U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has officially introduced new legislation today to provide a permanent exemption from the Passenger Vessel Services Act for cruises to Alaska. The Cruising for Alaska’s…
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U.S. Senator Murkowski Planning Legislation to Permanently Exempt Alaska Cruises from the Passenger Vessel Services Act
U.S. Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has announced new legislation to permanently exempt cruises between the Lower 48 and Alaska from the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA). The Passenger…
Measure to help restart Alaska cruises passes Senate
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 593, the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (ATRA), sponsored by Alaska’s two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan.
The bill provides a way for cruise ships to bring passengers to Alaska, despite a Canadian order that bars cruise vessels from operating in all Canadian waters until February 28, 2022.
PASSENGER VESSEL SERVICES ACT
While cruise lines are getting closer to meeting CDC requirements to restart operations from U.S. ports...
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Viewpoint: Bruises for Alaska cruises
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The old joke in transportation is that passengers are freight that complain. The same applies to passengers on cruise ships. Of course, if there are no cruises, there are no passengers to complain. Alaska’s cruise season this year is effectively canceled due to the unintended consequences of COVID-19 regulations. Technically, like in 2020, cruises will remain an...
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