Cruise news (policies-tagged)

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Celebrity Cruises Increases Gratuities
Celebrity Cruises joined sister line Royal Caribbean in hiking gratuities for 2018. Effective January 2, the Miami-based cruise line is...
December 31, 2017
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Royal Caribbean Increases Daily Gratuities
This week, the website of Royal Caribbean indicated that as of January 2, 2018 company's daily gratuity charges will go up US$1 per person per day...
December 27, 2017
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