Cruise Ship

• Maritime businesses brace for a second summer without cruise ship tourists

  According to the Port of Halifax and Port Saint John, cruise ship traffic is worth about $166 million a year to Nova Scotia and about $50 million to New Brunswick.

  Health

  Feb 5
• 5 passengers test positive for COVID-19 on 1st Caribbean cruise ship to resume sailing

  The SeaDream 1 cruise ship has 53 passengers and 66 crew on board, with the majority of passengers from the United States.

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  Nov 13, 2020
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• Maritime stakeholders keep an optimistic eye on 2021 cruise season

  Last week, Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the extension of cruise restrictions in Canadian waters through the end of February 2021.

  Money

  Nov 5, 2020
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• Large cruise ship ban in Canadian waters extended until at least February

  Canada banned cruise ships with overnight accommodation for at least 500 passengers in mid-March.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2020
• Greece’s cruise ship comeback cut short by COVID-19 outbreak

  The first cruise to visit Greece since March has been halted due to 12 coronavirus cases among the crew.

  Trending

  Sep 28, 2020
• How COVID-19 will impact future travel

  John Gradek of McGill reviews how travel might be different as the world deals with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Commentary

  Aug 8, 2020
• Coronavirus stalls 2nd cruise ship in Norway

  The Norway-based company that owns the ship, SeaDream Yacht Club, said the former passenger had no symptoms of COVID-19 during the earlier voyage.

  World

  Aug 5, 2020
• 4 Norwegian cruise ship crew members hospitalized with COVID-19

  Four crew members on a Norwegian cruise vessel were diagnosed with COVID-19 after it arrived at the Arctic port of Tromsoe early on Friday, said the University Hospital of North Norway where they are being treated.

  World

  Aug 1, 2020
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• B.C. cruise ship passenger hits rough waters seeking refund amid coronavirus pandemic

  Gerry Smith cancelled the cruise of his own accord, but was shocked to later learn that the company had officially scrapped it and was offering full refunds. 

  Consumer

  Jun 8, 2020
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• Travel will never be the same, thanks to COVID-19

  Someday, we'll refer to the moment in 2020 when travel changed from what we once knew due to coronavirus, but we have to get through it first.

  Canada

  May 18, 2020