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Post by SS San Mateo on Feb 4, 2021 20:47:18 GMT -8
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Post by northwesterner on Feb 5, 2021 17:13:55 GMT -8
cruising.org/en/news-and-research/press-room/2021/february/cruise-industry-responds-to-one-year-extension-of-prohibition-on-cruise-in-canadaPre-pandemic the industry supported more than 29,000 jobs and $4.25 billion in economic activity (Vancouver)—Cruise Lines International Association- North West & Canada (CLIA-NWC), the voice of the cruise industry in Canada, is surprised by the length of the extension of the Government of Canada’s ‘No-Sail Order’. “While we understand and support the government’s focus on combatting COVID-19 in Canada, we are surprised by the length of the extension of the prohibition of cruise,” said Charlie Ball, Chair of CLIA-NWC. “We hope to have an opportunity to revisit this timeline and demonstrate our ability to address COVID-19 in a cruise setting with science-backed measures, as CLIA members are doing in Europe and parts of Asia where cruising has resumed on a limited basis.” The pandemic is having a devastating impact on local businesses, and two years without cruising in Canada will have potentially irreversible consequences for families throughout the country. In 2019, the cruise industry generated a total of $4.25 billion in economic activity in Canada, a 33% increase from 2016. Further, 29,000 Canadian jobs paying $1.43 billion in wages were generated in 2019—a 26% increase in employment and 43% increase in wages since 2016. “We stand ready to work with Canadian health and transportation officials to operationalize a path forward,” Mr. Ball concluded. Additional information: CLIA members have agreed to adopt multiple layers of protocols informed by the insights and guidance of leading experts in health and science, including but not limited to: 100% testing for passengers and crew prior to embarkation Mandatory quarantine for crew prior to interaction with guests Expanded medical capabilities onboard Pre-arranged response logistics involving transportation and medical facilities Physical distancing measures Mask-wearing requirements Increased ventilation Cruise activity supports multiple sectors of the global economy, from transportation and aviation to food and beverage, lodging, manufacturing, agriculture, travel agencies and a robust supply chain that stretches across the globe. Cruising is resuming on a gradual, phased-in basis in Europe. CLIA members have sailed on a variety of modified itineraries from Germany, Italy, and Greece under strict protocols. These protocols have been developed by operators in collaboration with medical experts, scientists and health and government authorities, and have been informed by Guidance from the EU Healthy Gateways and European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Since the beginning of July 2020, there have been over 200 sailings in Europe (and parts of Asia) with enhanced measures in place and approval from authorities in those regions. The success of these initial sailings demonstrates the effectiveness of a multi-layered approach and confirms that the new protocols are working as designed—to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 in a cruise setting.
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Post by northwesterner on Feb 25, 2021 12:26:48 GMT -8
www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2021/02/princess-cruises-extends-pause-of-guest-cruise-vacations-to-select-alaska-canada-new-england-and-pacific-coastal-sailings-in-2021.html"SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (February 24, 2021) – As Princess Cruises continues to review and assess its operations as a result of the Canadian Transport Ministry’s Interim Order that extends the closure of Canadian ports and waters to passenger vessels, the company has found it necessary to cancel the following voyages: Alaska seven-day Voyage of the Glaciers cruises, sailing between Vancouver, B.C. and Anchorage (Whittier) Pacific Coastals that start or end in Vancouver, B.C. Canadian Adventure sailing roundtrip from Southampton, UK Princess is engaged with various United States and Canadian government officials to try to preserve a portion of the Alaska and Canada & New England 2021 cruise seasons. In the meantime, Princess has committed to operating the Kenai Princess Wilderness lodge along with McKinley Chalet Resort in Denali and Westmark Fairbanks Hotel this summer and is currently working on vacation land package details that will be announced shortly. "We share in our guests’ disappointment over these cancelled voyages especially as we have been preparing our ships for our return to service,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises. “Princess Cruises has sailed to Alaska for more than 50 years and the incredible Last Frontier is part of our proud heritage. We understand, how much of Alaska is dependent on the cruise economy. We are going to do all we can to help our business partners and the communities of Alaska.”
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Post by northwesterner on Sept 16, 2021 14:41:53 GMT -8
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Post by whalebreath on Sept 16, 2021 16:59:59 GMT -8
Lots of Canadians would gladly never see a dollar from the cruise ship business ever again.
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Post by northwesterner on Sept 16, 2021 21:49:02 GMT -8
Lots of Canadians would gladly never see a dollar from the cruise ship business ever again. Lots of Canadians depend on that tourism revenue for their economic success. What's your point?
