A cruise liner for Cape Town?

Without a multi-use cruise liner terminal, Cape Town is losing out on millions of rands in tourism revenue, say consultants appointed by the City of Cape Town to advise on a cruise liner strategy befo

Regulators cite nearly half of the 20 ships that regularly discharge in Alaska waters

State regulators say nine cruise ships violated the terms of their wastewater discharge permits in the first half of this year's cruise season.

AA deal in reverse

The government and two cruise corporations - Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and Carnival Corp - are in negotiations to extend a more than US$34 million guarantee from both lines to land passengers in

Taking taxis not easy for visitors to Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Cruise-ship passengers arriving in Vancouver must often wait two or more hours to get cabs, according to the president and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver.

Dubai preps Port Rashid for cruise liner surge

Dubai tourism officials say that the city is on track to meet a predicted 20 per cent surge in the cruise liner industry within the region.

Suppliers locked out of luxury cruise business

Ship chandlers have been locked out of luxury cruise business because of failure to meet international supply standards.

The local suppliers remain completely shut out of the business by the stringent international standards on the quality of goods that are purchased by the luxury cruise liners.

Cruise ships can run casinos while in Bermuda ports

Cruise ships will be allowed to open late-night casinos in port after Cabinet approved a plan aimed at fighting off increasing competition from rival cruise destinations.

The Opposition United Bermuda Party last night attacked the move, which it said had been made without any public consultation and would open the door to gambling on ... read more

Bali to build modern port for cruise ships

Denpasar - A modern and permanent port for foreign cruise ships will be built in the Indonesia`s island resort of Bali, chief of Bali Provincial Transportation Office Putu Sujana Cahyanta has said.

New agreement works to balance Belize's cruise ship tourism and conservation

Belize City, Belize – Members of Belize’s cruise tourism industry today signed a Declaration of Commitment, in which key industry stakeholders - including government, private sector, civil society (NGOs) and the cruise lines – commit to create sustainable cruise tourism practices, such as protecting coral reefs.

L&T to seek orders to build cruise ships

Bangalore: Enlarging its shipbuilding capabilities, Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) plans to look for orders for constructing passenger cruise ships at its proposed facility at Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu.

If successful, L&T could grab market share from dominant European shipyards, though existing players note that it won’t be easy ... read more

Senator Dick Durbin introduces Clean Cruise Ship Act

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced legislation to help protect the world's oceans and the Great Lakes from damage caused by cruise ship pollution.

“Massive cruise ships can be massive ocean polluters,” Durbin said. “We cannot afford to leave the destruction of the oceans in the wake of our vacation ... read more

Rough seas force cruise ships to leave Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (eTN) - A low pressure system over the North Atlantic which generated huge high swells across the Caribbean forced cruise ships to leave Grenada on Thursday.

Royal Caribbean announces record eight ships for European cruise season

Offering travelers more choices to experience multiple destinations throughout Europe, Royal Caribbean International today announced the planned deployment of a record eight ships to the region for the 2009 summer and fall seasons.

Would you pay extra for a private cabana on deck?

Holland America seems to think so. The line plans to install quite a few cabanas on the top decks of the 2,104-passenger Eurodam, launching in July - and some will come with a cost.

"You will see a number of them on the ship," says Holland America president and CEO Stein Kruse, speaking with reporters this week at the annual Seatrade ... read more

Viral outbreak and "Peace Officers" bring focus back on cruise lines

A highly contagious virus sickened more than 100 passengers on a cruise ship that returned to San Diego, California, from a 10-day trip to Mexico.

Hong Kong's cruise sector to soar with new terminal

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's fabled skyline helped lure about 27 million visitors to the territory last year, but passengers on the luxury liner Queen Mary 2 saw a slightly different vista when the mega-vessel docked in the territory.

Bill would require peace officers on cruise ships

Seeking to improve public safety on the high seas, a state senator introduced a bill Friday that would require cruise ships sailing from California ports to have a peace officer on board.

Courtney opposes new cruise ship rules

In a letter dated Friday, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is the latest to voice opposition to a proposal that could cut back the amount of time cruise ships spend stateside.

Administrators with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have proposed requiring foreign-flagged cruise ships that depart from a U.S. port to spend at least 48 hours in a ... read more

"It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of"

WASHINGTON — Federal officials are working to finish a proposed rule that threatens to dramatically alter the itineraries of many foreign-flagged cruise ships, such as those operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and others, by requiring much longer port stays.

An EPA report found many cruise ships lack adequate wastewater treatment systems

Cruise-ship wastewater often exceeds federal water quality and discharge standards at the point it's released, according to a recent federal government draft report that environmental groups have been seeking for nearly eight years.