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April 30, 2021 12:48 PM
By Lillianna Byington
Efforts to revive cruises to Alaska as the pandemic eases have exposed divisions among U.S. lawmakers, with some favoring a new loophole to an existing requirement and others pushing to overhaul a 135-year-old law they say drives tourism to other countries.
Current U.S. law bars foreign cruise ships from sailing directly from one U.S. port to another, leading operators to stop in Canada. Covid-19 precautions prompted Canada to prohibit cruise ships from navigating and anchoring in their waters.