EDITORIAL: The Cruise Lines ‘Tax Loophole’ and What One Senator Plans on Doing With It. All Cruise LinesSenator Jay Rockerfeller has always been a vocal opponent of the cruise industry. Even calling two special congressional hearings about...
STX Rumored to be Selling its European Shipyards All Cruise Linesvia Cruise Business Online STX Shipbuilding & Offshore has decided to sell its 66% stake in STX France and 100%...
Carnival Sunshine in Hot Water in Venice Carinval CorpLocals in Venice are claiming that the Carnival Sunshine sailed too close to the shore when sailing by Riva Sette...
NCL Reports Q2 2012 Earnings NCLIn short, NCL posted a reasonably positive-mixed quarterly earnings. They beat their earnings per share by $0.02, however missed their...
Royal Caribbean Announces New Terminal in New Jersey Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.Royal Caribbean just received City and port approval to build a new $70 million terminal in Bayonne. No doubt this...
Update on Grandeur of the Seas Fire Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.During yesterday’s congressional hearing, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio testified regarding the Grandeur of the Seas fire back...
Royal Caribbean Q2 2013 Earnings Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.Royal Caribbean’s right on track with their forecasting. Their $0.11 EPS was up from their guidance of $0.09. Their revenue...
Some Thoughts from Today’s Cruise Ship Safety Hearing Carinval CorpSen. Rockerfeller will introduce legislation to “close the tax loophole.” This isn’t a good sign. If passed, then this means prices...
AIDA Newbuilds to be Dual-Fueled with LNG Carinval CorpMitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that TGE Marine Gas Engineering will design two LNG fuel systems for the AIDA newbuilds coming...
Today on Capitol Hill Carinval CorpToday in Washington, the congressional Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a public hearing titled “Cruise Industry Oversight:...