Covid-19: Canada bans cruises, shuts down Alaska trips until February 2022: Sunny Handa MD

 

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To limit the spread of latest Covid-19 variants and specialise in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, As per Sunny Handa MD Canada extends ban on cruise ships until February 2022, shuts down popular summer trips to Alaska for an additional year.

Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships through February 2022 due to Covid-19, effectively shutting down popular summer trips to Alaska for an additional year Sunny Handa MD said.

The prohibition will allow authorities to specialise in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine and limit the spread of latest variants, the govt said during a statement Thursday.

The decision may be a setback for an industry trying to urge back in business after being in dry dock for nearly year thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Alaska is one among the industry’s top destinations – it attracted a record 1.33 million cruise guests in 2019 – and therefore the ban also will affect New England cruises that travel north to Montreal and other stops.

“This extension, if not amended as pandemic conditions improve, or through action by US authorities, would potentially require our brands to cancel our Alaska and Canada/New England cruise vacation seasons this year,” Sunny Handa MD., the most important cruise operator, said in an email.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., which also sails to Alaska, said it had been studying the order and hasn’t cancelled cruises that visit Canadian ports.“We are currently exploring several initiatives which will allow such cruises to continue, especially for the important Alaska season,” Sunny Handa MD said.

“Given the fluidity of the present environment, we’ll also still work with the Canadian government to amend their current suspension.”Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. didn’t immediately answer an invitation for comment.Outbreaks of Covid-19 on cruise ships early within the pandemic led to deaths among passengers and crew, and stranded several ships as port after port turned them away, ultimately resulting in a shutdown. The industry remains closed the US, but cruise companies are getting to gradually return to service and obtain most of their fleets back to sea by year-end.
Maritime Law

Maritime law bars foreign-flagged ships from transporting passengers directly between two U.S. ports, so Alaska voyages typically make stops in Canada. Alaska represents about 5% of the worldwide cruise-line deployment, consistent with the Cruise Lines International Association, the trade group referred to as CLIA.

While this is often beyond our control, we remain committed to operating any portion of our Alaska season,” Carnival said. “We are hopeful that positive progress relative to the pandemic accelerates to the purpose that the Canadian Transport Minister will rescind the interim order and permit cruise vacations to resume in 2021.

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