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…
Canada to Conditionally Allow Return of Cruise Ships in November
VANCOUVER, July 15 (Reuters) – Canada will allow cruise ships back into its waters starting in November as the COVID-19 pandemic fades, but they must fully comply with public health…
Utah Senator Lee Introduces Bills to Repeal the Passenger Vessel Services Act
Utah Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced legislation to permanently repeal the Passenger Vessel Services Act, calling it an outdated and protectionist law that benefits Canada and Mexico more than…
President Biden Signs Bill to Restore Foreign-Flagged Cruises to Alaska
President Biden on Monday signed a bill to temporarily waive requirements of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), allowing foreign-flag cruise ships to sail from Washington to Alaska without making…
Alaska Cruises Set to Resume as Congress Passes Bill to Waive Passenger Vessel Services Act
Cruises to Alaska are set to resume this summer after Congress passed a bill waiving the U.S. law that normally requires foreign flag cruises sailing between Washington and Alaska to…
U.S. Senates Passes Bill to Waive Passenger Vessel Services Act Requirements for Alaska Cruises
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation to temporarily waive requirements of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), allowing large cruise ships to sail to Alaska without making a…
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.
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While cruise lines are getting closer to meeting CDC requirements to restart operations from U.S. ports...
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Alaska Senators Propose Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver to Save State’s Cruise Tourism
Alaskan Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have introduced legislation to help the Alaskan tourism industry by providing a waiver of Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) restrictions for cruise…