Cruise news (Pride of America-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Hawaii implements 11% cruise passenger tax to fund environmental initiatives
Effective January 1, 2026, Hawaii will extend its Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) to include cruise ship passengers, marking a significant policy...
May 5, 2025 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line plans 2025 drydock refurbishments for ships Norwegian Epic and Pride of...
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line has announced scheduled drydock refurbishments for its vessels Norwegian Epic and Pride of America, to be completed in time...
May 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
NCL's ship Pride of America conducts routine drydock inspection at Port Pearl Harbor
During the last weekend, the Hawaii-based cruise ship Pride of America made a notable visit to Port Pearl Harbor's drydock for a routine inspection...
May 4, 2024 - Cruise Industry
NCL unveils exclusive 7-day Hawaiian Voyage for National Plan for Vacation Day
In anticipation of National Plan for Vacation Day on January 30, 2024, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line brings attention to its distinctive 7-day inter...
January 24, 2024 - Cruise Industry
NCL’s Pride of America ship returns to Kahului, Maui
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced its resumption of calls to Kahului Maui, following collaboration with the Maui community, Hawaii State Governor...
September 1, 2023 - Accidents
NCL America's Hawaiian cruises removing Maui from itineraries due to fires
NCL America (managed by NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines) has taken the lead in announcing that it will temporarily suspend Maui as a port of call on its...
August 14, 2023 - Accidents
Cruise lines cancel voyages and reduce passenger capacity due to crew shortages
The cruise shipping industry is experiencing difficulties with hiring crew which hindered several operations, leaving some passengers with fewer...
May 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL's Pride of America restarts cruises in Hawaii
The one and only large cruise ship that operates year-round throughout the Hawaiian Islands finally restarted sailings. NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line...
April 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Pride of America restarts from Honolulu on April 9
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Pride of America will restart service on April 9, 2022. The only major US-flagged cruise ship is scheduled to...
March 25, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveils additional sailing cancellations
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced additional sailing cancellations on top of those announced last week. A total of 11x NCL ships are...
January 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Grand Princess is the first cruise ship to return to Hawaii after ~2 years
Despite the record number of COVID infections in Hawaii last week and the stern warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
January 9, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels sailings on 8 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of sailings on 8 ships, citing "ongoing travel restrictions." Norwegian Getaway's voyage set to...
January 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruises to Hawaii will not restart until at least 2022
Despite the efforts of cruise shipping companies, Hawaii left tourists wondering about the industry's restart in 2022. According to Jai...
November 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line suspends sailings on 5 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line canceled more sailings on 5 of its ships as the company is working on a gradual return to service. Norwegian suspended...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redeploys 8 additional ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will resume operations from additional international and US homeports this fall. Passengers will once again...
May 27, 2021