COVID-19 pandemic and although 2021 is still young, preparations are already being made for what could be another dry year cruise-wise.“As I said last year we’re hoping for the best (and) planning for the worst,” said Jim Quinn, president and general manager of Port Saint John.“We do have a schedule but I think you’re going to see that, like last year, that schedule will not be fully executed if at all.” Maritime stakeholders keep an optimistic eye on 2021 cruise season It was a sentiment echoed by Lane Farguson, a spokesperson with the Port of Halifax.“In terms of fiscal planning, we are preparing for the possibility that we won’t see any cruise activity at all in Halifax for a second year in a row,” he said.Bruce MacLeod has operated.