• ‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships
    Thursday, March 6, 2025 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Only 20 miles from Italy’s capital, Isola Sacra was ignored for years but now Royal Caribbean has plans to turn it into a major new port On a cloudy day in January, Isola Sacra, a hamlet in Fiumicino, 20 miles from Rome, does not look...
  • The global shipping industry is on a path to net zero | Letters
    Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Mark Dickinson of the Nautilus International trade union responds to an editorial about the environmental harm caused by cruise ships Your editorial on cruise ships ( 26 November ) asserts that the International Maritime Organization’s...
  • Cruise ships urged to ‘clean up their act’ amid concerns toxic effluent being dumped on Great Barrier Reef
    Sunday, December 1, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Environmentalists say marine park waste regulations need updating to limit grey water and exhaust chemicals as passenger cruise numbers rise Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or...
  • ‘We’ve become an amusement park’: the Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
    Friday, November 29, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Juneau’s residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it Read more in this series “The noise never stops,” says Karla Hart, her...
  • Can you take a clean cruise holiday and which vessels are the worst emitters?
    Thursday, November 28, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    In a booming sector where the biggest ships have doubled in size since 2000, pressure is growing to make cruising a greener, more sustainable way to travel Read more in this series Toxic, filthy and cheap, the sludge-like substance known...
  • Going on a cruise is bad for your health | Brief letters
    Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Onboard buffets | ‘Sleepy’ towns | Storms Boris and Liz | Proof of the pudding | Boycotting Xmas | Unwoke research As you say ( Editorial, 26 November ), huge cruise ships pollute heavily and are becoming a significant environmental...
  • Paradise lost? How cruise companies are ‘eating up’ the Bahamas
    Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Another vast tourist resort project promising jobs and prosperity. But critics say such developments imperil the pristine environments they advertise Read more in this series Joseph Darville has fond memories of swimming with his young...
  • The Guardian view on cruise ships: a licence to pollute | Editorial
    Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    The environmental harm caused by this shapeshifting, underregulated industry must be tackled Local pushback against cruise ships in the world’s top tourist destinations is nothing new. More than three years ago, these vast vessels were...
  • Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays
    Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    A new generation is taking to the ocean in growing numbers – and fears over the environmental impact of cruise ships appear not to be denting their popularity Read more in this series This summer was the first time 31-year-old Daisie...
  • ‘I feel guilty and angry’: the captain turned campaigner trying to keep cruise ships at bay
    Monday, November 25, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    After spending most of his life on commercial vessels, Guillaume Picard is now fighting to keep these vast liners out of the French port of Marseille Read more in this series Few people know the sea better than Guillaume Picard. He grew...
  • Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 in 2023 than Scotland’s biggest city – report
    Monday, November 25, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies Read more in this series The world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in...
  • 10 years of the long read: The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship (2021) – podcast
    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2021: Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise...
  • Cruise line offers ‘escape’ from Trump presidency with multi-year packages
    Monday, November 18, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Villa Vie Residences says program will cost less than $40,000 a year and traverse 425 ports across 140 countries As Donald Trump prepares to begin his second four-year term, one cruise company is giving Americans the choice to opt out...
  • Never-ending odyssey: the rise of perpetual cruises that offer the very wealthy a new home at sea
    Saturday, October 5, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    After numerous delays, the Odyssey finally sets sail from Belfast for three-and-a-half years – but what drives people to spend a fortune living full-time on luxury liners? On 13 March 2020 a cruise ship called the Braemar was denied...
  • Stranded cruise ship finally leaves Belfast for round-the-world voyage
    Thursday, October 3, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Villa Vie Odyssey passengers spent four months stuck in Northern Ireland while their vessel underwent repairs The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months has finally set sail after three days marooned in Belfast Lough. By...
  • When Gyles Brandreth almost turned Guildford red | Brief letters
    Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Blind polling | Gen Z crossword | Stella McCartney and silk | Tory flip-flops | Belfast Lough The blind polling of American voters ( Kamala Harris’s economic policy slate more popular than Trump’s – poll, 30 September ) reminded me of...
  • Stranded luxury cruise ship still stuck off coast of Northern Ireland
    Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Villa Vie Odyssey set sail on three-and-a-half-year voyage on Monday after repairs but departure delayed again The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months remains anchored off the coast of Northern Ireland after two...
  • ‘Perpetual’ cruise to leave Belfast after passengers wait four months in port
    Monday, September 30, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Travellers finally board Villa Vie Odyssey for three-and-a-half-year global circumnavigation More than 100 passengers are due to finally leave Belfast on Monday on a three-year round-the-world “perpetual” cruise after being marooned...
