Feds unveil cruise ship rules for 2022 season

Cruise ships are being warmly welcomed to Canada by the federal government. On Monday, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the steps cruise passengers must take for Canadian ports to reopen to cruise passengers.
 
“We welcome cruise ships — an important part of our tourism sector — back to Canada, and we will continue working with partners to support this important industry,” Alghabra said in a news release.
 
Crew and passengers will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, symptom free, and:

• take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before boarding a cruise ship or an antigen test within one day of boarding a cruise ship; and
• passengers need to take a COVID-19 molecular test within 72-hours before arriving in Canada or taking an antigen test within one day of their scheduled arrival.

Last fall, at the urging of The Chamber and industry partners, the federal government lifted prohibitions against cruise ships and set a date for sailings to return.