Cruise news (policies-tagged)

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  MS Bremen Receives Polar Ship Certificate

  Hapag-Lloyd’s 4-star expedition cruise ship, ms Bremen, became one of the world's first passenger vessels to receive Polar Ship...

  August 17, 2017
  Cruise Industry
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  New Cruise Ship Safety Regulations Introduced

  Not long ago, requirements for cruise ships to report crimes were actually nonexistent. However, in 2010, Congress passed an important safety...

  April 29, 2017
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  Major Cruise Lines Cut Turkey From Itineraries

  Cruise lines Uniworld (river cruises), Royal Caribbean and Princess have scrapped Turkish ports from their itineraries. These leading names in...

  March 3, 2017
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  Oceanwide Expeditions Supports Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica

  Oceanwide Expeditions (small cruise line) salutes the adoption of Ross Sea region marine protected area soon adopted by CCAMLR (Commission for...

  December 19, 2016
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  Pollution Emissions by Cruise Ships Restricted in Sydney Harbour

  Harbourfront suburbs will now breathe easier after Turnbull Government agreed to renew restrictions on sulphur content of fuels that are used by...

  December 10, 2016
  Cruise Industry
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  Visa Rules Eased for Cruise Ship Tourists

  Tourist groups arriving in Shanghai via cruises will be granted 15 days of visa-free stay from October 1, 2016 local immigration inspection...

  September 25, 2016
  Cruise Industry
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  Cruise Ships Come Under Scrutiny as Pollution Machines

  Cruise ships regularly depart major seaports with thousands of passengers onboard, and are now being called out as major sources of pollution. At...

  August 25, 2016
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  Baltic Sea First to Ban Cruise Ship Waste

  Baltic Sea becomes world's first to ban cruise vessels from dumping waste water offshore. According to a decision announced by the International...

  August 7, 2016
  Cruise Industry
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  Norwegian Bans Bringing Beverages Onboard

  Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) passengers will be prohibited from bringing beverages, including beer, liquor and non-alcoholic drinks like water, soda...

  July 2, 2016
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  Cruise Lines Neglect Brexit Concerns

  U.K. cruise lines have adopted a "wait-and-see" approach to the current UK post-Brexit crisis, telling passengers it was business as usual...

  June 28, 2016
  Cruise Industry
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  Cruise Passenger Kicked off for Flicking Cigarette

  The Daily Mail reported that a passenger was kicked off a cruise ship after flicking a cigarette butt off of the ship's side earlier this week. The...

  June 19, 2016
  Cruise Industry