ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Canadian authorities has prolonged a ban on cruise ships as a result of February 2022, which is expected to block outings from visiting Alaska this calendar year.

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Transport Canada on Thursday declared the extension of the ban enacted due to the fact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada blocked cruise ships of a lot more than 100 travellers commencing in spring 2020.
The ban was set to expire at the finish of February, but Transportation Canada said “cruise vessels in Canadian waters pose a chance to our health care systems.”
Most substantial cruise ships viewing Alaska are registered in overseas nations around the world.
U.S. federal regulation prohibits foreign-registered ships from sailing involving two American ports without the need of halting at a overseas port involving. Significant cruise ships bound for Alaska possibly start out voyages in Canada or stop there on the way.