Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Accidents
Arctic Cruise Ship Owners Pay $469K in Environmental Costs
The owners of a cruise ship which ran into a rock shelf in Nunavut have to pay nearly US$500,000 in environmental costs to the government of...
February 13, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Passenger Fined Over Ammunition
A man from Panama has been fined US$1,000 when he appeared in court on February 3, Friday in connection with the discovery of 3 live rounds of...
February 8, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Class Action Lawsuit Gets $500 Per Call For Robocalls About Cruises
Did you get robocalls about 5 or 6 years ago offering a “free cruise” in exchange for short survey? If so, you could easily get...
January 20, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Retired Couple Lose $37,000 After Collapse of Cruise Company
What was meant to be the cruise of a lifetime turned into a nightmare for retired Australian couple. The incident invilves a 43-day...
January 7, 2017 - Accidents
Canadian Woman Pleads Guilty to Importing Cocaine on Princess Cruise Ship (US$31 million)
A Canadian woman pleaded guilty to her involvement in importing 95 kg of cocaine into Australia while holidaying on the Sea Princess cruise ship...
December 18, 2016 - Accidents
3 Canadian Cruise Passengers Caught With $30M Worth Of Cocaine
Three Canadians were charged with drug smuggling on Monday after Sydney police allegedly found 95 kg of cocaine in their cabin luggage. The haul...
August 30, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Passengers Struck Down by Norovirus are Entitled to Compensation
The Court of Appeal has ruled: UK holidaymakers who fell ill onboard the Fred Olsen cruise ship are entitled to compensation. A total of 16...
August 2, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Free Cruise for Honesty
Royal Caribbean stepped in to reward a cab driver who found and returned a backpack with USD 187,000 in it, and received in return an USD 100...
July 10, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Industry Worth EUR 3.3 Billion to UK Economy
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) yesterday published its annual European Economic Contribution Report, that revealed the cruise industry...
June 21, 2016 - Accidents
Seattle jury awards $21 million verdict against HAL
On October 30 (Friday), a jury in Seattle awarded US$21,000,000 to a cruise passenger who has been hit in the head by an automatic glass door on...
November 1, 2015