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American Queen Voyages is launching a new City Stay Package in 2023, giving guests the option to enjoy a post-cruise experience in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.. (more…)
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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority will begin the search for a new CEO after Ian Robertson announced his plan to retire in early 2023. (more…)
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Holland America Line will be the first cruise line to return to Canadian cruising following a more than two year industrywide pause due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
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A Canadian passenger aboard the Caribbean Princess said there was “lots of COVID-19” on the cruise ship, which has cancelled its scheduled stops in Victoria and Vancouver this week. (more…)
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Greater Victoria Port Authority spokesperson Brian Cant told Black Press Media on Saturday the Caribbean Princess, which was scheduled to arrive in Victoria on Wednesday, will no longer be arriving as scheduled. (more…)
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The not-for-profit Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has released the draft schedule for the 2022 cruise ship season in Victoria with the first ship in a Canadian port in two years arriving on April 6, 2022. (more…)
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Alaska Congressman Don Young has introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow cruise ships to permanently skip ports in British Columbia. Young, a Republican serving his 25th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, is pushing for a law that would allow ports or land owned by Tribes or Alaska Native Corporations to satisfy the Passenger Vessel Services Act’s foreign stop requirement. (globalnews.ca)
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Cruise ships will return to Victoria. With them will return hundreds of thousands of passengers and crew per year. (timescolonist.com)
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A national coalition of tourism and business groups continues to lobby the federal government for a U.S. border reopening plan, for the sake of cruise tourism and the thousands of B.C. jobs that rely on it. (saanichnews.com)
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British Columbia’s premier says legislation proposed in the United States that would scrap a long-standing requirement for American cruise ships to dock at a foreign port between domestic stops doesn’t change the fact people want to visit B.C. (coastreporter.net)
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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) CEO Ian Robertson is advocating to Transport Canada to announce plans to rescind the order suspending cruise in Canada that is currently in effect until Feb. 28, 2022. (more…)
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Following its meeting on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) Board of Directors has confirmed that the organization will proceed with the next stage of the shore power project for the Victoria Cruise Terminal at The Breakwater District. (more…)
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The not-for-profit Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has achieved a ranking of 3.7 out of 5 by Green Marine, an increase over their previous 2018 score of 3.3 and one that places the deep-water port among the most environmentally sustainable ports in North America. (more…)
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British Columbia is reopening its provincial parks to camping at the start of June, but only residents of the province will be permitted to use campsites at such renowned Northwest beauty spots as Cathedral, Garibaldi and Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Parks. (seattlepi.com)
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The 58-metre extension to the Pier B mooring dolphin at the Victoria Cruise Terminal has received final review from the engineering team, signalling completion of one of the of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA). (more…)
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The not-for-profit Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) concluded the 2019 cruise ship season on Friday, Oct. 18 having welcomed 709,042 passengers and 294,956 crew on a total of 257 ship calls. (more…)
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The City of Victoria passed a motion Thursday that would regulate the number of cruise ships entering the harbour due to environmental concerns.The motion makes four recommendations, including a request the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority halt any increase in ship visits until the city is satisfied efforts to address emissions and waste issues have been addressed. (cbc.ca)
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Victoria’s mayor and two councillors have tabled a motion asking for among other things a limit on cruise ships entering the city until a plan can be found to limit their emissions and waste. Lisa Helps and councillors Marianne Alto and Ben Isitt tabled the motion which will go before council on Oct. 17. (cbc.ca)
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Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced three additional opportunities for guests to sail roundtrip from Victoria, BC, Canada on some of the company’s 2020 Alaska itineraries. (more…)
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For the first time, cruise ship passengers will be able to start and end their cruise in Victoria, B.C. Even though Victoria’s Ogden Point is a busy port for cruise ships all summer long, Vancouver Island residents who want to take a cruise cannot embark from here. Instead, they have to travel to either the Vancouver or Seattle ports to join the cruise. (cbc.ca)
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