Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Canada receives $500M cash injection to keep ferry fares low
BC Ferries will receive a CAD 500 million cash injection to be used to keep fares below the rate of inflation and partly electrify their fleet. This...
February 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia Canada returning to growth with 300+ scheduled cruise ship calls
With 300+ scheduled cruise ship calls across the Canadian province, cruising in Nova Scotia is returning to growth. Nova Scotia boasts the natural...
February 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) to welcome 91 cruise ships and 150,000...
Port Charlottetown (REI-Prince Edward Island, Canada) is set to welcome 91 cruise ships, 150,000+ passengers and 63,000+ crew members to the island...
February 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's 2024 Canada & New England season offers 29 sailings
HAL-Holland America's 2024 Canada & New England season offers 29 sailings that range from week-long getaways to longer journeys. The close-to...
January 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Saint John (NB Canada) to celebrate 35 years of cruise shipping
In 2023, Port Saint John (New Brunswick Canada) will celebrate 35 years of welcoming cruise ships. With a total of 86 ship calls and expecting ~200...
January 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Prince Rupert port (BC Canada) to ban cruise ships from dumping contaminated wastewater
A second West Coast Canadian port proposed a ban on cruise vessels dumping contaminated/acidic wastewater while in port/docked. Port Prince Rupert...
January 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Quebec (Canada) reports strong 2022 cruise season
Port Quebec (Canada) reported a strong 2022 cruise season after welcoming 92000+ tourists. From the April-November season, Port Quebec welcomed a...
November 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Global Ports Holding signs 10-year concession with Prince Rupert Cruise Port (BC Canada)
GPH-Global Ports Holding Plc, the largest independent cruise port operator in the world, announced that it had signed a 10-year concession, with a 10...
November 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions introduces its Arctic 2024 season
Quark Expeditions celebrated the launch of Arctic 2024 season offering more ways to experience Greenland, Svalbard Norway, and the Canadian Arctic...
November 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Canada's British Columbia ends cruise season with near-record numbers
BC/British Columbia (Canada) is ending cruise season 2022 with a near-record number of ships and passengers. The achievement is more remarkable when...
October 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sky Princess is the final ship of St. John's cruise season
Cruise ship season in St Johns NL (Newfoundland-Labrador Canada) came to an end Thursday morning, October 13, as the last liner of the year entered...
October 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Halifax’s 2022 cruise season boasts with the largest number of passengers
Thursday, October 6, was the busiest day of Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) this season, with the largest number of tourists since the start of the...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America pleased with the lifting of Canadian COVID border restrictions
HAL-Holland America announced it was pleased with the announcement of the lifting of Canada's pandemic border restrictions. Canadian border...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Silversea reveals new collection of 25 cruises on the new megayacht Silver Endeavour
Silversea revealed a new collection of 25 sailings for its newly acquired expedition ship Silver Endeavour/2021-built as Crystal Endeavor - the world...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises welcomes passengers with Transport Canada’s removal of COVID requirements
With Monday’s (September 26) announcement from Transport Canada to remove all COVID requirements to enter the country, Princess Cruises...
September 27, 2022