The Alaska Tourism Recovery Act Passes the House

[MsSoCalCruiser]

Do you think Princess will have an Alaskan Cruise season?  It looks like it may happen! That would be wonderful for everyone in Alaska and also for Princess ( and others).   

[4hunters]

For those interested, details start on Page 4:  

 

[jhannah]

This is great news! Canada will now suffer from their hard-nosed refusal to disallow cruise ships. I understand many Canadian citizens are writing letters to the editor objecting to this prohibition. Many cities in Canada suffer economically. 

[beg3yrs]

3 hours ago, jhannah said:

This is great news! Canada will now suffer from their hard-nosed refusal to disallow cruise ships. I understand many Canadian citizens are writing letters to the editor objecting to this prohibition. Many cities in Canada suffer economically. 

Canada is suffering the same whether the ATRA passed or not.

[capriccio]

See this thread posted about the same time:

 

 

[Barry ATL]

Carnival Corp has announced that all three of it's American based lines will require proof of vaccination for the initial Alaska cruises.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2021/05/19/norwegian-cruise-line-resumes-alaska-cruise-bookings/5167889001/

[AF-1]

Great news.  Congrats to members of Congress who passed this legislation in warp speed.  The President will sign it and all of you who have booked Alaska cruises; will get to sail this summer.  Good for you.  Have a wonderful weekend.

[rhblake]

I wrote this on another board:

I hate to be a stick in the mud BUT the CDC has yet to approve any ship for sailing. Even if the law is passed so they do not need to stop in a foreign port, they still need CDC approval to sail. Am I missing something?

[AZjohn]

I'm wondering if this will somehow be another loop hole in the Jones act?

I  have no idea if this bill has a time limit or not but, this kind of reminds me of NCL and Hawaii in the early 2000's (not saying it's a bad thing). 

 

It seems once an exception is made, it's kind of difficult to go back. Very happy to see the Alaska cruises getting ready to start up 🙂

[coo359a2]

There is a time limit. Can’t remember date but it is posted in another thread about this Act

[Outerdog]

1 hour ago, AZjohn said:

It seems once an exception is made, it's kind of difficult to go back. Very happy to see the Alaska cruises getting ready to start up 🙂

50 minutes ago, coo359a2 said:

There is a time limit. Can’t remember date but it is posted in another thread about this Act

 

 

(g) Duration.—The authority provided under this section shall terminate on the earlier of—

(1) the date on which covered cruise ships are no longer prohibited by the Government of Canada, any political subdivision of Canada, or any port or province of Canada, from entering, berthing, or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID–19 pandemic; or 

(2) March 31, 2022.

[mina]

Yes!  So excited called as soon as they opened this am and got booked on the sept 5 cruise!  Was not showing on website yet, but can book by calling!  

[skynight]

18 hours ago, jhannah said:

This is great news! Canada will now suffer from their hard-nosed refusal to disallow cruise ships. I understand many Canadian citizens are writing letters to the editor objecting to this prohibition. Many cities in Canada suffer economically. 

The entire world is dealing with this pandemic. Not just Canada. Canada and its Provinces address this public health crisis in their own way, and we should respect their decisions. I don't think cruise ships are a large part of the Canada's concern. 

[cruzsnooze]

2 hours ago, AZjohn said:

I'm wondering if this will somehow be another loop hole in the Jones act?

I  have no idea if this bill has a time limit or not but, this kind of reminds me of NCL and Hawaii in the early 2000's (not saying it's a bad thing). 

 

It seems once an exception is made, it's kind of difficult to go back. Very happy to see the Alaska cruises getting ready to start up 🙂

No exception was made for NCL in Hawaii. The ship was registered in the USA so allowed to sail in Hawaii without a foreign port. They didn't have casino's and enough revenue to keep 3 ships there so now they only have one ship doing Hawaii.

[beg3yrs]

2 hours ago, AZjohn said:

I'm wondering if this will somehow be another loop hole in the Jones act?

I  have no idea if this bill has a time limit or not but, this kind of reminds me of NCL and Hawaii in the early 2000's (not saying it's a bad thing). 

 

It seems once an exception is made, it's kind of difficult to go back. Very happy to see the Alaska cruises getting ready to start up 🙂

It's the PVSA, not the Jones Act.

[beg3yrs]

1 hour ago, Outerdog said:

 

 

(g) Duration.—The authority provided under this section shall terminate on the earlier of—

(1) the date on which covered cruise ships are no longer prohibited by the Government of Canada, any political subdivision of Canada, or any port or province of Canada, from entering, berthing, or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID–19 pandemic; or 

 

(2) March 31, 2022.

So Canada if they want to be even more difficult, could suddenly lift the restriction and cause havoc with current itineraries as cruise lines would now have to add a stop in Victoria or Vancouver. I suppose it wouldn't be too bad as they could simply execute the famous "dock-and-run" in Victoria on the way back to Seattle. Probably could do that at midnight and still make it to Seattle for turnaround day.

 

OTOH, it probably takes a lot of pressure off the Canadian government except for those whose livelihoods depend on the cruise industry.

Edited May 21, 2021 by beg3yrs

[gmjc2]

Unless something has changed in the last 2 days the act has not passed both houses yet! So planning a cruise is a little bit premature. Sorry to rain on your parade!

 

As for Canada not being concerned about losing cruise ship revenue, I am sure they are. The ports and the vendors are hurting economically..

[ckfajf]

15 minutes ago, gmjc2 said:

Unless something has changed in the last 2 days the act has not passed both houses yet! So planning a cruise is a little bit premature. Sorry to rain on your parade!

 

As for Canada not being concerned about losing cruise ship revenue, I am sure they are. The ports and the vendors are hurting economically..

It is on it's way to the Presidents desk for signing.

 

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/legal-regulatory/alaska-cruise-ship-waiver-bill-passes-congress-heads-biden-signing-law

[gmjc2]

Just shows what these politicians can do if they pull together!!!

[brisalta]

8 hours ago, gmjc2 said:

Unless something has changed in the last 2 days the act has not passed both houses yet! So planning a cruise is a little bit premature. Sorry to rain on your parade!

 

As for Canada not being concerned about losing cruise ship revenue, I am sure they are. The ports and the vendors are hurting economically..

 

H.R.1318 passed the Senate yesterday.

Edited May 21, 2021 by brisalta

[Island wannabe]

10 hours ago, skynight said:

The entire world is dealing with this pandemic. Not just Canada. Canada and its Provinces address this public health crisis in their own way, and we should respect their decisions. I don't think cruise ships are a large part of the Canada's concern. 

Thank you