According to reports the US Senate has approved the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act that would permit large cruise ships to operate cruises to Alaska this summer. If the motion is approved by the House and signed by President Biden, cruise ships could be sailing to Alaska this summer and bypassing Canada completely. The Act was a simple and direct measure that states that a roundtrip voyage transporting passengers between a port or place in the State of Alaska and a port or place in the State of Washington is deemed a foreign voyage for purposes of the law of the United States. The act would provide a temporary exemption to coincide with Canada’s ban expiring in February 2022.