Cruise ship bookings jump 600% as Carnival reveals plans to resume trips in August Prior to the pandemic, the Port of Vancouver saw over 800,000 cruise passengers each year and the city was awarded the Top-Rated U.S. & Canada Cruise Destination in Cruise Critic’s 2019 Cruisers’ Choice Destination.But that all changed once COVID-19 cases began to mount aboard cruise ships, and thousands of cruise ship passengers found themselves stranded on the vessels with many ports refusing entry.Canada’s ban on cruise ships was put into effect March 19, 2020, prompting concern among the industry and tourism sector.
Cruise industry blasts B.C. officials’ warnings to cancel sailings over COVID-19 Canada’s Transport Minister said these measures are.