Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Prince Rupert port (BC Canada) to ban cruise ships from dumping contaminated wastewater
A second West Coast Canadian port proposed a ban on cruise vessels dumping contaminated/acidic wastewater while in port/docked. Port Prince Rupert...
January 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Quebec (Canada) reports strong 2022 cruise season
Port Quebec (Canada) reported a strong 2022 cruise season after welcoming 92000+ tourists. From the April-November season, Port Quebec welcomed a...
November 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Global Ports Holding signs 10-year concession with Prince Rupert Cruise Port (BC Canada)
GPH-Global Ports Holding Plc, the largest independent cruise port operator in the world, announced that it had signed a 10-year concession, with a 10...
November 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions introduces its Arctic 2024 season
Quark Expeditions celebrated the launch of Arctic 2024 season offering more ways to experience Greenland, Svalbard Norway, and the Canadian Arctic...
November 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Canada's British Columbia ends cruise season with near-record numbers
BC/British Columbia (Canada) is ending cruise season 2022 with a near-record number of ships and passengers. The achievement is more remarkable when...
October 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sky Princess is the final ship of St. John's cruise season
Cruise ship season in St Johns NL (Newfoundland-Labrador Canada) came to an end Thursday morning, October 13, as the last liner of the year entered...
October 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Halifax’s 2022 cruise season boasts with the largest number of passengers
Thursday, October 6, was the busiest day of Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) this season, with the largest number of tourists since the start of the...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America pleased with the lifting of Canadian COVID border restrictions
HAL-Holland America announced it was pleased with the announcement of the lifting of Canada's pandemic border restrictions. Canadian border...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Silversea reveals new collection of 25 cruises on the new megayacht Silver Endeavour
Silversea revealed a new collection of 25 sailings for its newly acquired expedition ship Silver Endeavour/2021-built as Crystal Endeavor - the world...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises welcomes passengers with Transport Canada’s removal of COVID requirements
With Monday’s (September 26) announcement from Transport Canada to remove all COVID requirements to enter the country, Princess Cruises...
September 27, 2022 - Accidents
Phoenix Reisen's cruise ship Amera modifies route to avoid hurricane
Phoenix Reisen's ship Amera is currently sailing on a 38-day Transatlantic voyage to Greenland and Canada. The vessel was forced to change her route...
September 27, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse stuck in Vancouver BC due to tugboat workers' strike
Passengers on the Alaska-bound Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse finally got underway on Monday, August 29, nearly a day behind schedule, due...
August 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Cruises-Smithsonian Journeys itinerary program (schedule 2022-2023)
Smithsonian Journeys - the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution (world's largest museum, education, and research complex) commenced voyages...
August 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions' new ship Ultramarine sets sail on inaugural voyage in the Canadian Arctic
Quark Expeditions announced the successful inaugural voyage of its new ship Ultramarine in the Canadian Arctic. On August 1, Quark Expeditions&rsquo...
August 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tauck charters Silversea's ship Silver Shadow for ocean cruises from NYC to Quebec City (2023 fall)
The USA-based travel brand company Tauck announced it would offer "small ship ocean cruises" from Manhattan NYC (New York USA) to Quebec City (Canada...
August 11, 2022