>> It does seem like there should have been some kind of disclosure before they disembarked. <<
There absolutely is. Because the author thought she knew everythng, she disregarded the warning. Frankly, I do not and cannot believe she is that stupid. Here’s why:
She wrote, “I helped report on the ins and outs of the law during the pandemic when Alaska’s delegation spurred Congress to waive the requirement that cruise ships stop in Canada when Canada’s ports were closed to keep the virus out.” That means she has some otherwise not-so-apparent financial interest in opposing the law.
Odds are this interest is considered officially disclosed because the article included, “She ... produced the “Midnight Oil” and “Cruise Town” podcasts.” If so, that’s compliance in letter but not spirit, because it’s not clear how producing a podcast creates an interest, but even if she’s not directly sponsored by the cruise industry, her business relies on theirs.
(I work in a politically related organization; I see our opposition use feigned ignorance in opinion pieces all the time.)
Nobody in our current corrupt world, has the time or patience to READ fine print today.
Home owner policies exceed 100 pages. Cruise ship docs exceed 10 pages.
Who is their right mind would think staying in the port you live in WOULD BE A CRIME and punishable.
What about the medical emergencies during a cruise. Are those that have to make their way back by air for medical treatment treated THIS WAY TOO and FINED ?
The time is long overdue to rid ourselves of ‘fine print’ and getting legal-eased to death.