Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
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HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture ship's inaugural cruise season includes two ex-UK itineraries
The ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel company Seabourn is appealing to historians and adventurers with the announcement of Seabourn Venture's...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canada issues COVID vaccination mandate for cruise ship, air, and train passengers
Canada, where 63% of the population is already fully COVID-vaccinated, is pushing harder than the USA in its campaign to vaccinate as many as...
August 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Yarmouth (Nova Scotia Canada) - Bar Harbor (Maine USA) ferry scheduled to return in 2022
The high-speed catamaran CAT Ferry will resume Canada--USA service between Yarmouth NS (Nova Scotia) and Bar Harbor (Maine) in Spring 2022. The...
August 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: BC Ferries' 3rd hybrid electric Island-Class ferry arrives in Victoria
The Canadian passenger shipping company BC Ferries released footage of the 3rd ship in its new hybrid-electric fleet arriving in Victoria BC on July...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's World Cruise 2024 "Far East-West" on Silver Shadow ship
On July 14, 2021, the ultra-premium brand Silversea opened an exclusive pre-sale on its World Cruise 2024. The itinerary is entitled "Far...
July 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canada lifting cruise ship ban effective November 1, 2021
Canada is to allow cruise ships back into Canadian waters starting in November as the pandemic fades, but they must comply with public health...
July 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises 2023 Europe Season features 5 ships
Princess Cruises revealed the best of cruising throughout Europe in 2023, with the line's popular itineraries sailing from the Mediterranean and the...
July 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia government removing fees from all 7 provincial ferries
Travellers taking a Nova Scotia intra-provincial ferryboat will no longer have to pay for it, according to Premier Iain Rankin who announced the...
June 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Tradewind Voyages launches 2022-2023 program for its Golden Horizon ship
Ahead of the inaugural ex-Harwich England sailing of Golden Horizon on July 1, 2021, the new cruise brand Tradewind Voyages UK launched its 2022-2023...
June 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Millennium swapped out for July & August cruises with Celebrity Summit
Celebrity Cruises announced it is changing the ship sailing summer voyages from Philipsburg (St Maarten Island, Dutch Antilles). An email sent to...
June 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten introduces 93-day Arctic to Antarctica cruise 2022
The Norwegian brand Hurtigruten Expeditions announced the 93-day "Pole to Pole 2022 Expedition Voyage" scheduled to explore Alaska, the Canadian...
June 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
President Biden signs the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
The USA's current President (Joseph Robinette Biden Jr) has signed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act on Monday, May 24. The law lifts a requirement...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Alaska-bound cruise ships allowed to bypass Canada
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill that allows foreign-flagged cruise ships to sail to Alaska without having to make a stop in...
May 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises 2023 Canada & New England ships and itineraries
Princess Cruises announced the 2023 Canada & New England cruise and cruisetour season, on sale May 5. The upcoming 2023 Canada & New England...
May 5, 2021