{"id":14951,"date":"2026-04-22T16:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/14951\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:42:07","slug":"atlantic-canada-welcomes-2026-cruise-season-with-over-350k-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/14951\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Canada welcomes 2026 cruise season with over $350K investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Support for Atlantic Canada Cruise Association will enhance marketing, partnerships, and sustainable tourism across more than 20 ports\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>April 22,\u00a02026\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0Halifax,\u00a0Nova Scotia\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/atlantic-canada-opportunities.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Cruise ships are\u00a0setting course for\u00a0ports across Atlantic Canada, marking the start of the 2026 season and reflecting Canada\u2019s strength as a safe,\u00a0welcoming\u00a0destination for visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Honourable\u00a0Sean Fraser,\u00a0Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency,\u00a0announced federal support to\u00a0the\u00a0Atlantic Canada Cruise Association (ACCA)\u00a0to\u00a0implement a three-year strategic plan to enhance cruise tourism\u00a0in the region\u00a0($353,000 non-repayable).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This investment will support\u00a0the Association\u00a0in delivering targeted marketing initiatives, strengthening relationships with cruise lines and travel agents, and advancing strategic business development opportunities.\u00a0Through activities such as sales missions, hosted sales visits for cruise operators, market research, and digital online improvements, the project will help attract cruise ships and visitors that are a good fit for the region. It will also help extend the cruise season and support sustainable growth in ports and communities across Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement further demonstrates the Government of Canada\u2019s commitment to strengthening regional economies, supporting tourism growth, and creating opportunities for communities and businesses across Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Support for Atlantic Canada Cruise Association will enhance marketing, partnerships, and sustainable tourism across more than 20 ports\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4550,7909,525,17,7910,7908,7911,3408,7541,3409,6685],"class_list":{"0":"post-14951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-atlantic","9":"tag-atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-canadian-attractions","13":"tag-economic-development","14":"tag-events-and-experiences","15":"tag-general-public","16":"tag-hon-sean-fraser","17":"tag-news-releases","18":"tag-tourism"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}