New Bill Would Allow U.S. Cruise Ships To Permanently Bypass Canada

--~-- New Bill Would Allow U.S. Cruise Ships To Permanently Bypass Canada. A shortened 2021 Alaska cruise season from Seattle is in the works, thanks to the temporary waiver of a U.S. law that forces foreign-flagged ships — almost all large cruise ships are in that category — to stop in a foreign port when traveling between U.S. ports. Some say the 135-year-old legislation is the only reason British Columbia’s cruise industry exists in the first place, and what has allowed it to grow to the point where the Port of Vancouver welcomed more than 1 million cruise visitors in 2019 and Victoria close to 800,000. Now, U.S. Senator Mike Lee — from the landlocked state of Utah — has introduced a bill that, among other things, would permanently repeal the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) and end the Canadian stopover requirement. The PVSA is not America First,” said Lee in a Senate speech. “This is the encapsulation of Special Interests First. Or even, you might say, Canada First. The only reason why Canada wields this tremendous authority over us is because of our own law.” Details and a discussion today LIVE at 11 AM EDT on Travel and Cruise Industry News with Chillie Falls. Translated titles: Un nuevo proyecto de ley permitiría a los cruceros estadounidenses evitar permanentemente a Canadá 新しい法案は、米国のクルーズ船がカナダを永久に迂回することを許可す Neues Gesetz würde es US-Kreuzfahrtschiffen ermöglichen, Kanada dauerhaft zu umgehen Un nouveau projet de loi permettrait aux navires de croisière américains de contourner définitive Novo projeto de lei permitiria que navios de cruzeiro dos EUA contornassem permanentemente o Canadá नया विधेयक अमेरिकी क्रूज जहाजों को कन Ny regning vil tillade amerikanske krydstogtskibe at omgå Canada permanent