 2:08 pm
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Here a historical reason why not:
Crash of the MV Sundancer from Seattle in Campbell River.
May 15, 2021 | 2:12 pm
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Possibly refers to waste discharging: https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresource...0Annex%20V.pdf
There's also the matter of what to do with the acids, heavy metals and other nasty byproducts of bunker fuel.
https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2019/0...ter-pollution/
Last cruise I did, the cruise line went to exclusively using marine diesel worldwide.
May 15, 2021 | 2:19 pm
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May 15, 2021 | 3:38 pm
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May 15, 2021 | 3:47 pm
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Aren't there regulations imposed by many countries regulating what can be discharged from ships if X miles from shore?
Were ships transiting these waters pre-COVID?
What's different now?