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Latest News...Carnival Cruise Line said today that while rescue and remediation efforts continue in Baltimore Harbor following the collapse of the Key Bridge, it will temporarily move Carnival Legend’s Baltimore operations to Norfolk, Virginia. Carnival Legend is scheduled to return from its current voyage on Sunday, March 31. It will now return to Norfolk on Sunday, and guests will...
Latest News...Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it has signed an agreement with Meyer Werft shipyard for a fifth Excel-class cruise ship for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand, with the delivery set for 2028. In mid-February Carnival Corporation had announced the first newbuild order placed in five years with news that a fourth Excel-class ship would join the Carnival Cruise Line...
Latest News...Four Seasons, together with luxury yachting company Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings Ltd, Joint Owner/Operator, Four Seasons Yachts, and venerated Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, continues to chart a new course of luxury at sea. As momentum builds towards the inaugural season of Four Seasons Yachts, the first 10 unique voyages are unveiled, each inviting travellers to make the iconic islands...
The Governor of Venice, Italy, Luca Zaia, announced on Friday the reinstatement of a ban on cruise ships above 40,000 from Saint Mark's basin and the Giudecca Canal in Venice. In making the announcement the Governor said that the "unanimous decision" was made by an international committee of experts looking into ways to preserve the buildings in the sunken city and surrounding lagoons. Last year, over 650 cruise ships passed through the city.
In March, An Italian court had issued a ruling that temporarily suspended certain restrictions on large cruise ships that visit Venice that had gone into effect in January. That ruling was in response to an appeal made by Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP), the group that runs the port of Venice along with several other companies that do business with the cruise lines. The court said that the suspension would be in effect until a hearing is held on June 12th.
The reinstated restrictions will reduce by 20% the number of ships over 40,000 tons that are authorized to cross the Giudecca canal. Another restriction that is scheduled to go into effect in November of 2014 would ban all ships over 96,000 tons from the same route.
The restrictions were put into place following the capsizing of the Costa Concord in January 2012 which killed 32 people off the coast of Tuscany. Those seeking the restrictions were concerned about the potential damage that would be caused if ships as large as the Costa Concordia began visiting Venice on a regular basis. Environmentalists have warned that the ecosystem and lagoon that surrounds Venice, including the centuries-old pilings that support the city could be damaged by the large cruise ships.
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