Tonight when we went down to Vines for our pre-dinner vino, we found this sign.
Apparently, Canadian rules only allow one open bar per deck while in Canadian waters. We had never heard of this ridiculous rule! We walked to the Crown Grill Bar and found it 5 people deep with a line down the hallway!
We walked to The Catch hoping to get a "good" glass of wine. Mario, the Restaurant Manager, was pulling his hair out because all of their wines had been locked up and they were having to run to the Concerto MDR service bar to pick up wine for his diners. Same situation at Alfredo's Pizzeria. Crazy!!! We will have the same situation tomorrow in Victoria.
There are also a bunch kids running around now. There are close to 500 under 18 yr olds onboard. The majority of the new passengers will be disembarking in 3 days in Seattle.
There has definitely been a shift in "energy" onboard now.
Here is the CBSA rule:
“Liquor Outlets and Bars
Liquor outlets and bars must be closed while in port. Under no circumstances should liquor be given or sold to visiting Canadian residents, shore personnel, or stevedoring personnel while the ship is in port.
While in port, one bar per 1,000 passengers, or one bar per deck that provides hospitality services (whichever is greater), may be allowed to remain open. For example, if there are four decks providing hospitality services, four bars may be allowed to remain open.
A letter requesting permission to open bars must be submitted to theFPOAinboxat the beginning of the season. This letter must include the bar location, the time it will be open, and, once suitably endorsed by the CBSA, will act as standing authority to open these bars, while in port, for the entire season. For any amendments to the original request, or if special circumstances exist that require additional bars to be open, another letter must be submitted to the CBSA.
The CBSA will conduct spot checks to ensure compliance and this privilege will be revoked if any bar is open without permission or if any Canadian resident visitor, shore personnel, or stevedoring personnel is served in a bar. In addition, monetary penalties may be assessed to the cruise line.”
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Here is the CBSA rule:
“Liquor Outlets and Bars
Liquor outlets and bars must be closed while in port. Under no circumstances should liquor be given or sold to visiting Canadian residents, shore personnel, or stevedoring personnel while the ship is in port.
While in port, one bar per 1,000 passengers, or one bar per deck that provides hospitality services (whichever is greater), may be allowed to remain open. For example, if there are four decks providing hospitality services, four bars may be allowed to remain open.
A letter requesting permission to open bars must be submitted to the FPOA inbox at the beginning of the season. This letter must include the bar location, the time it will be open, and, once suitably endorsed by the CBSA, will act as standing authority to open these bars, while in port, for the entire season. For any amendments to the original request, or if special circumstances exist that require additional bars to be open, another letter must be submitted to the CBSA.
The CBSA will conduct spot checks to ensure compliance and this privilege will be revoked if any bar is open without permission or if any Canadian resident visitor, shore personnel, or stevedoring personnel is served in a bar. In addition, monetary penalties may be assessed to the cruise line.”