The Silver Explorer was set to bring more than 100 tourists to Nanaimo on July 11. (Silversea)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

cruise control

1 of 3 cruise ships visiting Nanaimo forced to cancel

Jul 5, 2019 | 7:34 AM

NANAIMO — The last cruise ship to arrive in Nanaimo for the 2019 season unfortunately won’t be making a visit to the harbour city.

The Silver Explorer was one of only three cruise ships scheduled to visit Nanaimo. It was to dock on July 11, the same day as the much larger Azamara Quest.

However, the cruise ship was damaged after being entangled with nets in the Bering Sea on route from Alaska.

“This cancellation is unfortunate for Nanaimo businesses and tourism operators, but also for the passengers who won’t get to visit our beautiful city on this trip,” Karen Bannister with Tourism Vancouver Island said in a release.

The Silver Explorer is currently drydocked in Vancouver. The damage sustained by the ship has forced the cancellation of it’s route back to Alaska.

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The much larger Silver Muse, owned by the same company as the Silver Explorer, already docked in Nanaimo in mid-June.

The company is confirmed to visit Nanaimo in late 2020.

This will be the smallest cruise ship season in Nanaimo in the last four years.

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