Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
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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 - Cruise Industry
BC Ferries denies non-essential travel as part of COVID-19 restrictions
BC Ferries terminals are due to become checkpoints to help limit the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, April 23, the provincial government announced...
April 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s Canada and New England cruises 2022 on ships Zaandam and Nieuw Statendam
In 2022 HAL-Holland America Line's boats ms Nieuw Statendam and ms Zaandam will be sailing along the East Coast of North America. Bookings are...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship with a Northwest Passage cruise in 2023
The world leader in exploration travel Hurtigruten revealed a new flagship cruise for the 2023 season, departing on August 18. Onboard MS Roald...
March 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises adds 3 itineraries to Regal Princess’ ex-UK 2021 season
Princess Cruises added 3 itineraries to the 2021 ex-UK season of Regal Princess, replacing a cancelled 24-night Canadian Adventure trip on the same...
February 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
US Congress asking Canada for compromise on cruise ship ban
Canada's ban of cruise ships for a year compelled the US Congress to work together in trying to reach a better decision. Members of the House...
February 26, 2021 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America Line cancels all departures sailing to/from a Canadian port
As HAL-Holland America Line continues to assess its plans around the Interim Order of the Canadian Transport Ministry that closed Canadian ports and...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Seabourn cancels all 2021 Alaska and BC Canada cruises
The Carnival Corporation-owned premium travel brand Seabourn Cruises announced it was maintaining its optimism for the ultimate restart of travel...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Princess cancels 2021 Alaska, Canada and New England cruises
Princess Cruises announced that as it continued to review and assess its operations as a result of the Interim Order of the Canadian Transport...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Ketchikan projecting multimillion-dollar deficit due to another cancelled Alaskan cruise season
Faced with the probability of another cancelled cruise season, Ketchikan’s borough revealed it was projecting a multimillion-dollar deficit...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's 2022-2023 Northeast USA cruise season with departures from Boston and NYC
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened a new lineup of 2022-2023 cruises on 3 ships (Adventure OTS, Anthem OTS and Voyager OTS) sailing from...
February 14, 2021 - Accidents
Adventure Canada cancels all cruises in 2021
Adventure Canada, a one-ship cruise company based in Mississauga, Ontario, popular for its expedition trips in the Canadian Arctic, cancelled all of...
February 12, 2021 - Accidents
Port Halifax NS Canada bracing for another cancelled cruise season
The tourism industry in Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) is bracing for another cancelled cruise season after the country's federal government announced...
February 9, 2021