A ruling by the U.S. Center for Disease Control has effectively made a bill that would’ve allowed Alaska-bound cruise ships to skip Canadian ports a moot point.
The Cruise Lines International Association was calling on the U.S. to lift the CDC’s no-sail order for cruise ships.
That order was issued in March 2020 and the association had already voluntarily suspended all operations.
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On Wednesday, the association was asking the CDC to lift the order by early July.
But in a statement, the CDC said the sailing order would remain until Nov. 1. The Alaska cruise ship season only runs until October.
The Alaska cruise ship bill could have dealt a devastating blow to B.C.’s $2.7-billion cruise ship industry if passed, because ships would’ve been able to skip ports like Victoria due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With files from Rob Shaw
Andy Neal
