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First Victoria cruise ship port call cancelled due to maintenance changes

The start of the cruise season will now be delayed from April 6 to April 9
Justin Samanski-Langille
Justin Samanski-Langille
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Princess Cruises vessel Caribbean Princess is seen in this promotional image. The ship was scheduled to dock in Victoria on April 6, marking the first time a cruise ship has docked in Canadian waters since the pandemic began, but ship maintenance schedule changes have cancelled the visit. (Photo Courtesy of Princess Cruises)

VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 first scheduled cruise ship visit since the pandemic began has been cancelled due to a last-minute maintenance change.

Greater Victoria Port Authority spokesperson Brian Cant told Black Press Media on Saturday the Caribbean Princess, which was scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, will no longer be arriving as scheduled.

B次元官网网址淭he Caribbean Princess was scheduled for a four-day cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver prior to going into dry dock for refit,B次元官网网址� said Cant. B次元官网网址淲ith the shipB次元官网网址檚 repositioning from the east coast to the west coast (Princess Cruises) have decided to scrap that four-day cruise and they are going to put the ship into dry dock early. We were informed of that late (Friday) night.B次元官网网址�

The Caribbean Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, is also currently being investigated and monitored by the U.S. CDC. Under the organizationB次元官网网址檚 COVID-19 program for cruise ships, the vessel is currently listed as having B次元官网网址渙range status.B次元官网网址�

Cant said that while he is aware the CDC monitors cruise ships for COVID cases, he said the only information the port authority has been provided on the schedule change is related to maintenance plans for the vessel.

The status means there are enough reported COVID-19 cases on the ship for the CDC to launch an investigation, and is the second-highest level of COVID concern under the program.

The schedule change, which Cant said is not uncommon in the early and late cruise season, means that the scheduled April 9 arrival of Holland America LineB次元官网网址檚 Koningsdam will now be the first cruise ship to make a port call in Victoria.

Cant said that shipB次元官网网址檚 arrival is still set to be the first cruise ship to dock in Canadian waters in two years.

B次元官网网址淚f anything I think this change just heightens the anticipation for our organization,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淲e were all pretty excited for Wednesday, now we will just have to shift our excitement to Saturday instead.B次元官网网址�

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I moved coast-to-coast to discover and share the stories of the West Shore, joining Black Press in 2021 after four years as a reporter in New Brunswick.
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