B2b cruise out of Vancouver or Seattle

[Caribensun]

Would doing a b2b cruise out of Vancouver or Seattle on the same ship violate the Jones Act?
would it be possible in either port to get off one ship and go to another or from one cruise line to another cruise without violating Jones Act.

Thank you,

Sandipalms

[CruiserBruce]

The issue is not the Jones Act, which is about freight, it's the PVSA...the "p" stands for "passenger ".

 

Seattle only does roundtrip cruises, with the very rare Seattle-Vancouver route, neither of which violates PVSA.

 

B2B out of Vancouver,  which usually go to Seward or Whittier, but very occasionally end at Seattle,  by definition,  doesn't violate PVSA, because it starts or ends at a foreign port.

 

The point of the PVSA is you can't be transported between two different US ports without a stop at a DISTANT foreign port, the closest of which would be in South America or Asia.

[Caribensun]

For a 7 day Alaska cruise b2b on same ship would Vancouver be better than Seattle?  
Thanks.

 

 

[CruiserBruce]

1 minute ago, Sandipalms said:

For a 7 day Alaska cruise b2b on same ship would Vancouver be better than Seattle?  
Thanks.

 

 

Yes, it would,  realistically be the only option if you aren't doing a 7 day roundtrip out of the same port.

[don't-use-real-name]

If doing a B2B on the same ship you are usually seeing the same ports and excursion offerings

on the 2nd leg that were on the first i.e. Vancouver Whittier/Seward Vancouver.

Doing a B2B same ship sailing out of Seattle is like doing an instant replay - - -

 

Consider taking a 7 day cruise on one ship (cruise line) and then taking a second 7 day cruise

on a different ship (itinerary being different) cruise line.

 

The convenience of taking a B2B on same ship both legs is you can perhaps remain in the

same cabin and not go thru any disembark-embark procedure.

 

There are may be various ways to mix and match B2B cruises with perks booking offers

to do just that.

 

B2B cruises don't necessarily have to be a round trip returning to the starting origin port.

Consider taking a pre seasonal cruise i.e. Southern California ship positioning cruise to

Alaska and an Alaskan cruise - or a post seasonal cruise leaving Alaska for Mexico Panama

Caribbean.

 

[Coral]

I would recommend doing a Vancouver to Seward or Vancouver to Whittier and then back to Vancouver as opposed to (2) RT Vancouver routes.

 

The one ways provide much more time in port and often provide 2 glacier days. Far superior than RT Seattle or RT Vancouver routes.

[Northern Aurora]

We have done B2B out of Seattle (Seattle being both the embarkation and disembarkation port) in the past and are doing another such pairing this June.  We have done so when there is a special exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum we wanted to attend and also Mariner's games.  Seven days on a ship is just too brief to be on a for us.  But understand that the RTs out of Seattle, at least in my opinion, aren't the best itineraries.

 

We also have done Seward to Vancouver and then back to Seward for another B2B pairing.  Even though we live in Alaska we find enough to do in these ports to repeat.