Will Disney will add any new ship to Alaska?

[lanejudy]

Flagged =/= built =/= crewed.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. To be US-flagged the ship must be primarily built in the US, owned by a US company, and primarily crewed by US citizens or permanent residents. That's why nearly all cruise ships serving US ports are foreign-flagged.

 

[BrokeMack]

I'm not sure what you mean by this. To be US-flagged the ship must be primarily built in the US, owned by a US company, and primarily crewed by US citizens or permanent residents. That's why nearly all cruise ships serving US ports are foreign-flagged.

My comment was about changing the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) of 1886 (and that portion of the PVSA that carried into the Jones Act). Happycamper was talking about flagging/crewing/building requirements according to the Jones act. We were talking about two different things (or two different sections of the same law, I guess), so I was saying the other things don't apply to the solution I was proposing.

 

[Scalemaster34]

My comment was about changing the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) of 1886 (and that portion of the PVSA that carried into the Jones Act). Happycamper was talking about flagging/crewing/building requirements according to the Jones act. We were talking about two different things (or two different sections of the same law, I guess), so I was saying the other things don't apply to the solution I was proposing.

Yeah being able to do a West Coast, East Coast, Alaskan, or Gulf Coast Cruise without having to add foreign port, would open up a number of Itineraries that some would enjoy. But I don't know how many sail for the ports, vs just wanting a tropical beach?