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Vessels with more than 100 passengers are not permitted in Canadian waters. Associated Press
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A Royal Caribbean cruise ship is berthed on July 1, 2016, in Vancouver. Canada announced this week that cruise ships would be banned from docking in the country until Feb. 2022.
Transport Canada on Thursday announced the extension of the ban enacted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada blocked cruise ships of more than 100 passengers starting in spring 2020. Vessels carrying more than 12 people are banned from entering Arctic coastal waters, including Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and the Labrador Coast.
The ban was set to expire at the end of February, but Transport Canada said “cruise vessels in Canadian waters pose a risk to our health care systems.”