Cruise Ship News

Santorini is a great cruise destination, known for its steep hill which lets hikers share a narrow road with sometimes unruly donkeys. The excitement reached a whole new level for passengers of the Sea Diamond cruise ship, though:
A Greek cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists […]

A 5% increase in visitors to Alaska’s National Parks was driven almost completely by cruise ship traffic, according to Kurt at National Park Traveler.
Most of the cruise ship passenger volume was felt at three parks: Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka National Historical Park and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Once again, this shows the […]

About a month ago I wrote a post about ports missing the boat.  Cities that could/should think about developing ports for cruise ships to depart from.  Interested mayors and city officials should take note of an article in The Daily News of Galveston County, written by Laura Elder.  Perhaps they’ll change their minds and give us […]

Okay, how many possible cruise ship ports are ”missing the boat”?   As recently reported by Johanna Jainchill in Travel Weekly: 
“New York City’s cruise industry is booming thanks to ongoing investments in our new and improved terminals, and it is important to do everything we can do to make sure that growth creates opportunities for New York City’s […]