Why Only One Hawaiian Islands Cruise Ship?

[Cruise Junky]

They are, because the ships have to stop at a distant foreign port for the act not to apply. Ensenada, as well as any port in North/Central America and most of the Caribbean, does not count as a distant foreign port. It's one of the reasons, for instance, that Panama Canal full transit cruises often stop in Aruba, which is one of the few distant foreign ports. ;)

 

Doesn't it only have to be a DISTANT foreign port if the ship is returning to a different US Port? I thought they could just visit a foreign port on a closed loop cruise. And they're probably not skirting anything as NCL would have nailed them when they tried and failed a couple of years ago.

[threecats]

Doesn't it only have to be a DISTANT foreign port if the ship is returning to a different US Port? I thought they could just visit a foreign port on a closed loop cruise. And they're probably not skirting anything as NCL would have nailed them when they tried and failed a couple of years ago.

It is also true, if they stop at any other US port during the voyage, which is the case with Hawaii. NCL couldn't nail anybody without nailing themselves, because they did the same in Alaska.;)

[Cuizer2]

They are, because the ships have to stop at a distant foreign port for the act not to apply. Ensenada, as well as any port in North/Central America and most of the Caribbean, does not count as a distant foreign port. It's one of the reasons, for instance, that Panama Canal full transit cruises often stop in Aruba, which is one of the few distant foreign ports. ;)

 

You are wrong. Ships doing a round trip cruise only need to stop in a foreign port. Ships that begin at one US port and end at another US port have to stop at a distant foreign port.

 

Ships sailing to Hawaii from San Diego and Los Angeles only need to stop at Ensenada to comply with the PVSA. Ships sailing one way between the main land and Hawaii will either begin or end in Ensenada or Vancouver. That way the ship is not transporting passengers between two US ports.

 

ALL of the ships sailing Hawaii (whether one way or round trip) are complying with the PVSA.

[Colo Cruiser]

Danger Will Robinson, Danger!!

 

[Cuizer2]

Danger Will Robinson, Danger!!

 

 

Are you going someplace with this, or just having fun?