Four years ago, our Alaskan cruise ship visited Victoria,
B.C. It was the end of September; the end of the Alaska cruise season. It was
also the end of the day. We docked at sunset, and by the time we got ashore, darkness
had fallen. We were only there a few hours. We found no shops or eateries open.
The whole stop seemed sort of pointless. We asked, and were told the cruise
ship HAD to dock there, however briefly. All foreign-flagged ships are required
to pause at an international port for cruises departing from the United States.
Cruise ships were banned from Canada most of 2020 and 2021. Last year, U.S.
lawmakers passed a law to temporarily allow ships to skip the perfunctory stop
in Canada on Alaska cruises to salvage what was left of the season. This year,
Canada insists all ships visiting her ports be 100% vaccinated – up a bit
from the CDC’s 95%.
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