Start of B.C. cruise season delayed as first planned arrival in Victoria scrapped
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Princess Cruises says the Caribbean Princess' planned four-day sailing from San Francisco to Vancouver has been cancelled to give extra time for a planned dry dock on April 7.
British Columbia’s first cruise season in three years appears to be getting off to a bumpy start, with the cancellation of the first vessel scheduled to dock in B.C. since the beginning of the pandemic.
Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess was scheduled dock in Victoria on April 6 and Vancouver on April 7.
The company says the cancellation is due to work it wants to do on the vessel, however U.S. officials have confirmed they are also investigating cases of COVID-19 on board.
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Infection has listed the vessel with an “orange” status, meaning the number of reported cases on board (0.3 per cent or more of passengers and crew) meets its threshold for investigation.
Princess Cruises confirmed the Caribbean Princess’ planned four-day sailing from San Francisco to Vancouver had been cancelled, but did not cite COVID-19 as a reason.
“Princess Cruises has made the difficult decision to cancel the coastal portion of the upcoming cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver to allow added time to prepare for the planned extensive dry dock scheduled for April 7,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
“This additional time will help assure the vessel is up to our highest standards in advance of the upcoming busy summer season.”
The company said it had offered the ship’s 1,600 passengers a full refund and a 100 per cent future cruise credit of equal value, as well as helping them book hotels or flights.
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