Canada Bans Cruise Ships

Transport Canada Bans Most Cruise Ships Until 2022.

Canada bans cruise ships. Cruise ships banned from docking in Canada for a year Restrictions on cruise ships were first announced in March 2020. The Canadian federal government announced today the cruise ship ban will end on November 1 2021 which was previously slated to continue through February 28 2022. EDT -- The Government of Canada today announced it is suspending calls of all cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers and crew effective from April 2.

Canada had originally banned cruise ships over 100 people in June last year dealing a huge blow to the industry as the country tried to contain the spread of Covid-19. Law known as the Passenger Vessel Services Act. On Thursday Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced the interim orders that ban pleasure craft in its Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28 2022.

With these prohibitions in place public health authorities will be able to continue focusing on the most pressing issues including the vaccine rollout and new COVID-19 variants. Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships through February 2022 because of Covid-19 effectively shutting down popular summer trips to Alaska for another year. At the time Ottawa announced that all cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers would not be allowed to dock in Canada.

The ban which began in April and will now run to October has been tightened to include passenger boats and other vessels with more than 100 passengers and crew the ministry of transport said in a statement. Canada bans cruise ships for one year. The 2021 Alaska cruise season looks to be in serious trouble with a new ban just announced.

In a blow to the cruise industrys efforts to restart operations the Canadian government on Thursday banned cruise ships from its waters for the rest of the year citing the ongoing coronavirus. The Canadian government on Friday extended by three months a ban on cruise ships entering Canadian waters because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pleasure craft used by local Arctic residents will not be affected by these measures.

Canada Bans Cruise Ships For Remainder of 2020 Cruise Season. But cruise ship operators are required to fully comply with public health requirements. Canadas Minister of Transport announced on Thursday it has banned all cruise vessels from Canadian waters until February 28 2022.