Tag: cruise ship

  • Cruise Ship Passengers at Réunion Island Threatened By Violent Protests Amid Coronavirus Concerns

    March 02: Passengers of the Princess Cruises liner have been met by violent protests in Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean due to fears over coronavirus. Police at Pointe des Galets […]

  • Environmental Activists Block Cunard Cruise Ship with Kayaks at Hernesaari Port in Helsinki

    September 25: A group of approximately nine environmental activists in kayaks have blocked the departure of a Cunard cruise ship from the Port of Helsinki‘s Hernessari harbour. The Extinction Rebellion Finland group […]

  • France’s Cannes to Ban Polluting Cruise Ships

    September 23: Mediterranean resort town Cannes, France’s fourth-biggest cruise ship port, will ban the most polluting cruise ships from next year in a bid to boost air quality in the […]

  • P&O Cruises Cancels Upcoming Arabian Gulf Program Amid Gulf Tensions

    August 07: P&O Cruises on Wednesday announced it will withdraw from Dubai this winter amid continuing tensions over shipping in the Gulf. The cruise tourism giant said that following close […]

  • Flaws in Cruise Ship Security

    Cruise security still causing concern among experts. Drug Bust Reveals Flaws in Cruise Ship Security By Jim Walker The widely reported drug bust of three passengers this week on the […]

  • Study on Cruise Ship Security

    EC issues call for tender on cruise ship security study. Commission’s call for tender: Study on Cruise Ship Security The European Commission published a call for tender regarding a Study […]

  • Pirates Trail Cruise Liner near Gulf of Aden

    Azamara Journey was enforced to take “evasive” operation on 23d of November, 2012 when the vessel’s crew noticed some little boats swiftly approaching the cruise liner while sailing off the […]

  • Decking Pirates

    An elderly British couple recounted their scrape with pirates as they sought compensation for their ruined cruise back in 2009. The couple told how they joined other passengers in hurled […]