Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Cruise Stocks Fall Due to Tightened Restrictions on Cuba
President Trump's administration tightens travel restrictions on Cuba via new sanctions and a crackdown on tourism disguised as family visits or...
April 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ships Cut Greenhouse Emissions Via Speed Limits?
Cruise ships are currently facing the prospect of cruiseship speed limits under a proposal to cut greenhouse emissions in Europe. France is...
April 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
NCL Rasing Daily Service Charges
Norwegian Cruise Line is raising their daily service charges on all cruises. This is the line's first increase since April 1, last year. The...
March 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Expedition Fleet to Sail Without Heavy Oil
Together with the introduction of expedition cruise catalogs for the 2020-2021 season, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises also announced that low-pollutant MGO...
March 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Avalon Waterways' Passengers to Chart Their Own Course in 2020
In 2020, Avalon Waterways passengers will have the chance "to chart their own course, at their own pace", before or after the cruise with the company...
March 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Shipping and Business Organizations Oppose Australian Biosecurity Tax
A proposal to hit cruise companies with a new tax is expected to add an unfair burden to the cruise industry and drive up costs for both...
March 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery to Go All-Inclusive
The first cruise ship of Saga Cruises to be built to order, the 999-passenger Spirit of Discovery, is due to go all-inclusive from winter 2019...
March 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
More Cruises Ships Connect to Juneau's Local Electrical Grid?
Juneau officials are currently exploring the idea of expanding the cruise port's infrastructure in order to allow more ships to connect to the...
March 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Gratuities to Be Rolled into Cruise Fares
From April 2, MSC Cruises' gratuities will be rolled into cruise fares for UK and Ireland passengers. Speaking onboard MSC Bellissima ahead of her...
March 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas to Serve Vero Water
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas will implement the purification systems of Vero Water on its vessels from spring 2019 in a bid to eliminate about 2...
February 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Eliminates Plastic Water Bottles
More than 3 million plastic water bottles per year are to be abolished from the ships of Oceania Cruises. From the summer, the line will provide...
February 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages to Have a 'No Tipping' Policy
The new adults-only cruise brand from Virgin Group, Virgin Voyages, reported that it eliminates non-commissionable fares. The cruise company...
January 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Ships to Offer Free WIFI
To stay close to family and friends at sea and on land, all PONANT cruise passengers will benefit from free access to WIFI throughout the entire...
January 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Stop Using Heavy Fuel Oil
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced it will exclusively use low-sulfur MGO (Marine Gas Oil) on all routes operated by company's current fleet (MS Bremen...
January 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Delays Room Service Change
A few days after announcing it would eliminate all-free room service policy, Carnival announced it holds back for the time being. According to...
January 7, 2019