B.C. ports monitoring Alaska senator’s cruise-ship bypass threat

B.C. cruise-ship ports say they are monitoring political developments after Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan reportedly suggested scrapping longstanding laws that require cruise ships to stop in Canada while travelling between states.

“Recent discussions about a potential waiver to the U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) have raised questions about the role of Canadian ports in the Alaska cruise experience

“Greater Victoria Harbour Authority continues to closely monitor the political situation and to actively promote stability in the cruise industry,” said its CEO Robert Lewis-Manning in a statement to BIV Friday.

Sullivan’s comments to 650 KENI radio, as reported by Anchorage Daily News, came the day after B.C. Premier David Eby

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