Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruises Eliminates Plastic Straws
All 50 cruise ships across the fleet of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will welcome 2019 free of plastic straws. Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity...
June 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Joins Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance
In celebration of World Oceans Day, leading global cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., which operates Oceania Cruises, RSSC-Regent...
June 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Expedition Cruise Industry Declares War on Plastic
Following pressure by concerned cruisers, the industry is moving to address the issue of plastic waste. At the forefront of the newly-waged "war...
May 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Announces a Ban on Unnecessary Single-Use Plastic
One million plastic straws per year are among the unnecessary single use plastic items to be banned on Hurtigruten cruise ships this summer. The ban...
May 1, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Changes Cancellation Policy
Royal Caribbean adopted a new cancellation policy making it more difficult to retain a cruise fare and deposit when cancelling a voyage. For...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Launches Unlimited Free Wi-Fi
Starting with cruises sailing in April, Silversea is extending free, unlimited Wi-Fi access to every passenger throughout its fleet. Silversea's...
March 30, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Increases Gratuities
Norwegian Cruise Line increases the automatic gratuities charged to passenger accounts. The new rates take effect on April 1, 2018. The cruise...
March 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Petersburg Starts Charging Cruise Fee 2019
Petersburg AK will start charging a US$5-per-head fee for cruise passengers in 2019. The borough assembly of Petersburg gave final approval to the...
March 1, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Another P&O Cruises Ship Becomes Exclusively for Adults
P&O Cruises announced that its Aurora ship will return from refit in March 2019 as adult-only. From April 8, next year, Aurora joins Arcadia and...
February 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Petersburg to Pass New Cruise Ship Fee
Petersburg AK (Mitkof Island) is close to passing a new fee for cruise passengers visiting the borough. It is based on a similar charge for...
February 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Launches New Onboard Cruise Consultant Program
Windstar launched a new OCC (Onboard Cruise Consultant) program to help passengers on cruise vacations plan future experiences and drive benefits...
February 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
P&O and Cunard Make Plastics Pledge
P&O Cruises and Cunard stated an intention to remove single use plastics from their ships' hotel operation by the end of 2022 as part of an...
February 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa to Halve Cruise Food Waste
Costa Cruises unveiled line's 4GOODFOOD program, aiming to halve shipboard food waste of the Italian company by 2020. Starting point for the new...
February 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cuts Plastic
Royal Caribbean vowed to cut single-use plastic on line's voyages. According to Royal Caribbean’s President and CEO, Michael Bayley, the...
February 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Joint Press Release: Carriage Ban On Non-Compliant Marine Fuel
Leading environmental organizations and global shipping industry joined in calling for explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine...
January 28, 2018