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A New “Blue Deal” for Ocean Sustainability

Some major issues - like ocean plastic pollution - can be addressed without adding significant funding (file image) The fourth edition of the UNCTAD-led Oceans Forum was held in Geneva last week. It was a precursor to the...

Scorned cruise customers are invoking a ‘passenger bill of rights’ Norwegian passengers are upset over their treatment on a ship that ran aground.

Norwegian passengers are upset over their treatment on a ship that ran aground. By Hannah Sampson March 26, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EDT Norwegian Cruise Line customers upset about how they were treated after their ship 

Norwegian Escape Cruise Ship Grounds off Dominican Republic

Norwegian Escape grounded leaving Puerto Plata (supplied)   Norwegian Cruise Line’s 165,000 gross ton cruise ship the Norwegian Escape went aground this afternoon as it was departing the Dominican Republic. Officials are reporting that the ship is safe...

Video: Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues Sailors in Gulf of Mexico

Shared from www.maritime-executive.com Carnival Breeze used a launch to transfer three people and two dogs from the sailboat ( Rhonda Brewer/YouTube) A Carnival Cruise Line ship...

Wärtsilä and Weathernews Partner to Make Shipping Safer and Greener

June 17, 2021 Shared from Cruise Industry News Wärtsilä Voyage and Japan based Weathernews (WNI) have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement which will enable the integration of WNI’s weather forecasting data and...

CDC Clarifies Letter to Cruise Lines

April 29, 2021 The CDC issued a clarification of their letter to the cruise lines to Cruise Industry News this afternoon and stated that it looks at a timeline of passenger voyages by mid-July.

Which cruise lines have suspended operations due to coronavirus and what does it mean for my holiday?

By Katherine Lawrey 16 MARCH 2020 • 4:30PM The global cruise industry is taking an unprecedented break from operations as travel restrictions due to coronavirus take hold aroud the world.  The first cruise operator to announce it was suspending its river...

US honeymooners are stuck on coronavirus cruise ship — and they don’t know when they’ll get to leave

By Paula Hancocks and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Updated 11:06 AM ET, Thu February 6, 2020 Yokohama Port, Japan (CNN)nWhen American newlyweds Milena Basso and Gaetano Cerullo set out for their honeymoon, it should have been the trip of a lifetime.But as the 

Cruise Passengers Are Held at Italian Port in False Alarm Over Coronavirus

For an entire day, passengers on the cruise ship were blocked from disembarking after a woman onboard became sick. She did not have the disease, but Italy did identify its first two cases in Rome.

Hundreds of stranded tourists returned to safety: Denali National Park road reopens

Associated Press Published 3:25 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2019 | Updated 3:42 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2019 DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska – Road crews have cleared one lane in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, and buses returned about 300 stranded tourists to the park entrance...