Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival Issues a Cruise Ship Safety Briefing Video
Taking safety seriously, Carnival Cruise Line debuted an entertaining safety briefing video outlining its safety regulations. Produced with the goals...
October 19, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passenger Banned for Life After Dangerous Photo Shoot
A passenger on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was slammed for climbing over a balcony railing in order to get a better shot of herself in a swimsuit...
October 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Galveston Going Green with Green Marine
The Port of Galveston announced it is going green via a number of environmental initiatives, such as membership in Green Marine, a leading voluntary...
October 18, 2019 - Accidents
Hundreds of Cruise Passengers Refused Entry to China
Hundreds of cruise ship tourists were threatened with jail by immigration officials who refused to let them into China. Families said they had been...
October 13, 2019 
Hapag-Lloyd Ships to Sail Without Heavy Fuel Oil
From July 2020 onwards, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet will use only cleaner fuels (LS-MGO / low sulfur marine gasoil / content of 0.1%), thus...
October 1, 2019
Disney Cruise Line Eliminates Onboard Booking Discount
Walt Disney Cruise Line made changes to its onboard booking promo offer affecting all voyages fleetwide. In the past, passengers who...
September 30, 2019
Martinique Now Requires a Passport From Cruise Passengers
Cruisers planning on visiting Martinique will now be required to bring a valid passport in order to disembark the ship. A lot of Caribbean islands...
September 29, 2019
Carnival Australia Announces New Cheers! Beverage Program
Carnival Cruise Line announced the introduction of the beverage program, CHEERS! on cruises from Australia. CHEERS! features domestic and imported...
September 27, 2019- Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Eliminates Plastic Water Bottles
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced that when its newest ship - Norwegian Encore - debuts in November 2019, NCL will offer no plastic water bottles...
September 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cannes Bans the Most Polluting Cruise Ships
The Mediterranean (French Riviera) resort town Cannes (currently ranked France's 4th-biggest cruise port) will ban the most polluting passenger...
September 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Holland America's Club Orange Program to Feature New Amenities
Holland America's new Club Orange premium amenities program is expected to be available on all ships of the company by October 2019. Currently on 9...
September 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
NCL Testing New Pay-for-Perks Program
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line is currently testing a new program that allows new customers to buy the perks generally associated with NCL's loyalty...
September 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Changes The Key Program
RCI-Royal Caribbean made a change to The Key (company's pay for perk program) that was rolled out earlier in 2019. One of the exclusive experiences...
September 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Palma to Limit the Number of Visiting Cruise Ships
Iago Negueruela, Balearic Islands' Minister of Tourism, and Jose Hila, Mayor of Palma City, have been holding talks with the major cruise lines to...
September 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Bar Harbor Wants Carnival to Fund Air Quality Testing
A US East Coast town wants the cruise industry to fund local air quality monitoring program. Gary Friedmann, Bar Harbor Town Councilor, has asked...
August 19, 2019