"number6" wrote:


Rosalie B. wrote:
"number6" wrote:


I wonder how an occasional one way Bermuda to East Coast cruise might
work ...stops at South Carolina Norfolk Washington DC Philly New York
City and Boston ...

You mean start in Bermuda and go to the US? It would be way cheaper
to fly. The only way a cruise to Bermuda makes any economic sense is
to use the cruise ship for room and board.

I'm looking for a way for ships to cruise the East Coast of the US and
still remain in compliance with the laws ...
They have Pacific Coast cruises from Vancouver (Ensenada ??) ... why
not from Bermuda to cruise ports on the East Coast ...

Vancouver and Ensenada are not US ports. My understanding of the
Passenger Services Act is that to a coastal cruise between US ports
you have to go to a Distant Foreign port, and that means in effect,
Aruba or Curacao.

(2) Nearby foreign port means any foreign port in North America, Central America, the Bermuda Islands, or the West Indies (including the Bahama Islands, but not including the Leeward Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, i.e., Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao). A port in the U.S. Virgin Islands shall be treated as a nearby foreign port.
(3) Distant foreign port means any foreign port that is not a nearby port.

So if people get on in Bermuda, they could get off in one of the US
ports, but they could not go from Charleston to Boston for instance
via Bermuda. And I doubt if the cruise lines are going to want to be
used as a ferry from Bermuda to the US - not too profitable for them.