Possible Return to Cruising
Apr 29, 2021 | 7:27 am
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Possible Return to Cruising
Light at the end of the tunnel?
I'm willing to get underway and 'sea' how it goes.. Hopefully fair winds and following seas.
CDC 'committed' to U.S. cruise industry resuming operations by mid-summer
I'm willing to get underway and 'sea' how it goes.. Hopefully fair winds and following seas.
CDC 'committed' to U.S. cruise industry resuming operations by mid-summer
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is "committed" to the resumption of cruise industry passenger operations in the United States by mid-summer, the agency said on Wednesday, announcing new steps to speed approvals.
Apr 29, 2021 | 8:13 am
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Light at the end of the tunnel?
I'm willing to get underway and 'sea' how it goes.. Hopefully fair winds and following seas.
CDC 'committed' to U.S. cruise industry resuming operations by mid-summer
I'm willing to get underway and 'sea' how it goes.. Hopefully fair winds and following seas.
CDC 'committed' to U.S. cruise industry resuming operations by mid-summer
Apr 29, 2021 | 8:51 am
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Wonder if this will have any impact on Canada to open their ports and waters to the bigger cruise ships? There doesnt seem to be any traction in Congress to waive provisions of the PVSA so the Alaskan season will not happen even if other US based cruises start up in July.
Apr 29, 2021 | 9:57 am
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Possible if a waiver is passed by Congress but the issue then becomes bypassing Canada by going out into the Pacific and staying in International waters until in US waters. I have made the inside passage typically used by cruise ships a number of times and even that can get rough. Going out into the open ocean up there is no Caribbean and can get downright nasty.
Apr 29, 2021 | 4:14 pm
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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.
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.
Apr 29, 2021 | 4:45 pm
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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.
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.
Apr 29, 2021 | 9:02 pm
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If you think that, you haven't been paying attention. BC is under severe restrictions until at least the end of May, and we still have to wait four months for our second shots.
Apr 30, 2021 | 5:05 am
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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.
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.
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.
Apr 30, 2021 | 6:08 am
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Apr 30, 2021 | 9:11 am
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I was going by this article. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/corona...hots-1.5247509
Apr 30, 2021 | 2:41 pm
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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
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.
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-c...e-vessels.html
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.
Apr 30, 2021 | 3:35 pm
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No harm would be done but sovereign nations typically do not take kindly to foreign vessels violating their territorial waters when they've been told to stay out. Spain tried it in the 90's on Canada's east coast and one of their ships was fired upon and seized.
Apr 30, 2021 | 3:52 pm
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Not suggesting such action, just wondering why Canada would keep the transit restriction in place if the U.S. resumes cruising. Nothing more! I'm not suggesting that they open their ports. In a transit from the U.S. mainland to Alaska the inside passage is the safest route. While I'm confident cruise ships can tolerate heavy weather I'm not so sure about the passengers. Removing the transit option seems heavy handed and unnecessary in my opinion.
Apr 30, 2021 | 4:08 pm
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Not suggesting such action, just wondering why Canada would keep the transit restriction in place if the U.S. resumes cruising. Nothing more! I'm not suggesting that they open their ports. In a transit from the U.S. mainland to Alaska the inside passage is the safest route. While I'm confident cruise ships can tolerate heavy weather I'm not so sure about the passengers. Removing the transit option seems heavy handed and unnecessary in my opinion.