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| OT: YVR & Port of Vancouver allow U.S. cruise pax to bypass customs | | Published by: jack 2009-01-08 |
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"The U.S. Direct initiative allows passengers arriving at YVR to transfer
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directly to a same-day-departing cruise ship without clearing customs, and
U.S. Direct also works in reverse. Passengers arriving on a cruise and flying
out of YVR on the same day disembark the ship and are transferred to YVR
without passing through Canada Border Services Agency and immigration at the cruise terminal. Upon arrival at YVR, these passengers enter the airport
through a designated cruise ship facility. Procedures are in place to ensure a
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passenger can be seen by either government authority should the need arise."
I knew Port of Seattle had been stealing some of Vancouver's business simply because post 9/11 some American Alaska cruise pax preferred not to cross any borders to board the cruise ship, as they had to do in Vancouver. This, though, is an interesting twist. Pax must somehow have to prove the have a cruise booked, otherwise what's to stop anyone from saying 'yes, we're on our way to the pier now' and not having to deal with Customs? But gotta give Vancouver credit for fighting to keep the cruise biz.
If I remember when this was pilot tested last year or so, it was with cruise-line booked air only. Those that booked air separately from their cruise weren't eligible. It may be that the program is being expanded now, but I wouldn't see any issue in making a cruise passenger prove they are in fact a cruise passenger. Cruise tickets are rather significant documents still LOL
Border issues aren't the only reason Seattle has attracted more ships. Space in Vancouver is one issue, with Alaska cruises becoming more popular. Princess cruises especially has a large presence in Alaska, and they use the larger ships to do it. They run round trip cruises out of Seattle, and their one-way cruises to/from Vancouver, due to the Jones Act. Vancouver couldn't handle all the ships that CarnivalCorp has in Alaska, not to mention any of the other cruise companies.
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