Cruise | May 24, 2021
The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act will temporarily allow large cruise ships to bypass required stops in Canadian ports while travelling between Washington state and Alaska.
Carnival Corporation brands – Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Line – and Norwegian Cruise Line last week announced plans for a resumption of sailing to the state.
Now Celebrity Cruises – part of Royal Caribbean Group – has revealed plans for Celebrity Summit to operate nine sailings from July 23 to mid-September.
They will mark Celebrity Summit’s first Alaska sailings. The ship will then reposition to the Caribbean, via a 16-night Panama Canal sailing, and begin a series of four- and five-night itineraries.
(Burnsville, MN) Many are celebrating Congress’ passage of a bill that, if signed into law by the President, would allow travelers to cruise Alaska this summer. AAA’s preferred partners like Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises have all announced week-long sailings beginning in July. These voyages have already
(Bloomberg) Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. plans to offer Alaska cruises starting in early August, joining several Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ships in plotting returns to the sea after more than a year without U.S. operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Norwegian Cruise Line to Begin Cruises to Alaska in August
Norwegian Cruise Line will restart cruises in the U.S. with Norwegian Bliss sailing to Alaska from August out of Seattle.
Photo: Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a return to operations from the U.S. this summer with sailings to Alaska out of Seattle, Washington. This news follows Carnival and Royal Caribbean that will also make a return to the region.
Cruises are finally moving forward thanks to a temporary waiver of the Passenger Vessel Services Act that allows cruise ships to visit Alaska with approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.