  • Couple that met on moored cruise in Belfast announces engagement
    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Angela Harsanyi and Gian Perroni describe enforced stay in city as one of life’s greatest experiences after finding love They were supposed to be in Reykjavik, then Stockholm, then Paris. But for cruise passengers Angela Harsanyi and...
  • Norway is shying away from tourism – here’s what other countries could learn | Shazia Majid
    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from Cruises | The Guardian
    Norwegians are putting their natural environment (and weekend activities) ahead of tourism’s economic benefits In Norway, nature is something of a national obsession. Norwegian children are taught that “there is no such thing as bad...
  • Uniworld schedules 2024 President's Cruise with CEO Ellen Bettridge
    Saturday, November 11, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    The ship is the S.S. Victoria, a former Crystal Cruises river ship that Uniworld has chartered from Riverside Luxury Cruises.
  • AmaWaterways adds Portugal to Soulful Experience lineup
    Thursday, November 9, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    AmaWaterways is expanding its Black heritage river cruise program in 2024 with a new itinerary.
  • Viking sues insurance company for failure to reimburse
    Thursday, November 9, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Viking alleges that Arch Insurance Group failed to provide reimbursement for the travel protection premiums Viking refunded to guests at the beginning of the pandemic.
  • Pitch Perfect session tackles river and small-ship cruising
    Friday, November 3, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Executives for river and small-ship ocean cruise lines were in the hot seat for a live selling session at CruiseWorld.
  • Riviera River Cruises opens 2025 bookings with new discounts
    Thursday, November 2, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    For the month of November, Riviera will offer a $500 per person discount on 2024 or 2025 river cruises of eight to 15 days.
  • Rotterdam offers a modern alternative to Amsterdam
    Saturday, October 28, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    After being decimated in World War II, Rotterdam rose as a cutting-edge city while remaining distinctly Dutch.
  • American Queen Voyages names Kevin Lorton VP sales
    Friday, October 27, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Lorton most recently worked at City Cruises, a sub-brand of Hornblower's City Experiences group, as regional vice president for California.
  • Cindy D'Aoust out at American Queen Voyages
    Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Parent company Hornblower Group has decided to further integrate American Queen with Hornblower's other businesses.
  • EU plans to require travel authorization in mid-2025
    Friday, October 20, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Visitors to Schengen Area countries will be required to fill out a form ahead of travel. It will cost around $8 and be valid for two years.
  • Where to dine in Vienna
    Thursday, October 12, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    If your idea of Viennese cuisine is limited to wiener schnitzel and apple strudel, it's time to give the culinary side of Austria's capital another look.
  • Uniworld will charter two former Crystal river ships
    Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Uniworld will charter the Mahler next year, with the ship sailing for the line as the S.S. Victoria. In 2025, Uniworld will add the S.S. Elizabeth, which used to be the Crystal Bach.
  • New Danube cruise from Emerald features an extended Budapest stay
    Sunday, October 8, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    The 10-day itinerary, which debuts in April, visits five countries and includes three nights in Budapest.
  • Globus adds itinerary and extensions in Portugal
    Saturday, October 7, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    The 7-day Taste of Portugal itinerary can be extended to 11 days with add-ons to the Azores or Madeira.
  • AmaWaterways' first Black heritage cruise hits high notes
    Thursday, October 5, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    A yearslong effort to bring the Soulful Epicurean Experience cruise to life resulted in a sailing full of educational moments, song, dance, emotion -- and a sense of belonging.
  • AmaWaterways adds agent course for Rhine, Main and Moselle cruises
    Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    “The Rhine, Main and Moselle Rivers with AmaWaterways” is the fourth course available to travel advisors as part of the line's AmaAcademy program.
  • Viva Cruises offers $500 bonus for group bookings
    Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Advisors who book a minimum of 10 travelers on cruises lasting seven nights or more by Dec. 31 are eligible for the bonus.
  • Riviera River Cruises pledges to reduce paper and plastic use
    Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    The company is pledging to halve its use of paper and plastic by 2025.
  • American Cruise Lines debuts its first catamaran cruiser
    Saturday, September 30, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    If the trend for large cruise ships is to make them feel like floating resorts, American Cruise Lines' vessels are going in the opposite direction, evoking small and quiet hotels.
  • Shining a light on the spacious new Viking Aton
    Saturday, September 23, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Fans of Viking's river ships now have more opportunities to sail Egypt's Nile River, thanks to the addition of the Viking Aton to its growing fleet there.
  • Uniworld virtual event will preview 2024 world cruise
    Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from Travel Weekly River Cruising News
    Uniworld is giving clients and travel advisors an inside look at its 2024 Rivers of the World, a 55-day itinerary.
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