As reported recently on Off Radar News, the recent decision by those countries signatory to the Antarctic Treaty to ban cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers entering the waters of Antarctica and limiting the number of passengers ashore at any one time to just 100,...
Written for Now Public and published by Off RadarLuxury passenger vessels have always held a kind of fascination in the minds of the young and the old alike. Many people dream of taking a world cruise and others...
opinion by grantholmes | 27 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 375 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
"" "What we have found through hearings is truly alarming," says Congresswoman Matsui. "There is little to no regulation of the cruise industry and far too many crimes go unprosecuted each year. When a goliath...
created by Michelle Says So | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 655 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
It seems that there is a right royal battle going on at the moment between Aker Yards France, now owned by South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding, and NCL Corp, over the building of the US-based line’s first F3 Mega ship. According to industry insiders, work has stopped on...
gCaptain Brings us news from the cruise industry. So the news is Carnival Cruise Lines, the largest cruise ship
operator in the world, has announced it’s newest ship the Carnival
Splendor will begin South...
There have been way too many cruise ship deaths within the past month…not to mention over the last few years.
On May 22, 2007 an employee from the Norwegian Cruise Line "Pride of America" was diagnosed with...
created by Michelle Says So | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 628 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
NEW UPDATE: Yesterday the Coast Guard made a statement saying, "Smith's body will probably never be found." So much for "trying". There are devices called sonars, radars, etc. It's done all the...
created by Michelle Says So | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1181 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
"As the Straight went to press, it appeared that Alaskans approved a controversial ballot measure to impose a US$50-per-passenger head tax and gambling tax on the cruise-ship industry. With 87 percent of the polls...
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"Port officials said shuttle bus operators with unpaid balances would be turned away when Carnival’s Ecstasy cruise ship arrives Thursday, two days after the deadline."Reminiscent of a tense western showdown at...
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"In North American rankings, Galveston is No. 5, while perennial cruise industry leader Miami remains No. 1, the same ranking it retained in the world. Galveston is also now the industry’s top Gulf of Mexico...
created by John Astad | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 7137 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
PORT CANAVERAL -- Florida is the captain of the cruise ship industry in the United States, a newly released research report says.
In 2004, five Florida ports (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Canaveral, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville) hosted 58.3 percent of all North American cruises,...
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