How Green is Your Cruise?

November 27, 2022Posted inCaribbean Area, Carnival Corporation, Cruise Lines International Assn, Cruises, Friends of the Earth, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hurtigruten, Norwegian Cruise Line, nytwintertravel2022, Oceans and Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Travel, Travel and Vacations, Virgin Voyages (Virgin Cruises Intermediate Ltd)
As cruise companies head into their busiest season, they say they have ambitious plans to find cleaner sources of fuel. But critics say the progress is too slow.

Revelry and Unease in Alaska as Cruises Return

August 18, 2022Posted inAlaska, Carnival Corporation, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cruises, Customs and Border Protection (US), Hurtigruten, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ports, Skagway (Alaska), Travel, Travel and Vacations
Ships are carrying fewer passengers than they did before the pandemic, but in port towns where the bulk of the economy depends on cruise travel, business owners say they are “grateful for what we have.”