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Johanna Jainchill
A case is being made to revisit the 135-year-old shipping law that could be the stranglehold on Alaska cruising this summer not by citizens of the 49th state, but of the 50th.
When it comes to cruising, Hawaii and Alaska appear to have very little in common. More than half of Alaska s tourist arrive via cruise ship every year, while they accounted for only 1% of all Hawaii visitor arrivals in 2018, according to the nonprofit Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.
That organization, a member of the State Policy Network, an umbrella organization for a consortium of conservative and libertarian think tanks, is joining forces with organizations in Alaska to call for reform or repeal of the 1886 U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA).
Here’s why saving the Alaska cruise season could spell trouble for Canada
Date: Mar 16 2021
TORONTO Temporary measures have a way of becoming permanent.
With that in mind ACTA is joining CLIA and the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) in their advocacy efforts urging the federal government to protect the future of Canada’s West Coast Alaska cruise program.
When Canada’s cruise ship ban in place was first extended to Feb. 28, 2022, a U.S. congressional committee suggested cruise ships could sail Canadian waters without disembarking (or embarking) passengers at Canadian ports.
Now another possible solution, put forth in early March by two U.S. senators, could shut Canada out of the Alaska cruise season completely – and potentially jeopardize every sailing season going forward, says ACTA.