Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
US Congress asking Canada for compromise on cruise ship ban
Canada's ban of cruise ships for a year compelled the US Congress to work together in trying to reach a better decision. Members of the House...
February 26, 2021 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America Line cancels all departures sailing to/from a Canadian port
As HAL-Holland America Line continues to assess its plans around the Interim Order of the Canadian Transport Ministry that closed Canadian ports and...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Seabourn cancels all 2021 Alaska and BC Canada cruises
The Carnival Corporation-owned premium travel brand Seabourn Cruises announced it was maintaining its optimism for the ultimate restart of travel...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Princess cancels 2021 Alaska, Canada and New England cruises
Princess Cruises announced that as it continued to review and assess its operations as a result of the Interim Order of the Canadian Transport...
February 25, 2021 - Accidents
Ketchikan projecting multimillion-dollar deficit due to another cancelled Alaskan cruise season
Faced with the probability of another cancelled cruise season, Ketchikan’s borough revealed it was projecting a multimillion-dollar deficit...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's 2022-2023 Northeast USA cruise season with departures from Boston and NYC
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened a new lineup of 2022-2023 cruises on 3 ships (Adventure OTS, Anthem OTS and Voyager OTS) sailing from...
February 14, 2021 - Accidents
Adventure Canada cancels all cruises in 2021
Adventure Canada, a one-ship cruise company based in Mississauga, Ontario, popular for its expedition trips in the Canadian Arctic, cancelled all of...
February 12, 2021 - Accidents
Port Halifax NS Canada bracing for another cancelled cruise season
The tourism industry in Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) is bracing for another cancelled cruise season after the country's federal government announced...
February 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA responds to Canada's cruise ship ban through Feb 2022
CLIA-NWC (Cruise Lines International Association-North West and Canada), the cruise industry's representitive in Canada, announced it was surprised...
February 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canada bans cruise ships through February 28, 2022
Transport Canada on Thursday, February 4, announced it was moving to extend the cruise ship ban of the country, scheduled to end later in January...
February 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Yarmouth-to-Maine ferry crossings 2021 suspended due to COVID-19
The ferry service between Yarmouth (Nova Scotia Canada) and Bar Harbour (Maine USA) was suspended for season 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. Bay...
February 2, 2021 - Accidents
2nd COVID-19 case confirmed on Marine Atlantic's Blue Puttees ferry
Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic announced on Thursday, January 21, that a second crew had tested COVID-positive after a...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn launches 2021 Alaska and British Columbia cruise season
The ultra-premium brand Seabourn Cruises unveiled an exciting program in Alaska and British Columbia Canada scheduled for summer 2021. Seabourn...
January 12, 2021 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America Line cancells cruises through April 30
As HAL-Holland America Line continues to develop its plans to meet the "Framework for Conditional Sailing Order" (issued by the USA's CDC agency...
January 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Taxpayers fund $3 billion dock expansion in Victoria BC Canada
A CAD 3 billion dock expansion project (federal government facility) on Canada's west coast is being planned so it could be used for ship repairs...
January 5, 2021