No cruises to Canada until after July 1

[marktwothousand]

No cruises Over 500 people will be allowed to dock in Canada until after July 1. Just announced. this will affect NCL cruises in May and June on the pearl. 
 

as an aside, no non-essential travel has been recommended for Canadians. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by marktwothousand

[ecslady]

1 minute ago, marktwothousand said:

No cruises Over 500 people will be allowed to dock in Canada until after July 1. Just announced. this will affect NCL cruises in May and June on the pearl 

 

Source please?

 

[marktwothousand]

Just saw it live on the news. It is also alL over twitter as an announcement from the transport minister. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by marktwothousand

[marktwothousand]

Oh geez! I never even thought of the west coast impact here. I was thinking all east coast. My lord, this is big news. 

[puppycanducruise]

I just heard that on CBC radio.

I guess it will make a big impact on Alaska cruises.

[Isabella Benjamin]

It's starting to look like death by a thousand cuts. 

[marktwothousand]

https://globalnews.ca/news/6671621/justin-trudeau-coronavirus-travel/

[billyu]

Good!!!!!!!!

[ziggyuk]

The cruise industry just as well park up for a few months now.

[dexddd]

Posted on the MSC board but don't have  any Alaska cruises.  If the ships have to have a foreign port (they used Canada) and if no Canada what are they going to do to comply unless exemption is given.

 

Also, Alaska has no cases yet so they are probably holding off on any restrictions until closer to the season.

[Ptroxx]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/03/13/feds-announce-flight-restrictions-cruise-ship-ban-amid-covid-19-outbreak/

[AtlantaCruiser72]

This will also affect Canada/NE sailings from US East coast ports, not just Alaska sailings

[DuckTollerFans]

We were to be on the Pearl on 5/23.   Dang.

 

I guess we'll get the refund since it's not our option to cancel.

[Ptroxx]

Same here. Booked the joy. May 1st.   
oh well. Better safe than sorry.  

[marktwothousand]

12 minutes ago, DuckTollerFans said:

We were to be on the Pearl on 5/23.   Dang.

 

I guess we'll get the refund since it's not our option to cancel.

aren’t they allowed just to change ports without obligating a refund? They do it all the time. Remember that cruise a couple years ago from east coast that was supposed to go to the Caribbean But instead went to Canada due to bad weather? No reason they couldn’t do the opposite here, is there? 
 

hate to say it, but... yeah...

 

also, I love my country, but why people wanna cruise here, I can never understand. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by marktwothousand

[Ms BumbleBee]

I am booked to leave from Seattle and I was told that we had to go to a foreign port so not sure how this is going to go

[Ptroxx]

Just now, marktwothousand said:

aren’t they allowed just to change ports without obligating a refund? They do it all the time 

They have to go to a At least 1 foreign port    And that’s Canada.   So where else would they port ?   
and I’m sure Seattle is going to do something’s soon enough. 

[DuckTollerFans]

I don't know.  I'll try to sort it out later.  Now I want to have a little cry and a shot of whiskey. 😞

[DuckTollerFans]

I mean, yeah, a foreign port - they could send us to Bermuda or Bahamas instead of Halifax, etc.....but I doubt that would happen.

[GettotheSun]

6 minutes ago, marktwothousand said:

also, I love my country, but why people wanna cruise here, I can never understand. 

 

Me either, LOL!

[UODuckMan]

My guess is that they would get an exemption since the itinerary was supposed to have a foreign port, but they were not able to dock at that foreign port.

[justhappy]

16 minutes ago, Ms BumbleBee said:

I am booked to leave from Seattle and I was told that we had to go to a foreign port so not sure how this is going to go

Yes, my Alaska cruise from Seattle has a stop in Victoria BC to satisfy the Jones act.

My guess it’s going to be cancelled as I don’t see them allowing a dispensation from the law.

[Ms BumbleBee]

Just now, justhappy said:

Yes, my Alaska cruise from Seattle has a stop in Victoria BC to satisfy the Jones act.

My guess it’s going to be cancelled as I don’t see them allowing a dispensation from the law.

 

Same here - I guess we wait to see what NCL does.  We sail 5/16 so I thought there was an outside chance it would go but I think it is getting slimmer and slimmer. 

[spanishguy1970]

our cruise was stopping in Victoria Canada and then 2 days in Seattle. New York to Seattle on April 19 on the Bliss

[julig22]

Can they just dock and not disembark in order to fulfill the requirements of the Jones act?