Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation raises 2029 emissions reduction target after reaching 2030 goal early
Carnival Corporation has raised its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target after achieving its previous 2030 objective five years ahead of...
August 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises advances sustainability strategy through digital innovation and alternative fuels
AIDA Cruises is continuing to strengthen its sustainability strategy through a combination of digital energy management, expanded use of biofuels...
August 8, 2026 
Sitka and CLIA reach partial agreement on shipboard sales tax collection
The City and Borough of Sitka and the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have reached agreement on several aspects of sales tax collection...
August 3, 2026
Suez Canal expands cruise incentive program with Ismailia Marina stopovers
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has expanded its cruise incentive program by allowing ferries and cruise ships calling at Timsah Lake to use the...
August 2, 2026
Mexico doubles cruise ship tourist fee
Beginning August 1st, cruise ship tourists visiting Mexican ports will pay a higher Non-Resident Duty (Derecho de No Residente/DNR), with the tourism...
July 31, 2026- Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises raises automatic daily gratuities across all stateroom categories
Celebrity Cruises has increased its automatic daily gratuities for all guests, with the revised rates taking effect immediately from July 29th, 2026...
July 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Eidfjord (Norway) adopts new sustainability strategy for cruise tourism through 2030
Eidfjord Municipal Council has formally approved Visit Eidfjord's Sustainability Policy and Strategic Plan 2026–2030, reinforcing the Norwegian...
July 27, 2026 - Accidents
Turkye cancel two port calls for LGBTQ+ charter cruise on Virgin's ship Scarlet Lady
Turkish authorities have prevented an LGBTQ+ charter voyage aboard Virgin Voyages’ adults-only ship Scarlet Lady from making its scheduled...
July 6, 2026 - Accidents
CCL bans 16 Carnival Conquest cruise passengers following brawl at Miami Terminal
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has barred 16 guests from future sailings after a large altercation erupted at a customs checkpoint in Miami-Dade County...
June 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Barcelona (Spain) moves toward higher cruise tax as tourism debate intensifies
Barcelona’s political leadership has moved closer to approving a substantial increase in the tourist tax applied to cruise ship tourists...
June 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
HX Expeditions extends Greenland booking guarantee and launches cultural storytelling series
HX Expeditions has expanded its HX Greenland Promise to cover all Greenland sailings scheduled for 2027, while simultaneously introducing a new...
June 22, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Las Palmas Port advances smart border controls at cruise terminal
The Port Authority of Las Palmas (Canary Islands) has installed the first of two automated border control containers at the Cruise Terminal in Las...
June 20, 2026 - Cruise Industry
GPH-Global Ports Holding enters talks to manage St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cruise Port
Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding/MoU with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, establishing a...
June 16, 2026 - Accidents
Cruise ship Gemini detained in Greece as Miray Cruises faces financial crisis
The detention of MV Gemini off the coast of Karystos (Euboea/Evia Island, Greece) has drawn attention to the financial challenges facing smaller...
June 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Foundation and MSC Cruises introduce ocean conservation programme for families
MSC Foundation and MSC Cruises have launched Oceans Day powered by MSC Foundation, a new shipboard initiative designed to introduce children and...
June 12, 2026