These days, anyone can hop on a cruise from Miami to Cuba. But if you try to board a ship from Miami to Key West, New York or Charleston, Grover Cleveland will stop you. In 1886, President Cleveland ...
Alaska lawmakers are mounting a full-court press to permanently prevent a foreign government from ever again threatening cruise operations in their state. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said last week that she ...
Efforts are afoot in Congress to make permanent changes to the U.S. law known as the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), which requires foreign-flag ships carrying passengers between U.S. ports to ...
Article written by Jonathan Helton, a research associate at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Some old laws have withstood the test of time. Some haven't. The 135-year-old Passenger Vessel Services ...
The Norwegian Joy alongside the Canada Place terminal in Vancouver in 2019. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Alaska's three-member congressional delegation responded to Canada's Feb. 4 decision to extend ...
The Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) of 1886 is the critical regulatory framework shaping West Coast cruise itineraries, requiring ships to make stops in ports like Victoria, British Columbia and ...