LuCruise Posted June 7 #1 Share Posted June 7 Next week we have a cruise that stops in Halifax. Anxiously awaiting to hear if there is a Canadian Border strike. If it does go through, it won't be a complete shut down, but service slowed down. Anyone know what will happen to our stop in Halifax if the strike does go through? i.e. Would they cancel the port all together (which is our one and only port)? Or would it just mean that we may not be allowed off the ship for awhile (e.g. maybe 12pm instead of 8:30am)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 7 #2 Share Posted June 7 CBSA's processing of passengers is very different than with land or air entry, and generally is based on the passenger manifest provided days in advance of the ship's arrival in port. Whether that makes it less likely for the strike to have an impact on cruises remains to be seen, but I doubt that your cruise would bypass Halifax. My best guess is that you might face a slight delay disembarking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted June 7 #3 Share Posted June 7 2 hours ago, LuCruise said: Next week we have a cruise that stops in Halifax. Anxiously awaiting to hear if there is a Canadian Border strike. If it does go through, it won't be a complete shut down, but service slowed down. Anyone know what will happen to our stop in Halifax if the strike does go through? i.e. Would they cancel the port all together (which is our one and only port)? Or would it just mean that we may not be allowed off the ship for awhile (e.g. maybe 12pm instead of 8:30am)? If the itinerary is round trip out of a US port and there is a single port of call the port is unlikely to be cancelled as that would make it a cruise to nowhere. Something I believe is not allowed to non-US flagged cruise ships. To do with crew visas I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 7 Author #4 Share Posted June 7 34 minutes ago, Fouremco said: CBSA's processing of passengers is very different than with land or air entry, and generally is based on the passenger manifest provided days in advance of the ship's arrival in port. Whether that makes it less likely for the strike to have an impact on cruises remains to be seen, but I doubt that your cruise would bypass Halifax. My best guess is that you might face a slight delay disembarking. Good to hear. This is what I am hoping. We were just going to explore ourselves but looking forward to Halifax as never been there. Hopefully it won't impact anyone with a private excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 7 Author #5 Share Posted June 7 2 minutes ago, broberts said: If the itinerary is round trip out of a US port and there is a single port of call the port is unlikely to be cancelled as that would make it a cruise to nowhere. Something I believe is not allowed to non-US flagged cruise ships. To do with crew visas I believe. Yes. It starts and ends in New Jersey and Halifax is the only stop. (It's just a 4 day cruise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 7 #6 Share Posted June 7 1 hour ago, LuCruise said: Good to hear. This is what I am hoping. We were just going to explore ourselves but looking forward to Halifax as never been there. Hopefully it won't impact anyone with a private excursion. Speaking as a former Haligonian, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your day there. If you are going to explore on your own and are looking for ideas, I'd be happy to make some suggestions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 7 Author #7 Share Posted June 7 2 hours ago, Fouremco said: Speaking as a former Haligonian, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your day there. If you are going to explore on your own and are looking for ideas, I'd be happy to make some suggestions. Would love to hear your suggestions. Thanks. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted June 8 #8 Share Posted June 8 22 hours ago, LuCruise said: Would love to hear your suggestions. Thanks. 🙂 I live 20 minutes from port now and am happy to answer questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted June 10 #9 Share Posted June 10 On 6/7/2024 at 2:43 PM, broberts said: If the itinerary is round trip out of a US port and there is a single port of call the port is unlikely to be cancelled as that would make it a cruise to nowhere. Something I believe is not allowed to non-US flagged cruise ships. To do with crew visas I believe. If the reason for canceling the port call is out of the cruise line's control, such as this strike, there would be a waiver of PVSA requirements, and CBP work visa requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepcman Posted June 11 #10 Share Posted June 11 And once again Chicken Little is proven wrong. Strike averted and the sky is not falling. Everyone can sleep tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted June 12 #11 Share Posted June 12 11 hours ago, deepcman said: And once again Chicken Little is proven wrong. Strike averted and the sky is not falling. Everyone can sleep tonight. so happy to hear this on the news yesterday with a road trip next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted June 12 #12 Share Posted June 12 12 hours ago, deepcman said: And once again Chicken Little is proven wrong. Strike averted and the sky is not falling. Everyone can sleep tonight. Technically, we're not out of the woods yet. While the union negotiators have accepted the new deal, it still has to voted on by the membership rank and file. I doubt there will be any problems, but there have been recent cases of accepted "deals" being thrown back in the face of union management once the membership gets to vote on the deal and reject it. Our fingers are firmly crossed, we drive to Boston in a few weeks for a cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepcman Posted June 12 #13 Share Posted June 12 I guess you see the glass as half empty. They were never going to close the borders as they're essential workers. It would just have taken longer to cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted June 12 #14 Share Posted June 12 21 minutes ago, deepcman said: I guess you see the glass as half empty. They were never going to close the borders as they're essential workers. It would just have taken longer to cross. they were planning to work to rule which would have caused serious delays. backups 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted June 12 #15 Share Posted June 12 47 minutes ago, gold1953 said: they were planning to work to rule which would have caused serious delays. backups Exactly correct. Imagine the lineups when they decide to spend 10 minutes interviewing EACH arriving driver or passenger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted June 12 #16 Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, deepcman said: I guess you see the glass as half empty. They were never going to close the borders as they're essential workers. It would just have taken longer to cross. Nothing half empty about it. I have no interest in spending 5 hours sitting at a border crossing enduring work to rule when a normal drive through would have taken 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted June 12 #17 Share Posted June 12 8 hours ago, gold1953 said: they were planning to work to rule which would have caused serious delays. backups Been there in Tampa, getting off a TA , didn’t get off the ship until 2 pm 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted June 13 #18 Share Posted June 13 We have called in Halifax on the Queen Mary 2 three times and disembarked an Atlantic crossing once. At no time did we speak to a border agent. The ship's pursers staff met with the officials and within a short time we were invited to go ashore. If there is a "semi-strike" I hope it will still be easy for the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 15 Author #19 Share Posted June 15 (edited) Thanks all. OP here and returning from our cruise. Since my post, they extended their talks to Wednesday with our Halifax stop Thursday so still wasn't sure if we would be impacted. Then it got extended to Friday. Phew , our port stop not impacted....but we are from Toronto so wasn't sure the impact returning at the airport. Luckily it seems ok now and won't be delays returning. Glad others are not impacted too Edited June 15 by LuCruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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