njhorseman Posted June 14, 2023 #26 Share Posted June 14, 2023 14 hours ago, The Traveling Man said: So, if you board an NCL ship in Seattle and try to disembark somewhere in Alaska without having first stopped in another country, such as Canada, the cruise line will be facing a fairly stiff fine for violating the Passenger Vessel Service Act (PVSA) Even if your ship had made a stop in Canada it would still be a PVSA violation if you disembarked in Canada. The ship has to make a port call in what is defined as a distant foreign port, not just any foreign port, to carry passengers from one US port to another US port. No port in Canada is a distant foreign port. 14 hours ago, The Traveling Man said: A foreign flagged ship can't board passengers in Miami and transport them to LA, unless they stop somewhere en route in a foreign country As above, not just any foreign port, it has to be a distant foreign port. On an itinerary from Miami to LA the ABC islands qualify as a distant foreign port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted June 14, 2023 #27 Share Posted June 14, 2023 14 hours ago, The Traveling Man said: There are exceptions, of course, for medical emergencies and other possible reasons Actually, there's no exception for medical reasons, but the fine can be appealed and there's a possibility it will be waived in the case of a medical issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted June 14, 2023 #28 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, njhorseman said: Actually, there's no exception for medical reasons, but the fine can be appealed and there's a possibility it will be waived in the case of a medical issue. I would go as far to say a probability as opposed to a possibility. I think @chengkp75 would be a better source for that information, Edited June 14, 2023 by ontheweb added second paragraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted June 14, 2023 #29 Share Posted June 14, 2023 1 hour ago, ontheweb said: I would go as far to say a probability as opposed to a possibility. I think @chengkp75 would be a better source for that information, As someone who was a mathematician I would never say "probability" when I had no evidence about what that probability was. Hence the use of "possibility". 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted June 14, 2023 #30 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, njhorseman said: As someone who was a mathematician I would never say "probability" when I had no evidence about what that probability was. Hence the use of "possibility". 😉 If empirical evidence showed it to be near 100%, would probability be acceptable to you then? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted June 15, 2023 #31 Share Posted June 15, 2023 5 hours ago, ontheweb said: If empirical evidence showed it to be near 100%, would probability be acceptable to you then? 😉 Nah. Never liked empirical evidence. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted June 15, 2023 #32 Share Posted June 15, 2023 8 hours ago, njhorseman said: Nah. Never liked empirical evidence. 🤣 So then the question becomes what kind of evidence do you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted June 15, 2023 #33 Share Posted June 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, ontheweb said: So then the question becomes what kind of evidence do you like? I'm partial to evidence that supports my foredrawn conclusions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted June 15, 2023 #34 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Just now, d9704011 said: I'm partial to evidence that supports my foredrawn conclusions. That does seem like a trend these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted June 15, 2023 #35 Share Posted June 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, ontheweb said: That does seem like a trend these days. Additionally, at least for my Cruise Critic activities, I've decided to do away with uncertainty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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