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Post by whalebreath on Sept 17, 2021 18:15:28 GMT -8
Lots of Canadians would gladly never see a dollar from the cruise ship business ever again. Lots of Canadians depend on that tourism revenue for their economic success. What's your point? Being as how much of my working life was spent in tourism (literally driving cruise ship passengers to/from the airport is just one facet) my point is that the hideous pollution created and outsized subsidies cruise ship companies receive are both something the economy can do without.
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Post by tak22 on May 9, 2022 7:10:20 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 1, 2023 18:39:26 GMT -8
Celebrity Millennium returning to port this evening. Reason unknown, but I am sure that someone will figure it out.
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Post by Neil on Sept 1, 2023 19:32:58 GMT -8
Celebrity Millennium returning to port this evening. Reason unknown, but I am sure that someone will figure it out. Currently sitting in English Bay... hopefully someone will tell us what's going on. If the current sailing was scrubbed, we would expect to see her back at Canada Place.
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 1, 2023 20:01:22 GMT -8
Celebrity Millennium returning to port this evening. Reason unknown, but I am sure that someone will figure it out. Currently sitting in English Bay... hopefully someone will tell us what's going on. If the current sailing was scrubbed, we would expect to see her back at Canada Place. While I was at Ambleside, no support ships of any kind approached her.
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Post by Neil on Sept 1, 2023 20:29:46 GMT -8
Currently sitting in English Bay... hopefully someone will tell us what's going on. If the current sailing was scrubbed, we would expect to see her back at Canada Place. While I was at Ambleside, no support ships of any kind approached her. Now she's off the south end of Bowen, apparently on her way up the strait at a leisurely ten knots, problem apparently solved.
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Post by grk2 on Sept 4, 2023 18:09:11 GMT -8
I heard in the gossip mill that she returned to English Bay U to off load a person for medical reasons. Can not vouch for accuracy of that but it would not be the first time.
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 4, 2023 19:47:52 GMT -8
I heard in the gossip mill that she returned to English Bay U to off load a person for medical reasons. Can not vouch for accuracy of that but it would not be the first time. I read the same thing Saturday morning.
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Post by Ollie on Sept 17, 2023 13:16:24 GMT -8
There are 4 cruise ships in Vancouver today but Canada place only fits 3, it looks like one of them is sitting in the middle of Vancouver Harbour and using small boats to move passengers. Do they not use Ballantyne Pier for extra cruise ships?
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Post by Neil on Sept 17, 2023 13:34:39 GMT -8
There are 4 cruise ships in Vancouver today but Canada place only fits 3, it looks like one of them is sitting in the middle of Vancouver Harbour and using small boats to move passengers. Do they not use Ballantyne Pier for extra cruise ships? Ballantyne closed several years ago. You're right... the harbour cam does seem to show the Viking Orion sitting out on her own. Port of Vancouver cruise ship schedule has her at the 'south east' berth. All four vessels came into port and are leaving at around the same time. I can't imagine her taking on supplies and passengers away from dock. Odd.
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Post by northwesterner on Sept 17, 2023 13:56:59 GMT -8
Ballantyne closed several years ago. You're right... the harbour cam does seem to show the Viking Orion sitting out on her own. Port of Vancouver cruise ship schedule has her at the 'south east' berth. All four vessels came into port and are leaving at around the same time. I can't imagine her taking on supplies and passengers away from dock. Odd. Is this a turn port for her, or just a port of call?
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Post by Neil on Sept 17, 2023 15:17:17 GMT -8
Ballantyne closed several years ago. You're right... the harbour cam does seem to show the Viking Orion sitting out on her own. Port of Vancouver cruise ship schedule has her at the 'south east' berth. All four vessels came into port and are leaving at around the same time. I can't imagine her taking on supplies and passengers away from dock. Odd. Is this a turn port for her, or just a port of call? Good point... it looks like she was based here over the summer, not Seattle, but this trip she's headed up the coast to Alaska, out to the Aleutians, then Russia and Japan. Still... you don't load out in Burrard Inlet.
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Post by Neil on Sept 17, 2023 17:12:41 GMT -8
Is this a turn port for her, or just a port of call? Good point... it looks like she was based here over the summer, not Seattle, but this trip she's headed up the coast to Alaska, out to the Aleutians, then Russia and Japan. Still... you don't load out in Burrard Inlet. Viking Orion now docked at the northwest berth at Canada Place. I'll be interested to see if she can load passengers and supplies and leave by late tonight. Unusual for Canada Place to have a ship alongside in the evening. Four ships in one day occurred once in May and twice in July, but in July one of the ships was quite small, so there may have been room for two on the east side of the terminal. I'm not certain, but I think there might have been an occasion when there were five, back when Ballantyne was open. I think that terminal could host two.
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