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If everyone is vaccinated this seems reasonable

Am I missing something on the webcam?

Take the cash

If this were to pass (a snowball in he** comes to mind), will the Alaskan congressional contingent then petition the CBP to waive visa requirements for the ships, or will they be staffing them from Alaska's citizens? Moot point, as the Alaskan season is being cancelled one month at a time by the CDC.

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Any other questions?......................Anyone??

We have a winner for the "most deceiving headline of the day" award

I don't think there is much chance for June, at this point.

That is not going to happen, for a whole laundry list of reasons.

for a million reasons

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Has this TA been posted for booking?

I think the BIGGEST change is that some people are reporting Non-Refundable cruise planner items, here and there.

Even if a PVSA “workaround” were accomplished, there is still a CBP issue with all the foreign born crew unable to attain the appropriate Visas for a 100% American itinerary.

@twangster beat me to it, but as you see, you didn't have all the facts, the POA is a one off special circumstance.

But Barbados has been an embarkation point for quite some time, it’s not the same.

This is exactly my interpretation as well

There is no "touch and go" stop to be had, Canada will not allow ships to disembark people, this is required to satisfy the requirements of federal law.

I hate to be the cynic, but this is almost certainly another way Royal is holding onto money as long as possible. I can’t imagine why the Alaskan senate delegation could expect the Canadian government to consult with them regarding their own domestic policies. Ammending the PVSA is just one step (and an unlikely one at that) Immigration issues for the crew are an even bigger challenge, as the Visa that crew members are on do not permit them to do an all USA itinerary. Royal would have to get the crew a H1B visa, of which only 30,000 a year are granted, and the current wait time is 36 months.

So the CDC won’t allow a cruise ship to load passengers, but they will allow boat “shuttles”?? Come on now

I am paraphrasing here but essentially the PVSA disallows a foreign flagged ship from transporting passengers between US ports without a stop in at least one foreign port. In order to accomplish what you have proposed, one would need a US flagged ship, manufactured wholly within the USA, manned by an American crew to be compliant.

I read on another board that these “technical stops” as the industry calls them, do not satisfy the PVSA

I don’t think you have full understanding of the trade regulations and immigration issues in what you propose. The route you have described would be illegal for any of the major large cruise lines.

Yes, if I don’t get the vaccine I can not practice at the hospital where I have for 30 years.

At the risk of getting too far off topic, let me blow your mind. There is a massive healthcare system in my area. The require a “no smoking”pledge as a condition of employment. Annually everyone must submit to bloodwork and a health assessment. Nicotine positive on your blood work is cause for termination of employment. Employees must also where a 2 way communication fob on their uniform at all times while on the clock, this fob also records and reports their location in real time to a central hub. Point being, employers have a lot of influence over their employees. TX is an “at will” employment state as well.