AUTHORITIES in Canada are expected to shortly announce details of a 2022 cruise restart. Andrew DIxon, Cruise Committee Chair at the Association of Canadian Ports Authorities said he was optimistic that Transport Canada would lift the country’s current blanket cruise ban effective from 01 Jan next year. A letter from...
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AUTHORITIES in Canada are expected to shortly announce details of a 2022 cruise restart.
Andrew DIxon, Cruise Committee Chair at the Association of Canadian Ports Authorities said he was optimistic that Transport Canada would lift the country’s current blanket cruise ban effective from 01 Jan next year.
A letter from the Committee to new Canadian Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, noted “Canada is approaching a significant threshold in its fight against COVID-19 as increasing numbers of Canadians receive their vaccinations”.
Dixon urged the government to “send a clear signal to the cruise industry that it wants cruise in Canada” by rescinding the current no-sail order by 31 Dec to allow for vessel fit-up and staff training in advance of the normal cruise season.
The Committee also asked that the order be modified to allow ships with a maximum of 500 passengers and crew to undertake trial voyages in specific regions from 31 Oct, to “clearly signal that Canada is planning for safe recovery, and open to safe cruise tourism”.
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