BND Posted March 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-ban-all-cruise-ships-over-500-people-until-july-1.4851940 We are booked on AD for May 15 to Canada/NE. Edited March 13, 2020 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted March 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 minute ago, BND said: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-ban-all-cruise-ships-over-500-people-until-july-1.4851940 We are booked on AD for May 15 to Canada/NE. Same. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted March 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Full refund should be coming your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&A Posted March 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Mapleleafforever said: Full refund should be coming your way. Maybe not if they decide to change the itinerary and have extra stops or extra days in places like Bar Harbor, Portland, Boston etc Or just cruising the St Lawrence and Saguenay rivers without a Canadian port stop. Edited March 13, 2020 by M&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I'm still betting on all cruises being cancelled for a couple of months. More and more ports are closing and more and more cruise lines are cancelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, M&A said: Maybe not if they decide to change the itinerary and have extra stops or extra days in places like Bar Harbor, Portland, Boston etc Or just cruising the St Lawrence and Saguenay rivers The PVSA would come into play with no foreign port visits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted March 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Already multiple threads - hopefully they get merged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted March 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wonder what will happen to Alaska cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&A Posted March 13, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, BND said: The PVSA would come into play with no foreign port visits. So all Alaska cruises must stop in Canada?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted March 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, M&A said: So all Alaska cruises must stop in Canada?? Pretty sure they all do, or originate there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted March 13, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, M&A said: So all Alaska cruises must stop in Canada?? The way I understand it is all cruises leaving from the U.S. must have a foreign port stop (I think it's called the Jones Act). Going to Alaska, where else are you going to stop? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred30 Posted March 13, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, M&A said: So all Alaska cruises must stop in Canada?? Yes, same as all Hawaii cruises must stop in Mexico. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&A Posted March 13, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, grandgeezer said: The way I understand it is all cruises leaving from the U.S. must have a foreign port stop (I think it's called the Jones Act). Going to Alaska, where else are you going to stop? You are correct, I just looked it up. Unless it's a US registered ship they can't go US port to US port. None of the cruise lines are registered in the US 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred30 Posted March 13, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, M&A said: None of the cruise lines are registered in the US Unless it changed I believe NCL's Pride of America is registered in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted March 13, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, fred30 said: Unless it changed I believe NCL's Pride of America is registered in Hawaii. Correct. For everyone.... Best and easiest to understand explanation of PVSA vs. Jones Act here https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=3363 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted March 13, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hoopster95 said: Correct. For everyone.... Best and easiest to understand explanation of PVSA vs. Jones Act here https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=3363 Great article. Many people on these boards don't understand the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMamainMN Posted March 13, 2020 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, fred30 said: Yes, same as all Hawaii cruises must stop in Mexico. Not true. Hawaiian cruises can be TP or repositioning cruises too. Radiance from HI to Vancouver, for example, before the Alaska season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 13, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 13, 2020 32 minutes ago, Mapleleafforever said: Full refund should be coming your way. But they may not let you know until the last minute. We are booked on Ovation to Alaska in June, so it looks like that would be affected. it has been a while since it was announced the port of Baltimore was closed, except to disembark passengers that are on a current cruise. Royal has not notified those on the sailing of 3/19 of any change yet, and they still show that you can book that sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, h20skibum said: But they may not let you know until the last minute. We are booked on Ovation to Alaska in June, so it looks like that would be affected. it has been a while since it was announced the port of Baltimore was closed, except to disembark passengers that are on a current cruise. Royal has not notified those on the sailing of 3/19 of any change yet, and they still show that you can book that sailing. But, if the US follows suit and closes ports here, then it's done and they'll contact people in order of cruise date more than likely. They've probably been looking at options up until today. I expect that Royal has a clue what's coming from the President's press conference/announcement and that's why they're doing theirs before that. I'm expecting at least a 60 day cancellation. Edited March 13, 2020 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted March 13, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, Hoopster95 said: Correct. For everyone.... Best and easiest to understand explanation of PVSA vs. Jones Act here https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=3363 Interesting, I did not know this. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floke Posted March 13, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, BND said: But, if the US follows suit and closes ports here, then it's done and they'll contact people in order of cruise date more than likely. They've probably been looking at options up until today. I expect that Royal has a clue what's coming from the President's press conference/announcement and that's why they're doing theirs before that. I'm expecting at least a 60 day cancellation. Has RCL announced a press conference? I saw that rumor but also saw that Facebook was removing those posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labmom3 Posted March 13, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 13, 2020 We went on a Princess cruise a few years ago that went to Bermuda first and than New England/Canada. Perhaps they will change it to Bermuda and New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #23 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, Floke said: Has RCL announced a press conference? I saw that rumor but also saw that Facebook was removing those posts. It was reported in multiple places apparently, but I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 13, 2020 Author #24 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, Labmom3 said: We went on a Princess cruise a few years ago that went to Bermuda first and than New England/Canada. Perhaps they will change it to Bermuda and New England. The followon (we're b2b) is Bermuda/Caribbean. Doesn't matter for us anymore. My DH's company has already announced the 14 day self-quarantine following a cruise. He's not going to use 14 more days of PTO on top of our trip. We have a b2b in Nov on Harmony booked already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 13, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Labmom3 said: We went on a Princess cruise a few years ago that went to Bermuda first and than New England/Canada. Perhaps they will change it to Bermuda and New England. Bermuda is way out of the way as a foreign port just to go to New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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