Canada Bans Cruise Ships

On Thursday Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced the interim orders that ban pleasure craft in its Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28 2022.

Canada bans cruise ships. Canada is to allow cruise ships back into Canadian waters starting in November as the CoronavirusCOVID pandemic fades but they must comply with public health requirements that have yet to be finalized. The Government of Canada today announced that it is banning cruise ships for one year while also advising Canadian citizens and residents. On February 4 2021 the Government of Canada announced a one-year ban for cruise ships and Arctic pleasure craft until February 28 2022.

Cruise vessels carrying more than 100 people are still prohibited from operating in Canadian waters. Adventure Canada Alaska American Cruise Lines Canada bans cruise ships in 2021 Denali Holland America Lines Juneau Ketchikan Kodiak Newfoudland and Labrador Nova Scotia Omar Alghabra Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 Princess Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Skagway. Canadas Minister of Transport announced on Thursday it has banned all cruise vessels from Canadian waters until February 28 2022.

In a blow to the cruise industrys efforts to restart operations the Canadian government on Thursday banned cruise ships from its waters for the rest of the year citing the ongoing coronavirus. The Canadian federal government announced today the cruise ship ban will end on November 1 2021 which was previously slated to continue through February 28 2022. Law known as the Passenger Vessel Services Act.

Pleasure craft used by local Arctic residents will not be affected by these measures. Earlier this year Canada extended a ban on cruise ships until February 2022 citing the need to protect public health. With these prohibitions in place public health authorities will be able to continue focusing on the most pressing issues including the vaccine rollout and new COVID-19 variants.

A ban on cruise ships with more than 100 people coming to Canada will remain in place until February 2022 a federal government release said Thursday. The cruise ship ban in Canada in turn led to a crisis for cruise lines operating in Alaska as most cruise ships are not allowed to visit Alaska without also visiting Canada due to a 135-year-old US. The temporary measures for cruise ships were.

The Canadian government on Friday extended by three months a ban on cruise ships entering Canadian waters because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra has announced two new Interim Orders which bans cruise ships in Canadian Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28 2022. Canada bans cruise ships into 2022 as COVID-19 pandemic continues.