Cruise Ships

• U.S. congressman pushing for cruise ships to permanently bypass British Columbia

  Currently, large foreign-flagged passenger vessels are not permitted to make consecutive U.S. port stops without a foreign stop in between.

  Politics

  Sep 15
• Kingston’s old asylum coal dock to be marketed as deep-water dock for cruise ships

  A second Kingston sign will be erected behind Kingston's old Rockwood Asylum to beautify the property's old coal dock, which will be used to accept cruise ships to the city.

  Canada

  Aug 27
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• COVID-19: Okanagan couple can’t book cruise because of mixing-and-matching vaccines

  "I hope that there's some government bodies that are going to hear this and they are going to step up to the plate and have this rectified," Michael Tremblay said.

  Canada

  Jul 30
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• Canadian travellers frustrated as U.S. cruise lines won’t recognize mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines

  Kerry Bowman, a professor of bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto, said variation of vaccination policies in different countries is 'very, very problematic.'

  Consumer

  Jul 21
• Atlantic tourism operator eye return of cruise ships in 2022

  Tourism operators in Atlantic Canada are rejoicing at the news that after two years lost to the COVID pandemic, cruise ships are scheduled to return to the region in 2022.

  Economy

  Jul 16
• Cruise ships to be allowed in Canadian ports as of Nov. 1

  Thursday's change opens the doors for vessels to stop in Victoria and leave from Vancouver for the 2022 Alaska cruise ship season.

  Economy

  Jul 15
• Premier John Horgan confident B.C. won’t be permanently skipped by cruise ships

  The United States has passed a temporary law allowing cruise ships to bypass Canada due to the pandemic.

  Politics

  Jun 11
• 2 guests aboard cruise ship test positive for COVID-19 as tours restart

  Celebrity Millennium was one of the first cruises in North America to restart sailing last week, after more than a year.

  World

  Jun 10
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• U.S. bill allowing Alaska cruises to resume while bypassing Canada signed into law

  The measure signed by U.S. President Joe Biden is intended as a temporary workaround of a U.S. law that requires certain large cruise ships to stop in Canada or start trips there.

  Economy

  May 24
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• Kingston company allowed to run smaller cruises during COVID-19 pandemic

  A Kingston cruise line will be offering tours on smaller ships this summer, while larger cruise ships are banned from sailing in Canadian waters due to the pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 16