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This should answer most of your questions: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html

GOC restrictions aren't an issue. There may be a few quick steps required before the doors are opened, but, for example, the passport offices are up and running. CBSA has continued to operate at airports and land crossings with high levels of interaction with the public, so I'd be surprised to find out that they aren't capable of managing by-appointment-only NEXUS interviews. Whatever security measures existed prior to the closures would presumably be re-instituted. That was our experience too. Very different from the long lineups of walk-ins at Service Canada offices seeking passports.

As I said in post #2, there is very little available information on why our centres remain closed, so it's difficult to know with any certainty where the problem lies. Consequently, the thread is quite speculative in nature, and you could be quite right, maybe the US is prepared to deploy the required CBP resources to Canada but the GOC is saying "No, we want to keep the Enrolment Centres closed." If so, the question I have to ask is "What is/are Canada's reason(s) for keeping the centres closed?"

Which begs the question as to why, as they already have a team of CBP employees at each of these airports for the preclearance program, they couldn't have added a body or two for the NEXUS interview program at these airports.

The poster in question stated that "The ship’s newsletter informed us to present our ArriveCan QR code at the gangway to get off the ship." It sounds like a bit of confusion on the ship's part. The passenger manifest has the passport information for all passengers, and the ArriveCAN submission is linked to each passenger's passport. Consequently, there wouldn't be any need for CBSA to check passengers' ArriveCAN receipt when going ashore.

Your initial pre-embarkation ArriveCAN submission will suffice for the duration of the cruise. For your turnaround in Quebec City, Transport Canada in a revised Ship Safety Bulletin dated May 6, 2022, stated the following: Evidence of a negative COVID-19 molecular test (e.g. PCR test) – performed on a specimen collected from the person no more than 72 hours prior to their initial boarding of the cruise ship. While they don't mention b2b cruises specifically, I believe that they are stating that you must provide the test result prior to your initial boarding in Boston, and not at any later point during your continued time aboard that ship. As I've noted previously, the release of this bulletin and the announcement by various cruiselines that they would no longer provide tests to b2b passengers were virtually simultaneous, further supporting my contention that this is exactly what Transport Canada was intending.

I agree that it may well be a question of available US resources. In which case, rather than this very one-sided approach, maybe the GOC should have held out for a proportional restart. I don't know the actual numbers off the top of my head, but if the US had gone to 75% on their restart and stationed the remaining 25% of their resources to Canada, perhaps we too would have been able to open at 75%.

There's is amazingly little available information on this issue, and the little bit that is available I find troubling. This is a joint US-Canada program, but it appears that we are waiting for US approval to restart our interviews, even though they reopened their interview centres on April 19. CBSA made this public announcement on April 4, 2022: NEXUS and FAST programs are jointly administered by Canada and the US. Canada and the US are in discussions about the timing of the reopening of Canadian enrolment centres. Until that time, enrolment centres in Canada will continue to be closed. It's beyond me why there is any need to discuss our reopening date with the US.

Terrific! 🤗

Apple: 2.29.6 Android: 2.29.9 Edited to add that I've not used an Android device, but if you go to GooglePlay, the new version is available for download.

While cruiselines are obliged to meet the minimum standards of the regulations established by the GOC, there is nothing preventing them from establishing regulations that are even more restrictive. Why HAL has chosen not to accept certificates of recovery is open to speculation, as is the possibility of them changing their related regulations.

I may have misunderstood your post, but there is no current pre-entry testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers to Canada, no matter what the mode of transport. There is, however, a small random testing program for flyers to track the importation of COVID-19 virus into Canada and to identify new variants of concern. Those selected will either be tested on site or provided a self-test kit to be used within 24 hours, with no need to isolate while waiting for results.

So true! That's why we had our second booster shot a couple of weeks ago when were first became eligible.

In normal times, I'd agree that workforce planning should be a reasonable expectation of any organization. But in these times, companies across North America are struggling to find resources. This article published yesterday is just one of the many similar reports that I read daily: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amtrak-seattle-vancouver-postponed-1.6453663

You will arrive at and depart from Terminal 1. As long as your remain within the secure area of the terminal, there will be no need to make an ArriveCAN submission. Given the lengthy lineups to be processed through customs to get out and the same for security to reenter the secure area, you'd be very wise not to exit. No COVID testing required.

OP asked for our thoughts. My thoughts are that there are options that would allow them sleep in and disembark later in the morning.

Quite right, none of these options are free. On the other hand, I'm not aware of any option to get from Quebec City to Denver free. But they do offer an alternative to getting up at 2:00 AM or so, something that you may do but most passengers probably would try to avoid if possible.

Have you considered flying home from Montreal instead? There are mid-afternoon direct flights YUL-DEN for under $500 CAD, and a range of flights from Quebec City to Montreal that would allow you to depart the ship at a far more reasonable time. For example, as I don't know your actual date, I searched for a flight on August 5 and there's a 2:25 PM United flight (operated by Air Canada) for $417 CAD, arriving in Denver at 4:42 PM. You could also take an uber to the Montreal airport. The drive is under three hours, and gives you more flexibility on departure time from the ship. If you target an 11:25 AM arrival at YUL for a 2:25 PM flight, you could leave the ship at 8:25 AM, a lot better than 3:00 AM.

I had no idea that personnel issues were behind the failure to restart. Not an encouraging sign.

Busy morning indeed! I'm glad that it all worked out OK today, but it would be nice to know if it was a one-off issue or a new check-in system issue. If the latter, I'm sure we'll read something here on CC or see something in the media.

I did a random search on AC using December 20 and 28 as the flight dates out of YYZ. No direct flights are showing, but there are several 1 stop flights for under $1600 return. Not cheap for a basic economy seat, but I have no reason to think that they'll get any cheaper in the months to come. You might want to find the best flight available now, and change if a better offer comes available. AC is still offering No Change Fees for bookings made by May 31: "Book this trip today knowing you can modify your travel date or destination without change fees, up to 2 hours prior to your departure if your travel plans change. Just pay the fare difference, if any. Applicable for bookings made until May 31, 2022."

Here's a screen shot showing both from a different perspective:

The GOC introduced eTA to identify travellers from the visa-exempt nations. The program commenced in 2016, long before ArriveCAN, and the $7 fee was based on cost recovery. I'd be very surprised if that fee still covers the cost of running the program, and I imagine that in time the price will go up, but not to support ArriveCAN. The eTA program is run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, whereas ArriveCAN is a joint CBSA and PHAC program.

Hopefully he won't run into the same problem with the new test. Have either of you spoken to AC to ensure that there isn't a glitch in the system? It might be worth calling to ensure that he won't be rejected again.

No, you seem to have it covered. Negative test before boarding, but none required to disembark in Canada or to enter US at a land crossing. And you are already aware of the need to use ArriveCAN, so I'd say you are good to go!