They will then finish the second phase of the training, which will consist of subject matter such as Nunavut history, tour guide training, Zodiac guide training, cultural sensitivity training, wildlife identification and polar bear guard training.ĮD&T has also started helping communities capitalize on visiting vessels through cruise preparedness workshops. “It’s great to see more visits happening,” he said.Ĭharge noted that the 11 participants in the Government of Nunavut’s pilot Inuit cruise training initiative – previously known as the cruise ship boot camp – will be working aboard cruise ships this summer. Kelly credited Destination Nunavut for its work promoting the territory. “There’s growth but we’re not looking at explosive growth or anything,” said Charge. Overall, cruise ship passenger numbers have been trending upwards over the past several years. However, Kevin Kelly, CEO of Travel Nunavut, and Sebastian Charge, manager of tourism development with ED&T both said they expect to see Crystal Cruises back in Nunavut in the future, although not likely with the hulking Serenity.Ĭharge said Crystal Cruises is building a smaller-scale expedition ship that will probably be used in the Arctic in the coming years. “The company has not announced any new itineraries into this region at this time,” stated Joanne Lee, a public relations specialist with Crystal Cruises, owner of the Serenity. However, multiple voyages by several of the 11 cruise ships sailing in the Arctic this year make up for the absence of the Serenity, which only had close to 600 people on board last year, leaving many empty cabins, unlike the maiden Arctic voyage in 2016, which was full. Without the Serenity, the Norwegian-based MV Fram, carrying 500 tourists, will be the vessel with the most passengers. This year’s community visits will take place between July 30 and Sept. Regardless, the planned 70 total community visits will easily set an all-time high – 59 in 2016 was the previous best – and the 25 voyages this summer will match the previous record from 2016. That compares to a maximum capacity of 4,972 passengers last year. If all of the cruises booked for this summer sell out, the total number of passengers would reach 4,946, according to the Department of Economic Development and Transportation (ED&T). Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut The Serenity, with close to 1,000 passengers, called upon Nunavut the last two years but will not return this summer. The cruise ship Crystal Serenity makes a stop in Pond Inlet in September 2017. ports and local health authorities, among other things.Even without the Crystal Serenity, which won’t sail through the Northwest Passage again this summer, there’s potential for the number of Nunavut cruise ship passenger to reach near record highs. It also requires companies to test all crew members weekly for COVID-19 and report results to the agency and have CDC-approved legal evacuation and isolation agreements in place with U.S. The conditional sail order requires ships to attest to the CDC that at least 95% of their passengers and crew are vaccinated, or perform test cruises before restarting with paying passengers. The company requires passengers to undergo tests for COVID-19 prior to boarding, Robison said. Robison said the company has agreements with a local hospital and transportation company to handle positive passengers who need to be taken off the ship. Robison said the company “intends to meet or exceed the CDC recommendations including 100% vaccinated crew and capacity controlled unvaccinated guests with additional requirements and restrictions.” The company will recommend all passengers be vaccinated and require unvaccinated passengers to wear masks, purchase travel insurance and be restricted to certain areas on the ship. waters, indicating that it is not voluntarily complying with the CDC’s “conditional sail order.” It is the first ship not to comply. Passengers will continue to be able to board the ship in Nassau on Saturdays and Bimini on Sundays.ĬDC spokesperson Caitlin Shockey said Crystal Serenity will appear in gray on the agency’s color-coded chart a few days before it enters U.S. 9, passengers will be able to board the Crystal Serenity, one of the Miami-based luxury cruise company’s ships, at PortMiami each Monday for seven-night cruises stopping in Nassau and Bimini, The Bahamas, the company announced this week. 9, 2021.Ĭrystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity ship will add Miami as a stop on its cruises to The Bahamas next month, and the ship will be the first not to comply with the CDC’s COVID-19 safety rules after a federal appeals court decision that they are not enforceable in Florida. Crystal Serenity is adding PortMiami to its Bahamas cruises already operating from Nassau and Bimini starting Aug.
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