The move is 'extremely rare,' a former Royal Caribbean cruise director told Newsweek, but had to be done due to a law dating back to the 1800s.
Wonder what traveling on a huge cruise ship with no guests is like?As odd as it may seem, some cruise ships do set sail with zero guests on board.Toronto-based Kabir Bageria, a 28-year-old former cruise director for Royal Caribbean, told Newsweek: 'Usually ships never sail with no guests. It happens on extremely rare occasions. It's similar to an airline—if the ship is sailing empty, there's no revenue.
The PVSA applies the same restrictions imposed by the Jones Act on the 'coastwise movement of people,' according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Under the Jones Act, the transportation of merchandise between U.S. points is reserved for only 'U.S.-built, owned, and documented vessels.' The PVSA 'prohibits commercial vessels such as cruise ships from allowing passengers to board at one U.S. port and debark at another U.S. port,' says the CBP.
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